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Halol | |
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city | |
  Location in Gujarat, India Show map of Gujarat Halol (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:22°30′N73°28′E / 22.5°N 73.47°E /22.5; 73.47 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Gujarat |
| District | Panchmahal |
| Area | |
• Total | 14 km2 (5.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 499 m (1,637 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 41,108 |
| • Density | 2,900/km2 (7,600/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Gujarati,Hindi,English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | GJ-17 |
| Website | gujaratindia |
Halol is a city and amunicipality (tehsil) inPanchmahal district in theIndianstate ofGujarat. Located in western India, it has an average elevation of 499 metres (1637 feet). Halol is a major manufacturing hub ofWestern India, home to manufacturing facilities of numerous domestic and multinational companies likeMG Motor India,Siemens Gamesa,JCB India,Hero Motocorp,Sun Pharma,TOTO India,CEAT Tyres,LM Wind Power, Polycab India, etc.
As of 2011[update] Indiacensus, Halol city had a population of 61000.[1] Males constituted 53% of the population and females 47%. Halol had an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy was 76%, and female literacy was 66%. In Halol, 14% of the population was under 6 years of age.
Situated at Latitude = 22° 30′ 0″ N (22.5) and Longitude = 73° 28′ 0″ E (73.46667)There is a large body of water that was built in 1938 to provide the city with a dependable water supply. Halol is around 40 km fromBodeli,Vadodara andGodhra.It is also near to the tourist spotPavagadh, a World Heritage SiteChampaner.
Many hospitals and clinics likeReferral Hospital,Shree Rang Hospital,Niramay Hospital are available in the city.Halol hospital andICU hospital with all the necessary facilities and emergency treatment for dealing with cardiac and diabetic conditions. also it has multispeciality ayurveda and panchakarma hospital namedMahakali Ayurveda Clinic and Panchakarma Centre
Many large companies are located here includingMG Motor India,Alembic Pharma,Siemens Gamesa,Hero Motocorp,Sun Pharma,TOTO India,CEAT Tyres,JCB,LM Wind Power, Polycab India, etc.
In the city of Halol there are various Gujarati, English andHindi medium schools. They include Gujarat Natural Farming Science University, V.M English medium school, MGM English medium School Halol(Krishna's School), M S High School(Gujarati Medium) Halol, Saraswati Vidya Mandir (Gujarati / English Medium) Halol, Kalrav English/Gujarati School Halol, Veer New Look Central School Halol (CBSE), M&V Commerce and Arts College Halol and Nutan Kedavni trust School (Gujarati Med.).