Dadra And Nagarhaveli India

Area : 491sq km

Population: 2,20,451 (Provisional); growth rate (1991-2001): 59.20%

Density per sq km: 449

Sex ratio (females per 1,000 males): 811

Literacy rate: 60.03% (males: 73.32%; females: 42.99%)

Capital: Silvassa

Legislature: None

Important Cities, Towns and Religious/ Tourist Place: Silvassa, Van Vihar Udhyan on Khanvel river, Van Ganga and Vandhara Gardens on Damanganga river, Bai Udyan, Tadkeshwara temple on Sakartod river at Brindaban.

Principal Languages: Gujarati and Hindi

Judicature: The Union Territory comes under the Jurisdiction of Bombay High Court.

Location: The Union Territory is located between Gujarat and Maharashtra. Vapi, located 15 km away from Silvassa, is the nearest railway station.

History: Dadra and Nagar Haveli were under the control of the Portuguese before independence of the country in August 1947 and wer4e liberated from them on August 2, 1954. Under the 10th Amendment to the Constitution, thee became a centrally administered Union Territory with effect from August 11,1961, forming an enclave at the southernmost point of the border between Gujarat and Maharashtra.

Economy: For the Adivasis, who comprises 89 percent of the total population of the Union Territory, agriculture is the main occupation, the major food crops are paddy, pulse and ragi. Wheat is also grown in some parts. Sugarcane is also coming out slowly. Mango, chiku, lichi and apple are also produced. Forests cover 40 percent of the total area. There are no major industries in Dadra and Nagar Haveli. The medium scale industries manufacture automobile parts, spectacle frames, cotton and art silk fabrics, nylon filaments, foam products, detergent poweder, soap, biscuits, chemical engineering goods, candles, fruit juice, wrist watches, etc. A multiple irrigation project at Damanaga is coming up in the Union Territory.

Dadra And Nagarhaveli