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RALIYANA

રળીયાણા
RALIYANA રળીયાણા
City
	RALIYANA Location in Gujarat, India
	Coordinates: 21°33′N 71°20′E / 21.55°N 71.33°E
Country	India
State	Gujarat
District	Botad district
Taluka	Gadhada
Founded by	vihal krupa
Elevation	104 m (341 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	1,297
Languages
• Official	Gujarati, Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Website	http://virendravgoyani.synthasite.com/

Raliyana (or, now rarely Raliyana) is a Village and a Gadhada Tehsil in municipality in Botad district in the state of Gujarat, India. Raliyana is situated at bank of River Ghelo.

Geography

Raliyana is located at 21°33′N 71°20′E / 21.55°N 71.33°E / 21.55; 71.33.^[1] It has an average elevation of 104 metres (341 feet).

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[2] Raliyana had a population of 637. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Raliyana has an average literacy rate of 62%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 70%, and female literacy is 54%. In Raliyana, 16% of the population were under 6 years of age.

Transport

Raliyana is well connected by roads to the Village of Gujarat. Regular bus service and private vehicles are available from Ahmedabad and other big cities of Gujarat. There's no rail track passing through the town. To reach Raliyana by train, you may get down at Botad or Ningala in Ahmedabad - Bhavnagar track. Connecting bus service to Raliyana is available from both these stations.

Landmarks

The Goyani Family's Home in Raliyana is regarded as one of the important places of pilgrimage for followers of the Swaminarayan sect, as Lord Swaminarayan spent more than 27 years of his life in Gadhada and it was one of the nine temples he founded.

References

^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Raliyana
^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.

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[1] Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Raliyana

[2] "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.

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