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Vallabh Vidyanagar, India
Vallabh Vidyanagar is a town of 32,581 people in Gujarat, India.
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About Vallabh Vidyanagar
Vallabh Vidyanagar, also known as V.V.Nagar, is a town and a Anand Municipal Corporation in Anand district in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is located between Ahmedabad and Vadodara, 6 km (3.7 mi) from the town of Anand. V.V.Nagar is renowned as an educational hub of Gujarat and is home to the prestigious Sardar Patel University.
From the Wikipedia article Vallabh Vidyanagar (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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History
With the establishment of Charutar Vidya Mandal and Sardar Patel University, the town was founded by Shri Bhaikaka and Shri Bhikhabhai Saheb of Karamsad with the blessings of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, a leader of the Indian Independence movement and the first home minister of India. The reason of foundation of the University and the town was to spread the Education in the Rural Areas of Gujarat. Both the town and the Sardar Patel University (SPU) are named in honor of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. The foundation stone of the town was laid by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru on 13 February 1949. The town is also known as V.V. Nagar. SP University is listed in Top 50 universities in India.
Initially developed as an educational township, as the name suggests Vidya means Knowledge and Nagar means Town in Gujarati.
From the History section of Vallabh Vidyanagar on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Getting there and nearby towns
Vadodara Green Airport Harni (BDQ) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 40 km away.
- Karamsad 1 km north, about 1 min by car
- Vithal Udyognagar INA 3 km east, about 3 min by car
- Anand 6 km east, about 6 min by car
- Hadgood 8 km east, about 8 min by car
- Gamdi 8 km northeast, about 8 min by car
- Kanjari 9 km north, about 9 min by car
- Boriavi 9 km north, about 9 min by car
- Vadodara 41 km southeast, about 41 min by car
- Ahmedabad 63 km northwest, about 1 h by car
- Gandhinagar 79 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car
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- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Pramukhswami Medical College, Anand, India (Unsplash), Ridham Nagralawala ridham, CC0
- Amrish - panoramio, Amrish Patel, CC BY-SA 3.0
- PROTECTION BOX, HAZLOC ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENTS, CC BY-SA 4.0
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