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33-584: Mahemdavad is a town with municipality in the Kheda district in the Indian state of Gujarat . Mahemdavad is situated on the Vatrak River bank. The nearest city is Kheda . It is 30 km from largest city of Gujarat , Ahmedabad . Nearest airport to reach here is Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport . Mahemdavad was established by the king Mahmud Begada , the grandson of Ahmed Shah, and it

66-454: A bus station for local/express buses which link to Nadiad , Anand , Ahmedabad, Dakor , and Kheda . Khatraj Chokdi (The five junction road) near Mahemdavad is connected to major cities by All the express buses stop at Khatraj Chokdi. You can get the buses for the cities like Ahmedabad, Nadiad, Anand, Vadodara, Kheda, Patan, Mahudha, Dakor, Ambaji, Pavagadh, Bahucharaji, Petlad, Khambhat, Gandhinagar, etc. The nearest international airport

99-449: A designated place within tehsil area known as tehsil headquarters. Tehsildar is the incharge of tehsil office. This is similar to district office or district collector at district level. Throughout India, there is a three-tier local body/Panchayat system within the state. At the top is the zila/zilla panchayat (parishad). Taluka/mandal panchayat/panchayat samiti/community development block is the second layer of this system and below them are

132-417: A municipality to be classified as a Municipal Council can vary from state to state but typically ranges from around 20,000 to 100,000 residents. Again, the exact population requirement may vary depending on the state. The establishment of municipalities is primarily based on several factors that are taken into consideration by the state governments. These factors may vary from state to state but generally include

165-442: A playground for children and ideal for leisurely walks or jogging. Mahemdavad has named Mahemadavad Kheda Road railway station as a train station and station code is MHD for halting express and superfast trains. So many Mail Express/Superfast & every local trains stops at Mahemdavad Kheda Road Railway station. National Highway 59 passes through Mahemdabad. Mahemdavad links to Ahmedabad, Surat and Ratlam . Mahemdavad has

198-468: Is Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport at Ahmedabad . The airport code is AMD. It is only 33 km from Mahemdavad connected by road. There are direct domestic flights to Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, and Kolkata. Also there are direct international flights to Hong Kong, Singapore, Dubai, Kuwait, London, Chicago and Frankfurt. Nagar Palika In India , a municipal council , also known as nagar palika , nagar parishad or nagar parisad ,

231-607: Is a holy place for Muslims. The myth about Roja Roji is that one cannot count the pillars of the building. Every time one counts, one gets a different figure. People get confused while counting because of its architectural design. Chanda-Suraj Mahel Chanda-Suraj Mahel was a palace but now it has been destroyed but some broken walls are still there. It is located on the bank of river Vatrak of Mahemdavad Educational institutes of Mahemdabad include: Shanti Niketan English School, Seth J. H. Sonawala High School, St. Xavier's High School, English Teaching School (ETS), Vedanta High School and

264-511: Is a self-governing Urban Local Body that administers a smaller urban areas than municipal corporations, with population of 100,000 or more. However, there are exceptions to that, as previously Nagar Palikas constituted in urban centers with populations over 20,000, so all the urban bodies which were previously classified as Nagar Palikas even if their population was under 100,000. Under the Panchayati Raj system. It interacts directly with

297-422: Is also very famous for his ever-lasting shoes. Apart from these, there are a number of cloth merchants, pharmacies, one or two gold merchants, a few utensils merchants et cetera. On the whole trade and commerce are developed to a good extent here. Surrounding the market area, a number of residential societies have developed. The oldest of these are: Navjeevan-1,2 and Bapukaka society. These are situated right beside

330-484: Is an ancient well with seven floors (storeys) below the ground. Each floor has a different architecture. Currently floors four to seven of the well are filled so visitors are only able to view the top three floors. It was built during the Gujarat Sultanate . Roja Roji Roja Roji is a Maqbara (Dargah Sarif of Mubarak Said, R.A.) located near Ghodali village with a distance of 3 km from Mahemdavad. Roja Roji

