Halol
 | This article needs more citations. (March 2012) |
 | This article may need to be rewritten to comply with Wikipedia's quality standards. (January 2018) |
Halol | |
|---|---|
city | |
  Location in Gujarat, India  Halol (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22°30′N 73°28′E / 22.5°N 73.47°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Gujarat |
| District | Panchmahal |
| Area | |
• Total | 14 km2 (5.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 499 m (1,637 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 41,108 |
| • Density | 2,900/km2 (7,600/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Gujarati |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | GJ-17 |
| Website | gujaratindia |
Halol is a city and a municipality (tehsil) in Panchmahal district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Located in western India, it has an average elevation of 499 metres (1637 feet). Halol is a major manufacturing hub of Western India, home to manufacturing facilities of numerous domestic and multinational companies like MG Motor India, Siemens Gamesa, JCB India, Hero Motocorp, Sun Pharma, TOTO India, CEAT Tyres, LM Wind Power, Polycab India, etc.
Demography
[edit]As of 2011[update] India census, Halol city had a population of 41,108.[1] Males constituted 53% of the population and females 47%. Halol had an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy was 76%, and female literacy was 66%. In Halol, 14% of the population was under 6 years of age.
Geography
[edit] |
Situated at Latitude = 22° 30′ 0″ N (22.5) and Longitude = 73° 28′ 0″ E (73.46667) There is a large body of water that was built in 1938 to provide the city with a dependable water supply. Halol is around 40 km from Bodeli, Vadodara and Godhra. It is also near to the tourist spot Pavagadh, a World Heritage Site Champaner.
Hospitals
[edit] |
Many hospitals and clinics like Referral Hospital, Shree Rang Hospital, Niramay Hospital are available in the city. Halol hospital and ICU hospital with all the necessary facilities and emergency treatment for dealing with cardiac and diabetic conditions. also it has multispeciality ayurveda and panchakarma hospital named Mahakali Ayurveda Hospital and Panchakarma Centre
Industry
[edit] |
Many large companies are located here including MG Motor India, Alembic Pharma, Siemens Gamesa, Hero Motocorp, Sun Pharma, TOTO India, CEAT Tyres, JCB, LM Wind Power, Polycab India, etc.
Schools and colleges
[edit] |
In the city of Halol there are various Gujarati, English and Hindi medium schools. They include Gujarat Natural Farming Science University, V.M English medium school, MGM English medium School Halol(Krishna's School), M S High School, Halol(Gujarati Medium), Saraswati Vidya Mandir, Halol (Gujarati / English Medium), Kalrav English/Gujarati School Halol, Veer New Look Central School Halol (CBSE), M&V Commerce and Arts College Halol and Nutan Kedavni trust School (Gujarati Med.).
Places of interest
[edit]- Lucky Studio is a movie studio located in Maghasar village, Halol, Panchmahal district, Gujarat, India, about 3km from Halol. It was founded in 1950 by the late Shri Ibrahim Nadiadwala.[2] Samay Ni Santa Kukdi (1969), Desh Re Joya Dada Pardesh Joya (1998), Maiyar Ma Mandu Nathi Lagtu (2001), Superhit Film, and other Gujarati films have been produced in this studio. It has produced over 100 films in Gujarati and Hindi.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- ↑ Information, Film (27 September 2019). "SANTOSH SINGH JAIN RE-ELECTED PRESIDENT | 27 September 2019 – Film Information".
- ↑ "Ray of hope for Lucky Studio". The Times of India. 25 January 2009.
