# Gozaria

Gozaria is a town and a gram panchayat in the Mehsana district in the Indian state of Gujarat.

## Geography and Climate
### Geography

Gozaria is located at 23°28′41″N 72°33′45″E﻿ / ﻿23.478126°N 72.56238°E﻿ / 23.478126; 72.56238. It has an average elevation of 81 metres (265 feet) above sea level. It is approximately 60 km away from the city of Ahmedabad and 32 km from Gandhinagar. The area of the Gozaria is around 3 km$^2$ and population in 2001 is 13132.

### Climate

Gozaria enjoys all types of weather. In Summer, it's hot and humid with an average temperature of 44 Degrees with hot sandy winds. In Winter, it's 15 degrees and in Monsoon, the average rainfall is about 80 to 90 cm per season.

## Transport
### Air

The nearest international airport is Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport at Ahmedabad, located about 60 km away.

### Rail

Gozaria has a railway station, providing connections to Vijapur and Aambaliyasan.

### Road

Gozariya highway is connected with three major cities which is Gandhinagar, Mehsana and visnagar. In Gozaria there are three major road Which is. State highway No. 71
* Gozaria−Gandhinagar highway
* Gozaria-Mehsana highway
* Gozaria-visnagar Highway
In 2023, plans were launched for a major highway between Gozaria and Patan under the Bharatmala project.

## Demographics

The town comprises several communities. Among these are:
* Kadva Patel
* Rabari
* Prajapati(Kumbhar)
* Soni (caste)
* Brahmin
* Vaniya(shah)
* Rajput/Darbar/Thakur/Vaghela
* Harijan
* Suthar(Mistry)
* Raval (Yogi)
* Valmiki
* Sathvara(Kadia)

## Townscape

Gozaria is a green town. Most of people are occupied in agriculture. There are different areas where people stay with unique cultures called 'chowks.' In Gozaria there are many chowks such as Bhakt Chowk, Shakti Chowk, Krishna Chowk, Navarang Chowk, and Krushn Chowk.

### Temples

There are many temples in Gozaria, several of them dedicated to Hinduism. The major temples in Gozaria are:
* Two Kalika Temple
* Two Shiva Temple
* One Umiya Mataji (ઉમિયા માતાજી) Temple
* One Bahuchar Mata Temple
* Two Hanuman Temple
* One Durga Temple
* One Sadhi Mata Temple
* One Amba Mataji (Gozaria) Temple
* One Ramdevpir (Gozaria) Temple
* One Limbachmata (Gozaria) Temple
* One Open Temple of Bapa Sitaram & Saibaba (Bapa ni Madhuli)
* Ambaji Temple
* Juna Mahakali Temple
* Hanuman Temple
Nearby pilgrim place is Samou (3 km) for famous Chhabila Hanuman

### Wadi

There are about eight Wadis (where people get together for social functions) in Gozaria : Bahucharmata ni Wadi, Dhaniba Wadi, Brahmin's Wadi, Raam Wadi, Shiv Vadi, Prajapati Wadi Vaniya ni vadi, Manguba wadi are famous in Gozaria.

### Hospital

There are many hospitals, such as Pramukh Swami Surgical Hospital, Arogyanidhi Hospital, Darsh Surgical Hospital, Trisha Maternity Hospital and Sarvajanik Hospital. Looking to the need of the peoples of Gozaria and surrounding area as there were no Hospitals and moreover, many poor & backward class people are living here, villagers of Gozaria decided to open a hospital in 1960. The building was constructed and the hospital was launched on 18 May 1960, with the help of donations from all quarters of society.

### School and college

There are primary, secondary, and higher schools in Gozaria, such as Nima Girls Arts College, Ganpat University, and one ITI Located in Gozaria.

### Post Office

There is one post office in Gozaria.

### Public Library

One public library is located in the town, which has a minor facility. Limited books and newspaper available there, such as Gujarat Samachar, Divya Bhaskar, Sandesh.

## Culture
### Festivals

Gozaria enjoys a thriving cultural tradition, being the centre of Gujarati cultural activities and diverse traditions of different ethnic and religious communities. Popular celebrations and observances include Uttarayan—an annual kite-flying day on 14 and 15 January. The nine nights of Navratri are celebrated with people performing Garba—the folk dance of Gujarat—at venues across the city. The festival of lights—Deepavali is celebrated with the lighting of lamps in every house, the decorating the floors with the rangoli and the bursting of firecrackers. Other festivals such as Holi and Ganesh Chaturthi are celebrated with enthusiasm. The annual Rath Yatra procession on the Ashadh-sud-bij date of the Hindu calendar.
Apart from this, Gozaria follows a tradition from decades of Mahakali Garba on next day of Dashera where from midnight to 2.30 a.m., thousands of villagers gather at Tarpoj Area to witness the tradition which is also telecasted live on local TV networks and websites.

## Economy
### Banking

Many leading banks are located in Gozaria.
* State Bank of India near Sardar patel circle
* Bank of Baroda at Tower umiya mata temple
* Gozaria Nagrik Sahkari Bank at Main bazar
* Bank of India at highway
* Dena Bank At Gozaria to Gandhinagar Highway
* Mehsana District Co-operative Bank at Main Bazaar road
* Mehsana Urban Co-operative Bank at Sardar Patel Circle

### Agriculture

The major crops produced in district are Sorghum bicolor, pearl millet, groundnuts, barley, wheat, tal and jowar. Animal husbandry and dairying have played a vital role in the rural economy of Gozaria.

### Industry

The GIDC is located in Gozaria.

## Education

There was no British educational system and nobody was educated as per British System in Gozaria till year 1882.
* Gujarati Primary School (grade 1 to 7) was founded on 1 July 1883.
* Gujarati Primary School (grade 1 to 7) for girls was founded on 3 May 1907.
* To teach English in std. 5 and 6, an English teacher Shri. Shankarlal Chaganlal was recruited in the year 1913.
* Even our villager Shri. Ramchandra Jamnadas Amin also worked as a teacher in the school in 1913.
In the year 1921 Shri. Ratibhai D. Amin started an English medium school. It was a short lived project and was closed in short span of times. But after few years our committed and educated young villagers established "Gozaria Kelavni Mandal" on 04-06-1937.
In the summer of 1937, Shri. Somabhai and Laljibhai Co. from Surat gave a huge donation and then all villagers of all communities gave whatever they can donate for the school. Thus, on 11-06-1937, Shri. Nathudas Gulabdas laid the foundation of English School with great pomp and show and the school was opened. Shri. Ramchandra Jamnadas Amin was the president of the occasion. And from that day onwards the seeds of education were planted and now it has become a tree in the form of educational campus near the railway station. Here is the list of Schools, Colleges run by Gozaria Kelavni Mandal