Located 35 km from Kheda, Anand is an important center of Agriculture and trade. Anand is also famous for the Amul Milk Dairy, the biggest dairy in India established during the 9th century, which gives employment to more than 60,000 families in the area. Amul has also established a factory of cattle-feed, veterinary hospitals, artificial insemination centers for animals and hybrid-cow breeding center. Anand is also known for its educational institutions mainly agricultural, engineering institutes including the well-known Vallabh Vidyanagar University.