335:
45:
78:
151:
85:
52:
331:, Thangadh had a population of more than 75,000. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Thangadh has an average literacy rate of 59%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 67%, and female literacy is 49%. In Thangadh, 16% of the population is aged under 6 years.
280:
Than
Lakhtar was under the rule of Zala. The royal ‘Abherajji’ of Lakhtar once encamped at the seam of Thane on the way from Lakhtar to Wankaner. Than was ruled by the Madisas at that time. According to folklore, Vasuki came to King Abherajji in a dream. Then came the war between Zala's and madiyao.
304:
Saurashtra was once called the
Paanchal Pradesh reigned by the Snake Worshipers. The Vasuki Mandir is situated in Than. Small miniature shrines dedicated to the Snake-God have been built in Surendranagar and adjoining places. Vasuki-Bhandiyabeli, Chandra Lipya-Shapar-Nagadka are the important ones.
276:
is called "Panchal" and "Than" has been the center of
Panchal. Although Than is an ancient place, its original name and ancient references are found only in "Skanda Puran". It referred to Than as a "place". But gradually the name of the village became known as "Than" due to the word "Sthan" in the
268:
district in the state of
Gujarat, India. The municipality is functioning in Than. Saurashtra was once called Patad region by snake worshipers, an example of which is the Vasuki temple in Than. In and around Thane are found temples in the form of the god of snakes. Their places of importance are
305:
Vasuki
Takshak - Shesh was the chief of the Naga-Sarp ancestry and Vasuki was the ancestral god of the royal Lakthar family of Than. The Snake worship subsequently became prevalent, and related rituals are still performed.
300:
Thangadh is called the land of the snake. Dev Nag Vasuki is worshiped in the city, who is a rustic god. The Vasuki mandir is located near the Pritam pond, and is visited by devotes visit on the occasion of Nag
Panchami.
350:
Thangadh is served by the railway station of Than. There are total 2 platforms. The new building of station and other platforms are under construction. There are 3 platforms and Double Line track will be established.
269:
Vasuki, Bandiabeli, Chandra-Lipia, Shapar etc. Vasuki
Takshak was the chief of the Shesh-nag serpent dynasty. Vasuki was the ancestral god of the royal Lakhtar family of Than.
440:
394:
368:
113:
281:
It was conquered by King
Abherajji and for the fulfillment of his dream he built a temple at Than of Vasuki three hundred years ago.
44:
445:
163:
277:
vernacular. The places of Than, Bandia Bailey, Talsania, and
Charmaliya in Jhalawad are well known in Nag puja.
339:
77:
334:
236:
175:
395:"Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)"
398:
372:
420:
289:
265:
180:
228:
8:
208:
212:
434:
128:
115:
224:
219:
308:
421:"Than Railway Station Map/Atlas WR/Western Zone - Railway Enquiry"
316:
285:
273:
168:
328:
284:
On
September 6, 2016, Thangadh taluka was formed by separating
156:
312:
311:
is 10 km away, where there is an annual international
250:
319:, held around first week of the Hindu month of Bhadarva.
338:
Chhatri and Paliyas at Thangadh photographed in 1874 by
292:
district and Thangadh was made the taluka headquarters.
432:
397:. Census Commission of India. Archived from
441:Cities and towns in Surendranagar district
333:
433:
345:
13:
14:
457:
369:"Census of India: Search Details"
272:Kandora of Savaso square mile of
264:(Than) is an industrial city of
149:
84:
83:
76:
51:
50:
43:
322:
413:
387:
361:
1:
354:
7:
10:
462:
295:
64:Location in Gujarat, India
245:
235:
218:
204:
199:
191:
186:
174:
162:
144:
109:
37:
30:
23:
446:Taluka of Surendranagar
342:
18:City in Gujarat, India
337:
205: • Official
375:on 24 September 2015
237:Vehicle registration
125: /
67:Show map of Gujarat
343:
192: • Total
327:As of 2001 India
259:
258:
129:22.567°N 71.183°E
100:Show map of India
453:
425:
424:
417:
411:
410:
408:
406:
391:
385:
384:
382:
380:
371:. Archived from
365:
346:Railway junction
255:
252:
155:
153:
152:
140:
139:
137:
136:
135:
130:
126:
123:
122:
121:
118:
101:
97:Thangadh (India)
87:
86:
80:
68:
54:
53:
47:
21:
20:
461:
460:
456:
455:
454:
452:
451:
450:
431:
430:
429:
428:
419:
418:
414:
404:
402:
401:on 16 June 2004
393:
392:
388:
378:
376:
367:
366:
362:
357:
348:
325:
298:
249:
150:
148:
133:
131:
127:
124:
119:
116:
114:
112:
111:
105:
104:
103:
102:
99:
98:
95:
94:
93:
92:
88:
71:
70:
69:
66:
65:
62:
61:
60:
59:
55:
33:
26:
19:
12:
11:
5:
459:
449:
448:
443:
427:
426:
412:
386:
359:
358:
356:
353:
347:
344:
324:
321:
297:
294:
257:
256:
247:
243:
242:
239:
233:
232:
222:
216:
215:
206:
202:
201:
197:
196:
193:
189:
188:
184:
183:
178:
172:
171:
166:
160:
159:
146:
142:
141:
134:22.567; 71.183
107:
106:
96:
90:
89:
82:
81:
75:
74:
73:
72:
63:
57:
56:
49:
48:
42:
41:
40:
39:
38:
35:
34:
31:
28:
27:
24:
17:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
458:
447:
444:
442:
439:
438:
436:
422:
416:
400:
396:
390:
374:
370:
364:
360:
352:
341:
340:James Burgess
336:
332:
330:
320:
318:
314:
310:
306:
302:
293:
291:
290:Surendranagar
287:
282:
278:
275:
270:
267:
266:Surendranagar
263:
254:
248:
244:
240:
238:
234:
230:
226:
223:
221:
217:
214:
210:
207:
203:
198:
194:
190:
185:
182:
181:Surendranagar
179:
177:
173:
170:
167:
165:
161:
158:
147:
143:
138:
110:Coordinates:
108:
79:
46:
36:
29:
22:
16:
415:
403:. Retrieved
399:the original
389:
377:. Retrieved
373:the original
363:
349:
326:
323:Demographics
307:
303:
299:
283:
279:
271:
261:
260:
251:gujaratindia
15:
132: /
435:Categories
405:1 November
355:References
315:, Mela in
288:taluka of
187:Population
220:Time zone
317:Gujarati
309:Tarnetar
274:jhalawad
262:Thangadh
225:UTC+5:30
209:Gujarati
200:Language
176:District
91:Thangadh
58:Thangadh
25:Thangadh
296:Culture
286:Chotila
246:Website
169:Gujarat
145:Country
120:71°11′E
117:22°34′N
379:26 May
329:census
195:42,351
154:
213:Hindi
164:State
157:India
407:2008
381:2014
313:fair
253:.com
32:city
229:IST
437::
241:GJ
211:,
423:.
409:.
383:.
231:)
227:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
