Hadmatiya

Hadmatiya is a village in the Rajkot district of the Indian state of Gujarat located from the city of Jamnagar.HistoryIn 1875, the Sanghani family arrived from Matava and began a new life in Hadmatiya, which was one of the most important princely villages of the Saurashtra Region. Hadmatiya was originally constituted as the Halar district, and although a relatively modern settlement, its location is of great antiquity and dates back to the ancient period of Jamnagar.DemographicsAs of 2010, Hadmatiya had a population of 12,000, of whom 60 per cent were male and 40 per cent female. Male literacy is 85 per cent, and female literacy 75 per cent giving an average literacy rate of 80 per cent. Five per cent of the population is under six years of age while 70 per cent of the people live in city areas such as Jamnagar, Rajkot, Surat and Mumbai amongst others leaving 30% resident in Hadmatiya.CultureAll residents of Hadmatiya are Gujarati and speak Gujarati language. Kathiawadi, a variant of Gujarati, is widely used for day to day communication. Major communities include Patels, Rajputs (Darbars), Satvara (Dalvadi), Ahirs (Yadav), Bhanushalis, Mers, Jains and Lohanas etc.