Nadiad

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Nadiad
City
Nickname:  Sakshar Nagari
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Coordinates: 22°41′N 72°52′E / 22.69°N 72.86°E / 22.69; 72.86
Country	India
State	Gujarat
District	Kheda
Founded	1866
Government
• Type	Nadiad Municipal Corporation
• Mayor	Ranjanben Vaghela
Area
• City	45.16 km2 (17.44 sq mi)
• Metro	60.36 km2 (23.31 sq mi)
• Rank	8th in Gujarat
Elevation	35 m (115 ft)
Population  (2011)
• City	330,400 (2,021)
• Rank	13th in Gujarat
• Density	4,983.85/km2 (12,908.1/sq mi)
• Metro	630,400 (2,021)
Demonym(s)	Nadiadi, Charotari
Languages
• Official	Gujarati, Hindi, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	387 001, 387 002, 387 003
Telephone code	0268
Vehicle registration	GJ-07
Website	nadiadmunicipality.com

Nadiad is a city in the state of Gujarat, India and the administrative centre of the Kheda district. The city is managed by the Nadiad Municipal Corporation. It is known for the Santram Mandir, the Mai Mandir,^[1] the historic Swaminarayan temple built in 1824,^[2] and the Anand and Hari Om Ashram.^[3] Nadiad is the place where Shrimad Rajchandra composed Shri Atmasiddhi Shatra, a 142 verse spiritual treatise in 1895.^[4] Nadiad is located 90 kilometres (56 mi) away from Gandhinagar, the capital of Gujarat. It has a major railway junction and is a main station on the Ahmedabad-Mumbai route. It is the birthplace of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the first Deputy Prime Minister of India. Nadiad Municipality was Founded in 1866.