Rapar Explained

Rapar
Other Name:Vagad
Settlement Type:city
Pushpin Map:India Gujarat#India3
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Gujarat, India
Coordinates:23.57°N 70.63°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Gujarat
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Kutch
Leader Title:MLA
Leader Name:Virendrasinh Jadeja
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:79
Population Total:253,137
Population As Of:2024
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Kutchi, Gujarati
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:370 165
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:02830
Registration Plate:GJ-39

Rapar is a city and a municipality in Kutch district (Kachchh) in the Indian state of Gujarat.

Geography

Rapar (earlier known as Rahpar) is located at . It has an average elevation of 79 metres (259 feet). Rapar is the main town in the Vagad Region of the Kutch District and the easternmost town of the Kutch District.

It is a trading hub and shopping center for local people as there is no other major town within a 100 km radius. The nearest towns are Samakhiyali, Bhachau, Gandhidham, Anjar, Kandla and Adipur in Kutch district, and Morbi in Rajkot district and Radhanpur in Patan district. The district headquarters, Bhuj, is almost 140 km to the west. The nearest railway station is Chhitrod which is 18  km away. The nearest airport is Bhuj which is 140 km away.

The nearby villages are Gagodar, Chhotapar, Pragpar, Bhutakiya, Bhimasar, Selari, Badargadh, Vajepar, Kidiyanagar, Padampar, Kalyanpar, Rav, Palanpar, Nandasar, Bela, Jatawada, Davri, Balasar Palanswa and others.

Rapar is nearest town en route to Dholavira, the Harappan civilization site.

Rapar was partially destroyed during the 2001 Gujarat earthquake but it has been developed again with good planning.

It has many temples like Swaminarayan Temple dedicated to Swaminarayana, Ratneswar Temple dedicated to Shiva, Ram Mandir dedicated to Rama, Dariyasthan dedicated to Dariyalal and two nice ponds and a public garden.

Politics

Current MLA of Rapar is Shree Virendrasinh Jadeja member of Bhartiya Janta Party who won by mere 450 votes against INC's Bhachubhai Arethiya during 2022 Gujarat assembly elections .[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gujarati . TV9 . Virendrasinh Bahadursinh Jadeja રાપર ગુજરાત વિધાનસભા બેઠક રીઝલ્ટ 2022 લીવે ન્યૂઝ એન્ડ ઉપડેટસ . 2023-02-14 . TV9 Gujarati . gu.