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Idar is a city and a
municipality in
Sabarkantha district in the
Indian
state of
Gujarat. It is located about 20 km north of
Himatnagar and 25 km from Gujarat's border with
Rajasthan. It is known for the manufacture of
toys, and for its temples. The market of toys in Idar is known as
Kharadi Bazaar.
Idar is at the southern end of the
Aravalli Range. Many temples of
Lord Shiva are found in these mountains. In history, victory over the Idar state was considered as a difficult task. So, a famous folk song was
mostly sung in traditional marriages
Áme Êderio Ĵitya re aanamd bhayo (We are very happy that we've captured Idar fort).
It was formerly the seat of
Idar, a princely state of
British India.
The name Idar comes from an ancient legend. As per the legend there were two devils named Elva and Durg, who stayed in the hills of Idar. So people used to talk about the place as I-dar-chhe (Meaning: There is fear), the name Idar has came from there.
Geography
Idar is located at . It has an average elevation of 195
metres (639
feet).
Idar is most famous for it's natural looking mountains, the sapawada a village and a famous Indian star
Amitabh Bachchan visited this place in the 1997. Laloda is another village where Amitabh also visited for re shooting of song " kabhi kabhi mere dil me" with famous female star SARIKA.
Demographics
As of 2001 India
census, Idar had a population of 29,567. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Idar has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 75%, and female literacy is 61%. In Idar, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
TRIVIA
In the recent film 'GURU' (2007), the hero of the film that's Abhishek Bachchan is of Idar village.
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