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Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use Indian English Шаблон:Infobox settlement Abdasa Taluka is a taluka (administrative subdivision) in Kutch District, Gujarat, India.[1] Its administrative centre is the town of Naliya. The taluka covers Шаблон:Convert.[2]

Demographics

In the 2001 India census, Abdasa Taluka had 97,508 inhabitants, 51.0% (49,740) male and 49.0% (47,768) female. This represented a 12.9% increase from 1991. The gender ratio in 2001 was 960 females per thousand males, a significant change from the 1002 value of 1991.[2][3] The taluka was entirely rural.[3]

Points of interest

The Kutch Bustard Sanctuary, also known as Lala–Parjan Sanctuary, is located in the taluka. With an area of about only 2 square kilometers, it is the smallest sanctuary in the country. There are approximately 30 great Indian bustards here, second in population only to Desert National Park, Rajasthan.[4][5][6]

Also Abdasa Taluka is a major pilgrimage center for Jains as it holds their sacred and famous five temples located in five towns of taluka - Jakhau, Naliya, Tera, Kothara and Suthari[7] - which are in group known as Abdasa ni Panchtirthi - meaning five tirthas of Abdasa.

Villages

Abdasa Taluka has eighty-five panchayat villages,[8] and a total of 167 villages[9] Including Varandi Moti.

Economy

The main crops are cotton, millet, groundnut, sunflower, and wheat.[10] Bentonite is commercially mined.[10]

Rivers

Abdasa Taluka is drained by three rivers namely - Khari river, Kankavati river and Berachiya river.[10]

Notes

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