Uttarsanda
Uttarsanda
Utarsanda | |
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village | |
Railway station board | |
Uttarsanda Location in Gujarat, India Uttarsanda Uttarsanda (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22°39′28″N 72°53′53″E / 22.65778°N 72.89806°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Gujarat |
| District | Kheda |
| Population | |
• Total | 12,000 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Gujarati, |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | GJ-7 |
| Nearest city | Nadiad |
Uttarsanda, also spelled Utarsanda, is a village in Nadiad Taluka of Kheda district, Gujarat, India. It is well known for its snacks industry.
Demography
The village has a population of about 12,000.[1] There is a large number of people living abroad who are native to this village.[2]
Amenities
The "smart village"[1] has modern amenities including schools such as M I Patel English Medium School, crematoriums, bus stops and ponds.[3] Vera lake was developed as a public space at the cost of ₹2 crore (US$240,000) while Goya lake is also developed.[1]
Economy
The village is known for the production of local snacks like Cholafali, Mathiya and Papad.[4][5][6] The first factory was established in 1986-87 known as "Uttam". It originally operated in Sandhana village near Matar but used to bring water from Uttarsanda so it moved here to cut cost.[5][7] There are more than 35 factories producing these snacks and are primarily run by women. During Diwali days, they collectively produce more than 700 ton of these snacks which are worth ₹70 crore (US$8.3 million). Around 50% of it is exported, 15% is sold in states other than Gujarat while the rest is sold in Gujarat.[4][2][6]
Transport
The village has two bus stations towards Nadiad and Anand respectively.[1]
Utarsanda railway station (UTD) is located here.[8] The Anand-Nadiad station of the under construction Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor is located near the village.[1][9]
References
- ^ a b c d e Gujarati, TV9 (9 June 2023). "Kheda: મઠીયા-પાપડ માટે પ્રખ્યાત ઉત્તરસંડા હવે સ્માર્ટ વિલેજ તરીકે બનાવશે ઓળખ, ગામ વિકાસનુ ઉત્તમ ઉદાહરણ બની રહ્યુ છે". TV9 Gujarati (in Gujarati). Retrieved 25 April 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b "Gujarati food varieties making waves around the world". Hindustan Times. 31 October 2005.
- ^ "NRI contributions transform Gujarat villages under 'Vatan Prem Yojana'". Business Standard. 5 April 2025.
- ^ a b "दिवाली पर इस गांव की महिलाएं कमाती हैं 70 करोड़ रुपये". आज तक (in Hindi). 30 October 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
- ^ a b Team, V. T. V. "દેશ-વિદેશમાં ગુજરાતના આ ગામના પાપડ-મઠીયાની છે ભારે ડિમાન્ડ | Uttarsanda famous as Mathiya and Papad village of Gujarat". VTV Gujarati. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
- ^ a b "गुजरात में है 'पापड़वाला गांव'; देश-विदेशों में मशहूर है पापड़, जानिए पूरी कहानी". Good News Today (in Hindi). Retrieved 25 April 2025.
- ^ Parekh, Hiren (2021). "પાપડ-મઠિયાંથી કરોડોની કમાણી કરતા ઉત્તરસંડા ગામ પર કોરોનાનો માર, દિવાળીમાં થતો 90 ટનનો વેપાર આ વર્ષે 30 ટકા પર પણ પહોંચ્યો નથી". Divya Bhaskar (in Gujarati).
- ^ "Utarsanda Railway Station Map/Atlas WR/Western Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
- ^ "ઉત્તરસંડા નજીક બુલેટ ટ્રેનનું સ્ટોપેજ બનશે, નડિયાદ-આણંદ ખાતે એલિવેટેડ સ્ટેશનના નિર્માણ માટે બીડ મંગાવવામાં આવી". Divya Bhaskar (in Gujarati). 2020.