Dholka

Dholka is a City and municipality in the Ahmedabad District of the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the headquarters of Dholka Taluka, and is 48 km by road via National Highway 8A southwest of the city of Ahmedabad. Dholka has an average elevation of .

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Place details

Locality: Dholka
Region: Gujarat
Country: India
Population: 80,945
Timezone: Asia/Kolkata

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Dholka City
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.nickname: Viratnagar
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Gujarat
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Gujarat, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Taluka
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Gujarat
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Ahmedabad
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Dholka
Settlement.government_type: Municipality (B Level)
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.elevation_m: 17
Settlement.population_total: 250000 approx
Settlement.population_as_of: 2011

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Wikidata facts

Population: 53792
Elevation: 17
Dialing code: 2714

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postal code: 387810
Commons category: Dholka
P12749: 1959

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History
Other Name in Literature
Notable people
Architecture
Demographics
Places of interest
References
Further reading

==History== thumb|Dholka in map of Ahmedabad district under Bombay Presidency, British India 1877 Large numbers of old buildings in the city suggest that it was important in ancient times; archaeologists have discovered small stone chert tools made of chalcedony, quartz and agate which date to the Middle Stone and Iron Ages.