363-504: Is located at 22°49′0″N 72°46′0″E  /  22.81667°N 72.76667°E  / 22.81667; 72.76667 . In the 1990s Mahemdabad was famous for its "Dhebri", a delicious crunchy item at Mahemdabad station. In Mahemdabad, there's a renowned historical park called Kashi Bagh, donated to the government by the Shah family in honor of Kashiben Ranchhodlal Shah, a cherished wife, mother, and grandmother. This serene park features both

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396-429: Is poured on it). In addition, one or two dabeli walas, pav bhaji walas and sugar-cane vendors make good business during the cool summer nights. Near the railway station, there is a samadhi of Eknathji – a local saint. There are many old buildings visible in the inner older part of the town. The town holds historical importance since its foundation in 16th Century by ruler of Gujarat sultanate, Mahmud Begada . It

429-521: Is situated at the heart of the town. The market area is marked by the Virol Darwaja (gate). The market remains open on all days except for Saturday. A variety of small scale cottage industries are found in Mahemdabad. The most popular is the leather bag cottage industry. People from surrounding cities come specially to Mahemdabad to buy purses, hand bags and school bags. In addition, the cobbler

462-403: Is very limited in this town. There are only 1 theatre named Revolution Cinema which screens Hindi & Gujarati movies. As well as a municipal hospital, there are private hospitals, the main one being Lucky Hospital just outside of the main market. It was established in 1985 by Dr. Vijay Ajmera father of Dr. Akash Ajmera, provides very good care for its patients. Dr. Ajmera is very well known and

495-442: The district , also sometimes translated as county . In neither case is the analogy very exact. Tehsildar is the chief or key government officer of each tehsil or taluka. In some states different nomenclature like talukdar, mamledar, amaldar, mandal officer is used. In many states of India, the tehsildar functions as the executive magistrate of that tehsil. Each tehsil will have an office called tehsil office or tehsildar office at

528-431: The panchayat system . In West Bengal , Bihar, Jharkhand, community development blocks are the empowered grassroots administrative unit, replacing tehsils. Tehsil office is primarily tasked with land revenue administration, besides election and executive functions. It is the ultimate executive agency for land records and related administrative matters. The chief official is called the tehsildar or, less officially,

561-464: The talukdar or taluka muktiarkar . Tehsil or taluk can be considered sub-districts in the Indian context. In some instances, tehsils overlap with " blocks " (panchayat union blocks or panchayat development blocks or cd blocks) and come under the land and revenue department, headed by the tehsildar; and blocks come under the rural development department, headed by the block development officer and serve different government administrative functions over

594-521: The Municipality. The population requirements for forming a Municipal Council or Municipality vary across different states in India. The specific population thresholds are defined by the respective state governments through their municipal acts or legislation. In Andhra Pradesh, a Municipality can be formed if the population of the area is more than 25000 and below 100000. The population requirement for

627-651: The blessing and prayers of great saints the Bhumi Poojan was conducted on the 09-03-2011 Wednesday in presence of the Purohit Family. The development of the complete project is headed personally by Mr. Narendra Purohit and the estimated time for completion is approximately 1 year. It is one of the biggest temple of Lord Ganesha in India and located on the Ahmedabad-Mahemdavad Highway Bhammariyo Kuvo This

660-438: The following: The Municipality is responsible for: A steady and adequate supply of funds is essential for the smooth running of all these programmes. The various sources of income of municipal bodies are: Taluka In Andhra Pradesh and Telangana , a newer unit called mandal (circle) has come to replace the tehsil system. It is generally smaller than a tehsil, and is meant for facilitating local self-government in

693-443: The gram panchayats or village panchayats. These panchayats at all three levels have elected members from eligible voters of particular subdivisions. These elected members form the bodies which help the administration in policy-making, development works, and bringing grievances of the common public to the notice of the administration. Nayabat is the lower part of tehsil which have some powers like tehsil. It can be understood as tehsil

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726-523: The local municipal school. A PTC (Primary Teachers' Certificate) college has come up recently in the town. Most of the schools instruct their students in Gujarati & English. Government Polytechnic Kheda (Govt of Gujarat) is situated near Raska Wier in Mahemdabad Taluka (tahesil) under Gujarat Technological University. These colleges all run under Gujarat University : The market place

759-409: The national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 63%. In Mahemdavad, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age. Shree Siddhivinayak Devsthan The Shree Siddhivinayak Devsthan is one of its kinds in complete of the India as it is the biggest temple in structure and with an inbuilt lift facility. The Jyot for the temple was brought from Mumbai Siddhivinayak Temple. With

792-407: The only MD gynecologist in the taluka of Mahemdavad which includes some 80 surrounding villages. During the summer season, a number of gola walas (vendors) fill the road between Viral Darwaja and railway station. People are seen loitering till late nights on these roads and eating golas (gola is made by pressing small ice cubes on a wooden stick and then a flavored liquid like rose, kala khatta etc.

