Jhagadia

Jhagadia is a taluka in India. Jhagadia is located convert|2|mi|km|abbrev=on south of on southern bank of the Narmada river. On its north lies the historical town of ShuklaThirth, where Chanakya lived until he returned to PatliPutra( now Patna). The economy of Jhagadia is dependent on the fertile land where Banana, Sugar cane, Cotton, wheat, Juvar, vegetables and various fruits are grown and exported. Trade to the interior villages, local government offices, and reputed Seva Rural hospital and local businesses provide most of the employment.

It is home to a town called Bhalod, on the Narmada river bank, across from Koral town. Bhalod is famous for farming bananas, cotton, and sugarcane, although it suffers from a high rate of emigration, primarily to the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, and Africa.

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Bhalod is famous for its cultural activities, such as the three-day program of Gangadashahara, during this period many Brahmins from various part of Gujarat and Foreign are travel to Bhalod to be blessed by the holy River Narmada, in celebration of the 'birth' of the holy River Ganga. Bhalod is host to a number of temples, including "Ramnath Mahadev", "Mokshnath Mahadev", "Datatrey", "Ranchhodnathji" and "Gayatri Mata".

Legend has it that Jhagadia used to be a VASAVA town.

Education in Jhagadia

In Jhagadia, there are two high schools that serve the local population, an all-female primary and middle school, and an all-male primary and middle school. The oldest high school is Diwan Dhanji Shaw High School, which was founded in 1942 by a group of concerned citizens in response to the lack of public education in the remote region. The strength of the education program in the 1950's and 1960's was noted throughout Gujarat.

Tourism in Jhagadia

In Jhagadia, there are many places to visit such as Jain Daherasar, Kabirvad, Gayatri Mandir, and Navi Nagri. Trip to Banana Farms and ride in Bullock cart in fields are life time experience.