Dhandhuka

Dhandhuka is a city and a municipality in Ahmedabad district in the state of Gujarat, India.HistoryDhandhuka is said to have been founded by, and to take its name from, Dhan or Dhand bhati Mair, or rather Mehd, the second of the thirteen sons of the Sonang Mehd who in early times came into Gujarat from Sind. No specific year is mentioned in Rasmala by Alexander Kinloch Forbes. Having no son, Dhan Mehd is said to have given the town as a Krishna, or lasting, gift to a party of 400 Brahman refugees from the wrath of Ebhal Walo, chief of Wala. According to another account, the town is said to be called after Shri Dhandhiu of the Chaulukya dynasty who married the daughter of Mularaja Chaulukya's predecessor. In the twelfth century Dhandhuka became famous as the birthplace of the great Jain teacher Hemchandra and in his honour Chaulukya king Kumarapala (1143-1174) raised a temple over his birthplace. Under the Muslims and Marathas, Dhandhuka kept its position as a country town, its fortune being almost always linked with the fortune of Dholka. Along with Dholka it was ceded to the British in 1802.GeographyDhandhuka is located at. It has an average elevation of 24 metres (78 feet).Dhandhuka is located at 22°22′N 71°59′E / 22.37°N 71.98°E / 22.37; 71.98. It has an average elevation of 24 metres (78 feet).DemographicsIndia census, Dhandhuka had a population of 29,555. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Dhandhuka has an average literacy rate of 66%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 75% and, female literacy is 57%. In Dhandhuka, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age. The city is 105 km from District center Ahmedabad, on state highway to Bhavnagar.