825-654: The provisions relating to urban local governments (nagar palikas). Three tier structure: Four tier structure: The members of the Municipal Council or Municipality are elected representatives for a term of five years. The town is divided into wards according to population, and representatives are elected from each ward separately. The members elect a chairperson and vice chairperson among themselves to preside over and conduct meetings. A chief executive officer, along with officers like an engineer, sanitary inspector, health inspector, and education officer who come from

858-683: The railway station. There is a Shiv temple in Navjeevan-1. During the festival of Navaratri , people celebrate and play Garba in the yard of this Shiv temple. New society areas like Ashutosh, Sarvoday Society, Mrudul Park, Shroff Nagar, Jyoti Park etc. have developed on the road opposite to the Virol Darwaja. Recently, there are many new residentials have been developed on the Mahemdavad-Khatraj Road like Radhe Kishan Park, Vatsalya Society, Pushpavan Society, etc. And so many new society/flats are under constructions. Entertainment

891-777: The same or similar geographical area. Although they may on occasion share the same area with a subdivision of a revenue division, known as revenue blocks , the two are distinct. For example, Raipur district in Chhattisgarh state is administratively divided into 13 tehsils and 15 revenue blocks. Nevertheless, the two are often conflated. India, as a vast country, is subdivided into many states and union territories for administrative purposes. Further divisions of these states are known as districts . These districts (zila/zilla) are again divided into many subdivisions , viz tehsils or taluks. These subdivisions are again divided into gram panchayats or village panchayats. Initially, this

924-508: The state government, though it is administratively part of the district it is located in. Generally, smaller district cities and bigger towns have a Nagar Palika. Nagar Palikas are also a form of local self-government entrusted with some duties and responsibilities, as enshrined in the Constitutional (74th Amendment) Act, 1993 . Under Article 243Q, it became obligatory for every state to constitute such units. The 74th amendment made

957-473: The state public service are appointed by the state government to control the administrative affairs of the Nagar Palika. Employees of the state government of India, including Chief Officer, Town Planning Engineer, Auditor, Sanitary Inspector, Medical Officer for Health , and Education Officer , among many others, who come from the state public services, are appointed to handle the administrative affairs of

990-552: The term tehsil is commonly used in all northern states . In Maharashtra , Gujarat , Goa , Karnataka , Kerala and Tamil Nadu , taluka or taluk is more common. In Eastern India , instead of tehsils, the term Subdivision is used in Bihar , Assam , Jharkhand and West Bengal , as well as large parts of Northeast India ( Manipur , Meghalaya , Mizoram , Sikkim and Tripura ). In Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland , they are called circle . Tehsil/tahsil and taluk/taluka and

1023-488: The variants are used as English words without further translation. Since these terms are unfamiliar to English speakers outside the subcontinent , the word county has sometimes been provided as a gloss , on the basis that a tehsil, like a county, is an administrative unit hierarchically above the local city, town, or village, but subordinate to a larger state or province. India and Pakistan have an intermediate level of hierarchy (or more than one, at least in parts of India):

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1056-402: Was done for collecting land revenue and administration purposes. But now these subdivisions are governed in tandem with other departments of government like education, agriculture, irrigation, health, police, etc. The different departments of state government generally have offices at tehsil or taluk level to facilitate good governance and to provide facilities to common people easily. In India,

1089-417: Was initially named as Mahmudabad after king Mahmud. Mahemdavad is located at 22°50′N 72°46′E  /  22.83°N 72.77°E  / 22.83; 72.77 . It has an average elevation of 33 metres (108 ft). As of 2001 India census , Mahemdavad has a population of 30,769. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Mahemdavad has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than

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