Kadana

Kadana
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Coordinates: 23°17′23″N 73°50′18″E / 23.289678°N 73.838355°E / 23.289678; 73.838355
Country	India
State	Gujarat
District	Mahisagar
Elevation	108.848 m (357.113 ft)
Languages
• Official	Gujarati, Hindi,
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	389 240
Telephone code	(91) 2675
Vehicle registration	GJ-17/GJ-35
Legislature type	Gram Panchayat
Lok Sabha constituency	Dahod
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Santrampur
Climate	Tropical savanna (Köppen: Aw)

Kadana is a village and tehsil in the Mahisagar district of the Indian state of Gujarat. It is situated on the riverbank of Mahi River. Kadana is the site of the Kadana Dam, which generates 240MW of hydroelectric power. The dam was built between 1979 and 1989 and is a part of Santrampur (Vidhan Sabha constituency). The construction of a new bridge over the Mahi river, near to the dam, started at the end of 2016.

Kadana borders other regions:

• to the south: Santrampur
• to the west: Khanpur
• to the east: Fatehpura
• to the north: Simalwara

Lunawada, Sagwara, Modasa and Godhra are large cities nearby Kadana Tehsil.

As of the 2011 Census of India, Kadana had a population of 129,545, living in 19,815 houses. Of these, 66,399 were male and 63,146 were female.

Kadana comprises 132 villages and more than 200 sub-villages which incorporate into 38 Gram Panchyats.

• Kadana Dam
• Eklingji Mahadev temple
• Pataleshwar Mahadev temple, located in Thakor Na Nathra
• Nadinath Mahadev temple, located in Ghodiyaar, near Kadana Dam
• Baba Ramdevpir Mandir temple, located at Vagh Dungri

All festival like Holi, Diwali, Navratri, Mahashivratri, Nagpuja, Id-ae-milad and mohrram are celebrated with enthusiasm and cheer.

Gujarati speak up by most of population but its variable according to local vocalisation Hindi, English other languages spoken.

Kadana, santrampur and surrounding villages once living place of various Rulers of middle India & ancient India.

1.http://mahisagardp.gujarat.gov.in/district-population-figure.htm