page_title: Samatra
section_title: Samatra TV tower
hierarchical_section_title: Samatra / Samatra TV tower
caption_attribution_description: English: Doordarshan TV Station Samatra, Kutch, Gujarat
context_page_description: Samatra is a small village located in the Kutch district of Gujarat state, India. The first settlement was established by two Varsani brothers by the names of Velji Bapa and Manji Bapa. From this other families, such as, the Gami, Pindoria, Hirani, Bhanderi, Kerai and Bhudiya families, gradually joined in and strengthened and united the community as a whole. However, this is not the earliest known Varsani history. In 1386, in a small village called Savalia, it is acknowledged that Varsanis once lived here before travelling and inhabiting several other small villages until finally settling down.
  The village of Samatra is located on a substantially big hill, thus making its surrounding slopes naturally attractive and unique amongst the other nearby villages. It is one of twenty-four main villages of the Leva Patel Samaj in Kutch and is situated only 12 miles west of Bhuj, the nearest city, on the main state highway to Narayan Sarovar - Tirth Dhaam.
  One of the key advantages of living in Samatra is that one gets access to a secluded village by the name of Fotdi, which is smaller by choice compared to Samatra. They are separated by a 3-mile road, lined with farms on both sides.
context_section_description: Standing tall and strong at 300 metres (980 feet) is the eighth tallest tower in India and ranks at number 38 in the whole world. Considering it was completed in 1999 the engineering effort for a small village to construct such a tower at that era symbolizes great unity in the village. List of tallest structure in India
caption: Rank 201 as the tallest structure in the world
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