Kandla
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| State : | Gujarat | ||
| District : | Kachchh | ||
| Sub-district : | Gandhidham | ||
| Location : | 23 ° 2 ' N , 70 ° 13' E | ||
| Height : | 3 m | ||
| Residents : | 15,782 (2011) | ||
Kandla ( Gujarati : કંડલા ) is a city with a seaport in the Kachchh district in the state of Gujarat in western India . The port on the Gulf of Kachchh is one of the most important ports on the west coast of the Indian subcontinent . The city emerged in the 1950s when the Karachi seaport remained in Pakistan after the division of India and Pakistan .
geography
Kandla is located on the Gulf of Kachchh. The average height is 3 m .
population
In the 2001 census, the population of Kandlas was determined to be 14,695, 8,469 men and 6,226 women, who made up 2979 households.
port
The port, also known as Deendayal Port Trust , handled 72,225 million tonnes of goods in 2008/09, an increase of over 11% over the previous period; the largest share is made up of oil.
1998 cyclone
In 1998 a tropical cyclone hit Kandla. Around 900 people were officially killed. Most of them were workers in the salt marshes who were caught by the storm surge . More than 1,800 people were injured, often from collapsing buildings and huts.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ www.census2011.co.in
- ↑ View Population Details ( English ) In: Census of India 2001 . Retrieved on June 3, 2010. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ https://www.deendayalport.gov.in/Brief-History , accessed on September 20, 2019
- ^ India cyclone death toll rises (English) , British Broadcasting Corporation. June 12, 1998. Retrieved June 3, 2010.
