Madhapar

Madhapar
Village
Entrance Gate of Madhapar
Madhapar Location in Gujarat, India
Coordinates: 23°13′48″N 69°42′39″E / 23.230127°N 69.710821°E / 23.230127; 69.710821
Country	India
State	Gujarat
District	Kutch district
Area
• Total	43.67 km2 (16.86 sq mi)
Elevation	105.156 m (345.000 ft)
Languages
• Official	Gujarati, Kutchi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	370020
Telephone code	2832
Vehicle registration	GJ-12

Madhapar is a village located in Kachchh district in the state of Gujarat, India. It is the richest village in India in terms of bank deposits. The village has around 20,000 households and 70,000,000,000 Indian rupee of bank deposits.^[1]

Madhapar is named after Madha Kanji Solanki who moved from Dhaneti village to Madhapar in 1473–1474 (VS 1529).^[2]

The first government boys' school was started in 1884.^[3] The first girls' school in Madhapar opened in 1900. The first high school, Madhapar Saraswati Vidyalaya High School, was founded in 1968.^[3]

There are two large lakes in Madhapar. One is called Jagasagar and was built by Mistri railway contractor Jagamal Bhima Rathod around the year 1900; it is named after him.^[3][4] His brother, Karasan Bhima Rathod also built an artificial lake with steps near the Suralbhit Temple, which today is known as Karasan Bhimjee's Pond.^[4] The other is called Meghrajji Lake, named after Meghrajji, the last ruler of the Cutch State.^[3]

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  "Virangna Smarak" A monument dedicated to the service of local women to Indian Air Force during 1971 Indo-Pakistan War
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  Kari Mori Lake
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  Banks at Madhapar
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  Street of Madhapar
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  Ashish Kansara - Rogan art Artist from madhapar