Union territory Dadra and Nagar Haveli - Land, People, Festival, Tourism, Economy

Dadra and Nagar Haveli

Area	: 491Sq.Km
Capital	: Silvassa
Languages	: Bhili, Bhilodi, Gujarati and Hindi
District	: 1
Population	: 342,853 (2011 Census)
Literacy	: 77.65%

The Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli is situated on the western coast of India between the parallels of 20o and 20o25' of latitude north and between the meridian 72o50' and 73o15' of longitude. The territory is surrounded on the west, north and east by Valsad district of Gujarat and in the south, and south east by Thana and Nasik districts of Maharashtra. Read More

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History

Portuguese ruled this territory until its liberation on 2 August 1954..

Economy

Dadra and Nagar Haveli, a predominantly rural area having about 79 percent population of tribals has about 23, 627 hectares under cultivation.

Main Places

▪ Silvassa

▪ Dadra

▪ Dudhni

▪ Luhari

▪ Khanvel

▪ Satmalia

▪ Vasona

About Dadra & Nagar Haveli

The terrain is intersected by the river Daman-Ganga and its three tributaries. The river rises in the ghat 64km from the coast and discharges itself in the Arabian Sea at the port of Daman

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▪    Land
▪    Economy

Travel & Tourism

Tourism sector has been assigned a high priority keeping in view the deep forest area and favourable climate. Read More

▪ How to Reach There
▪ Tourist Information Centres

Fairs & Festivals of Dadra & Nagar Haveli

Colourful Dadra & Nagar Haveli

Normally all feast of Hindus, Muslims and Christians are celebrated in this territory.

▪ Fairs and Festivals
▪ Festival Calendar