KARJAN VILLAGE

Karjan is a sub district of Vadodara. Its neighboring sub districts are Padra, Sinor and Dabhoi of Vadodoara district and Bharuch and Amod, the sub districts of Bharuch. Its capital town Karjan is on the main line of Western Railway i.e. it is on one of the most busy railway track – Mumbai to Baroda. It is at the equal distance of about 40 km from Bharuch and Vadodara. It is on the National Highway No.8 which is under process of up gradation to 6 lane Express Highway. Our nearest airport is Vadodara. This area is known as “ Kanam Pradesh” and the main crops of this area is cotton, sugarcane and arher (tuvar). It is a trading centre. It is rich with food grains as well as flora and fauna. Rivers like Dhadhar and Narmada are the boons to this tehsil. Karjan is famous for ‘Ponk’- green grains of juvar. Tourists traveling by road in motor car can not go without stopping here to relish this very special food item of this area. Previously, Karjan was a small village but the rail and road connectivity has helped this town to flourish. Karjan is a comfortable place so people like to reside here and commute to their distant service and business places. Western Railway line divides Karjan town in two parts i.e. Juna Bazar – East of Karjan railway station and Nava Bazar –West of Karjan railway station. Its population is approximately 30,000. Karjan is mostly known as Miyagam-Karjan. Western railway has adopted this name because village Miyagam is very old village and donated land for the railway in the British reign. Karjan was a part of ‘Gayakvadi Rajwada’ of old Baroda state.

Karjan is a business center and more than hundred villages are depended on it. Karjan is a center of Cotton Co-Operative Societies- a registered group of farmers of Karjan sub district. More over Karjan has six private ginning factories and a sugar factory – a venture of farmers of Vadodara District on co-operative basis. Karjan has a big Marketing yard- a group venture of farmers and merchants of Karjan sub district on co-operative basis. It has scheduled banks and also co-operative banks like Karjan Nagrik Sahakari Bank and Friends co-operative society. These institutes are of great help to our college. We are proud to state that Karjan sub district and surrounding locality love this college like their own child. Karjan town is a multi religious place. Every body lives here with brotherhood, love and respect. It is a place of communal harmony. There is no untoward incident which may damage the prestige of this area. Karjan is in the center of four universities viz. The M S university of Baroda, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat, Sumandip University, Pipaliya, Agricultural University,Baroda. It also has Malini Kishor Homeopathic Hospital and Education complex at Miyagam.

The holy blessings of saint Premdasji Godadiya Bapu, Rang Avdhoot Maharaj of Nareshvar, Late Nirat Maharaj and his successors Harjivandasji Maharaj, Late Baburam Maharaj and Raturam Maharaj and above all her holiness Umiya Mataji of village Umaj are showering blessing constantly on this sub district. Karjan sub district can not forget Late Puneet Maharaj who lived in Punit Ashram at Motikoral of this Tehsil. Nearby holy places of human faith are Nareshwar, Motikoral, Chandod, Kayavarohan, Dethan, Umaj, Sumeru Navkar Tirth – Miyagam Sankheshvar Tirth at village Anastu and Umiya Mata Temple at village Umaj.

Karjan town has given one member to Legislative Assembly and one minister to ‘Brihad Mumbai’ state. They were Late Dr. C K Patel and Late Shah Chunilal Purshottamdas. Late Chunilal P Shah was known as ‘Chhote Sardar’ of Karjan taluka. He was a chairman of Baroda State Praja Mandal and Minister in old Baroda State. After independence, he offered his valuable services to the constitution committee of India which was headed by Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar and as a member of Parliament of India. Freedom fighter Late Gandhi Ambalal of village Choranda had given enough name and fame to this sub district in the history of freedom movement in India. He was an active Gandhian of his time. Karjan had given one president to Vadodara Jilla Panchayat, Vadodara. He was Late Muljibhai N. Bhatt. He was also a famous Gujarat High Court advocate. Late Gordhanbhai B Patel of this sub district was a freedom fighter, eminent social worker and a trained pilot of air craft at Karanchi airport. As a director he had served both the Gujarat State Road Transport and the Gujarat State Forest Development Corporation. Presently, Mr. Bipinchandra R Patel is a pride taking personality because he is a director of Cotton and Textile Ministry and a vice president of Local National Productivity Council,Delhi. Mr. Chandubhai Dabhi is an MLA of this constituency and his native is village Kandari of this sub district. Once he was a speaker of Gujarat State Legislative Assembly. Mr. Narayanbhai Rathwa, an MP and cabinet minister of state – Railway belongs to our constituency.

Before the existence of Karjan Taluka Kelavani Mandal [KTKM ] the New Era English school had been functioning in this sub district. Later KTKM Came into existence with an aim to educate the youth and the community of this sub district. New Era school was renamed as Shah N B Sarvajanik High School. It has teachers’ residential quarters and hostel for students in its own school campus. With a view to extend the academic development to the rural community of this sub district, two high schools were started at villages named Bodka and Miyagam. Now these two schools are managed by local management.

This Mandal (KTKM) is providing education right from KG to PG and also for technical courses in ITI. Along with Shah N B S high school and Smt. D C Chavda girls school, there are six high schools in Karjan town and 16 high schools in Karjan sub district.Karjan has one ITC, one ITI and one Homeopathic medical college, Miyagam. Thus Karjan is rich in production of cotton and men of fame. It is a fast developing town and educational center. It is well connected by rail, road and air. It is an oasis of Baroda sub district.