Telnar

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Telnar
Village
Village street
Telnar Location in Gujarat, India Show map of Gujarat Telnar Telnar (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 23°01′N 73°02′E / 23.01°N 73.03°E / 23.01; 73.03
Country	India
State	Gujarat
District	Kheda
Area
• Total	5 km2 (2 sq mi)
Elevation	30 m (100 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	10,147
• Density	2,029/km2 (5,260/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Gujarati, Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone code	02691 285
Vehicle registration	GJ 7
Website	gujaratindia.com

Telnar or Telnal is a village in Kapadvanj Taluka in Kheda district of Gujarat state, India.

Nearby villages are Nirmali, Lalpur, Abvel and Bhungariya. The village mainly consists of farmland on the outskirts with mountains and the Vatrak river.

On the bank of Vatrak river, about a mile from the village, there is a very old and lately repaired temple of Kedareshvar.^[1] Other major temple includes Utkanteshwar Mahadev situated 4 km from Telnar and located on the bank of the Vatrak river.

Kadva Patel is major community in the village. Telnar is one of more than 40 villages that have formed the Savaso Gaur Kadva Patidar Samaj organisation.^{[citation needed]}

• Kadva Patel
• Rabari
• Prajapati
• Vaniya
• Valand
• Rajput
• Harijan
• Suthar
• Ravariya
• Vanjara

Agriculture and dairy business plays a large part in the region's prosperity. Agricultural goods primarily consist of potatoes, cotton, fennel seeds, pearl millet and wheat.

Lack of education and skills have let down progress of the village, but recently young generations have begun migrating to nearby cities including Kapadwanj, Ahmedabad, Anand and Gandhinagar.

• By road: Telnar is 13 km from Kapadwanj and 50 km from Ahmedabad.
• By rail: Nearest railway station is in Nadiad which is 50 km from Telnar.
• By air: Nearest airport is in Ahmedabad which is 40 km from Telnar.