Surendranagar Dudhrej Explained

Surendranagar
Other Name:Jhalawad
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:India Gujarat#India3
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Gujarat, India
Coordinates:22.7167°N 71.7167°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Gujarat
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Surendranagar
Governing Body:Surendranagar Vaḍhawāṇa Municipal Corporation
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:58.60
Elevation M:98
Population Total:177851
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Gujarati, Hindi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:3630xx
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:02752
Registration Plate:GJ-13
Blank2 Name Sec1:Civic agency
Blank1 Name Sec2:Climate
Blank1 Info Sec2:Semi-arid (Köppen)

Surendranagar is Municipal Corporation in Surendranagar district in the Indian state of Gujarat.

Etymology

Dudhrej was originally a nes (hamlet) settled by the Charanas. One Shastam Swami wanted a temple to be built on the bank of the tank, so he started a shrine. The Charan ladies of the village would pour milk (dudh) over a particular place at the shrine due to which the place began to be known as Dudhrej.[1]

Demographics

India census,[2] Dudhrej had a population of 156,417. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Dudhrej has an average literacy rate of 71%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 64%. In Dudhrej, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Religious importance

Vadwala Mandir of Rabari community and Mandavrayji Dada Mandir of Rajput Community is Situated in Muli here[3] This community's people do visit this place often and on the important ritual days.

SHRI VADWALA MANDIR DUDHAREJDHAM is located in Wadhwan taluka of Surendranagar district, five kilometers north of Surendranagar village, on the road to Dhrangadhra in the north. In Dudhrej village, in the tradition of Acharya, with the inspiration of the 31st disciple Shri Nilkanthaswamy and with the auspicious blessings Shri Vaishnu's  Shri Vatapati (Vadvala Dev) Bhagwan is located. His deity is Ayodhyapati Lord Shri Ramchandraji and he is known as Shri Vatapati or Vadwala all over Gujarat as well as outside Gujarat.

The Surendranagar Trimandir[4] is located 17.1 km away from the city of Surendranagar (Gujarat), near Lok Vidhyalaya, on Muli Road.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Gujarat (India) . Gazetteers: Surendranagar District . 1977 . Directorate of Government Print., Stationery and Publications . 702 . en.
  2. Web site: Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. 2004-06-16. 2008-11-01. Census Commission of India.
  3. Web site: Dudhrej Vadwala Mandir – Dudjrej Vadwala Mandir – Dudjrej Dham.
  4. Web site: Tri-Mandir | Spiritual Temple | Non-Sectarian Temple | World Peace. dada. bhagwan. www.dadabhagwan.org.
  5. Web site: Surendranagar Mandir | Surendranagar Trimandir | Surendranagar Temple | Dada Bhagwan Trimandir. www.trimandir.org.