Sihori

Village/Town in Gujarat, India

23°58′00″N 71°49′00″E / 23.9667°N 71.8167°E / 23.9667; 71.8167Country

IndiaStateGujaratElevation

51 m (167 ft)Population

(2001)^{[citation needed]}

• Totalmore than 20,000Languages

• OfficialGujarati, HindiTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PIN

385550

Vehicle registrationGJ 8Websitegujaratindia.com

Shihori (also Shihori) is a village in Banaskantha district^[1] of the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the administrative headquarters of the Kankrej Taluka and has a population of more than 10,000.^[2]

Transport

Rail

Shihori Railway Station near Umbari village Patan-Bhildi line. The Sihori railway station connect to Bhildi, Patan, Rajasthan, Machilipatnam, and Jaswantpura.

Airport

The nearest airport is Jaipur International Airport, approximately 76.6 km (47.6 miles) away.

Road

National Highway 14 passes through Sihori, connecting it to cities including Ahmedabad, Palanpur, Patan and Radhanpur.^[3]

Sihori has 300+ buses linking to various parts of Gujarat.^{[citation needed]}^{[dubious – discuss]}

Climate

Summers are hot and humid with an average temperature of 40 C, with hot sandy winds. Winters are mild with temperatures between five and fifteen degrees. In the monsoon season rainfall is between 38 and 76 cm.^{[citation needed]}

Temples

Sihori has several temples:

Jogni Mata Mandir
Bahuchar Mata Mandir
Ramji Mandir
Hanuman Duga Vada Mandir
Mahamandleswar Mahadev
Gau Mata Mandir (Temple of Cow)
Jain Adinath Mandir

Education

Sihori has two primary education government schools. A high school is named M.V. Valani High School. A private school is named Sarvottam School of Education.^{[citation needed]}

Economy

Sihori has branches of the State Bank of India, Dena Bank, Bank of Baroda, Banas Bank, Nagrik Bank, and Dena Gujarat Gramin Bank.^{[citation needed]} The currency used is the Indian rupee (INR)^[4]

Sihori has milk cooperative societies and cold storage facilities.^{[citation needed]}