Ranavav

Ranavav is a city and a municipality in Porbandar district in the Indian state of Gujarat.GeographyRanavav is located at. It has an average elevation of 40m.Ranavav is a Taluka of Porbandar district in Saurastra, Gujarat. In Gujarat legislative(vidhan sabha) Ranavav shares it seat with kutiyana taluka (33, Ranavav/Kutiyana).Ranavav is main headquarters for hundreds of villages near by; it is located at the edge of Jungle bardo, which extends from Jamnagar to Porbandar and it is rich in jungle products like rare herbs and animals jaguar.Hindu (bramhin, Kumbhar (Prajapati), maher, rabari, vankar, baniya, thakkar, patel and darbars are minority). Muslim sia and sunni(khoja).Ranavav taluka and adjacent area is rich in minerals, and mining is a major industry there.There are industries like TATA chemicals limited and Hathi (saurastra) Cements Limited.There is also one historical place from the time of ramayan. It is called the Jambuvant's tunnel near Ranavav railway station.. This is a deep cave with little natural light. Inside the cave there is Shiv ling made by sand when water falls from roof of cave. Outside cave there is Lord Shiva temple and Samadhi of Guru Ramdasji who did Tapsya there.DemographicsIndia census, Ranavav had a population of 24,202. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Ranavav has an average literacy rate of 83%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 70%, and female literacy is 55%. In Ranavav, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.