Country India District Kutch Postal Code 370157 Local time Tuesday 9:24 AM | State Gujarat Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Elevation 30 m Area code 02806 | |
Named for Palas is the Butea monosperma, Van means Forest. "Forest of Palas trees" which existed prior to the settlement Weather 28°C, Wind N at 2 km/h, 35% Humidity | ||
Palanswa or Palansva is a village in Gujarat, India. It lies in the Kutch district in the Taluka of Raapar. The village is located on Indian National Highway No 8A.
Contents
- Map of Palanswa Gujarat 370155
- History
- People
- Educational Facilities
- Transportation Facilities
- Wildlife
- References
Map of Palanswa, Gujarat 370155
History
Palanswa is an old village. There is a large lake at the beginning of the town near the bus station. The entire town is on small hill and one main road (Market) leads to the market, with many streets on both the side of main market, called vaas.
Situated in the middle of the main market is the Jain temple of Derasar and the Upashray. The main idol of the god Shri Shantinath Dada is located here. The temple was first time founded by SHETH SHRI KOTHARI RAJA VALJI. This temple was destroyed in an earthquake in 2001. A new temple was made in 2009 by Shri Visa Shrimali Shwetambar Murtipujak Tapagachchh Jain Sangh.
People
The community consists mainly of: Bharvad, Rajput, Jain Baniya, Prajapati.
Kothari, Mehta and Doshi are the major surnames in the Jain community of Planswa. This is a business class community and most of the people are settled in outside.
Gujarati is a main language.
Educational Facilities
There are two primary school and one government High School for Gujarati Medium.
Transportation Facilities
Daily Bus services are available to important stations of the state, as well as to some local stations of the district.
The nearest Main Railway station is Samakhiyali which is 50 km away. Samakhiyali is well connected with the other railway stations of the country.
The nearest airports are Galpadar and Bhuj which are approx 120 km away from Palansva.
Wildlife
In 2005, two large colonies of spoonbills were discovered near Palanswa and Deshalpar by students of Manjal Government High School.