Saputara | |
Settlement Type: | Hill station |
Pushpin Map: | India Gujarat |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Gujarat |
Coordinates: | 20.5797°N 73.7467°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Gujarat |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Dang District |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 900 |
Population Total: | 2968 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | 3,151 |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Gujarati |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 394720 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | +02631 |
Registration Plate: | GJ-30 |
Saputara is a hill station located in Sahyadris or Western Ghats. Saputara town is part of Dang district in Gujarat, India. It is a tourist destination.[1]
There are many places to visit in Saputara, which include, Hathgadh FortVansda National Park, Sunrise Point, Sunset Point, Saputara Lake, Gira falls, Echo Point, Step Garden, Table Point, Saputara Tribal Museum, Lake Garden, Saptashringi Devi Mandir, Purna Sanctuary.
The best time to visit Saputara is winter. The Winter season begins in October and goes on till February. Though the winter temperature in Saputara can drop as low as 8 °C, overall, the weather remains quite enjoyable. The maximum temperature here during the winter is 28 °C.
As per 2011 census of India, the Saputara notified area has population of 2,968 of which 1,031 are males while 1,937 are females.[2] The literacy rate of Saputara is 87.4%. Thus Saputara has higher literacy rate compared to 75.2% of The Dangs district. The male literacy rate is 89.73% and the female literacy rate is 86.29% in Saputara.[3]
Saputara lies on National Highway 953 which connects to Songadh in Gujarat and Pimpalgaon Baswant in Maharashtra.[4]