Know Your State #012 Gujarat

Gujarat 

Establishment Year  

• 1 May 1960

Capital  

• Gandhinagar

Tourism Slogan 

• Vibrant Gujarat

Number of District 

• 33

Official Language 

• Gujarati

High Court 

• Gujarat High Court

Chief Justice  

• Justice Subhash Reddy 

Governor 

• Om Prakash Kohli

CM 

• Vijay Rupani (BJP)

Literacy  

• 79.31%

Heritage Site  

1. Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park
2. Rani Ke Vav

Airport 

1. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport  
2. Civil Airport Hami

Folk dance

1. Garba
2. Garbi
3. Raas 
4. Tippani dance 
5. Padhar dance

Animal

• Asiatic lion

Bird 

• Greater Flamingo 

Flower 

• Marigold

Tree 

• Banyan 

Festival 

1. Uttarayan Kite festival
2. Kutch Festival
3. Chaitra Navratri
4. Dangs Darbar

Lake

1. Hamirsar Lake
2. Vastrapur Lake
3. Thol Lake
4. Narayan Sarovar
5. Kankaria
6. Nal Sarovar

River 

1. Sabarmati
2. Tapti
3. Bhadar
4. Shetrunji
5. Banas
6. Narmada
7. Mahi

Dam 

1. Sardar Sarovar Dam
2. Dantiwada Dam
3. Ukai Dam
4. Dharoi dam
5. Mitti Dam
6. Ranghola dam
7. Sukhi Dam

Waterfall 

1. Ninai Falls
2. Juna Ghata Falls
3. Gira falls
4. Gira dhodh Falls
5. Hathni waterfall
6. Jamjir Falls
7. Machhu Falls
8. Zanzari Falls
9. Zarwani Falls

Zoological Park

• Kankaria Ahmedabad

Wildlife Sanctuary 

1. Shoolpaneshwar Wildlife Sanctuary
2. Balaram Ambaji Wildlife Sanctuary
3. Kutch Desert Wildlife Sanctuary
4. Indian Wild Ass Sanctuary
5. Gir Forest National Park
6. Narayan Sarovar Sanctuary
7. Marine National Park
8. Gulf of Kutch
9. Barda Wildlife Sanctuary
10. Thol Bird Sanctuary

Nuclear Power Plant 

• Kakrapar Atomic Power Station

Coal Based Power Plant

1. Mundra Thermal Power Station
2. Mundra Ultra Mega Power Project
3. Wanakbori Thermal Power Station
4. Essar Power Gujarat Ltd, Gandhinagar 
5. Thermal Power Station
6. Ukai Thermal Power Station
7. Surat Thermal Power Station
8. Sabarmati Thermal Power Station
9. Kutch Thermal Power Station
10. Akrimota Thermal Power Station
11. Sikka Thermal Power Station
12. Dhuvaran Thermal Power Station

Gas Based Power plant

1. SUGEN Combined Cycle Power Plant
2. GPEC Combined Cycle Power Plant 
3. Jhnor-Gandhar TPS, Kawas TPS, 
4. Essar Combined Cycle Power Plant
5. Utran Gas Based Power Station
6. Vadodara Gas Based CCPP
7. Dhuvaran Gas Based CCPP
8. GSEG Combined Cycle Power Plant
9. Vatva Combined Cycle Power Plant
10. Pipavav Combined Cycle Power Plant
11. Hazira CCPP

Solar Power Station 

1. Charanka Solar Park
2. Bitta Solar Power Plant (Adani Power)
3. Azure Power - Sabarkanth khadoda Village 
4. Gandhinagar Solar Plant

Wind Power Station 

• Saeame