Mangrol, Gujarat

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Geography

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Mangrol beach

Mangrol is located at Script error: No such module "Coordinates"..[2] It has an average elevation of 18 metres (59 feet).

Demographics

since 2001Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". India census,[3] Mangrol had a population of 55,094. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Mangrol has an average literacy rate of 58%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 69%, and female literacy is 48%. In Mangrol, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Educational institutes

  • Tower Pay Cen School - Very old Government primary school in city. DISE CODE 24120706402
  • Tirupati school - Best Gujarati medium School in Mangrol
  • Shri Shardagram - This historic valuable Institutional Campus is under Shri Bharat Sarswati Mandir Sansad, Mangrol.[4]
  • MMEW High School in Government

The institution was established in 1973 by Shri Kulinbhai Desai & Smt Vasanti Bahen Desai.At present KG section & Std 1st to 12th classes run by the school management. The school has an excellent past, present and future. The school Pariwar is working hard to build the brilliant career of each students. "Service to the nation" is the motto of the institute.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Fishing industry

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References

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