Valsad district

The coastal Damaon enclave of DNHDD is bounded by Valsad district on the north, east, and south.

[3] The district covers 3008 square kilometres and is divided into six talukas: Valsad, Vapi, Pardi, Umargam, Kaparada and Dharampur.

[5] Valsad is well known for its production of mangoes, sapodilla, teak and industrial hubs based in Vapi, Pardi and Atul.

[10] Sacred place for Parsis, Iranshah Atash Behram is also located in Udvada.

Udwada Atash Behram is a sacred fire housed in a temple in Udvada, Gujarat on the west coast of India.

Other railway stations in the district are Umargam Road, Sanjan, Bhilad, Vapi, Udvada, Pardi and Dungri.

Major horticulture crops that are produced in the district are mango, papaya, guava, cucurbits, chikoo, banana and sugarcane.

Since the 1980s, textile and chemicals have been the major sectors of investments and employment in the district.

Valsad is emerging as a horticulture hub of the state, witnessing significant production in food grains and crops.

[17] Over 10,716 units of small and medium enterprises (SMEs), involved in different sectors, such as chemicals, textiles, engineering, and paper industry, are present in the district.

Several private conglomerates are present in Valsad, such as Alok Industries Ltd., Wyeth, Welspun India Ltd. Hubergroup India Private Limited (formerly Micro Inks Ltd.), Meril Group of companies (Meril Life Sciences Pvt.

[19] Many colleges offer various courses in science, commerce and arts in Valsad district.

Shree Shirdi Saibaba Sansthapan is located on the shore of the beach in Tithal town of Valsad district.

Shri Swaminarayan Mandir is located on the shore of the beach in Tithal town of Valsad district.

In 1929, Mr. Motilal Callianji presented a donation for the park to Valsad Municipality in memory of his father.

Lady Wilson Museum is located in Dharampur town of Valsad district.

[26] Shrimad Rajchandra Ashram is located in Dharampur town of Valsad district.

[28][29] This temple is dedicated to Shri Simandhar Swami who is considered living tirthankar on another world in the Jain mythological universe.

It has a temple of Maa Vishvambhari, Pathshala, Himalayas, Govardhan mountain, Hut of Nand Baba, Gaushala and Shri Ram Kutir.

[35] Udvada Atash Behram is the oldest fire temple of Zoroastrianism in India.

Tithal Beach
Swaminarayan Temple, Tithal
Wilson Hills, Dharampur
Simandhar Swami Jain Derasar, Nandigram
Fort of Parnera
Udvada Atash Behram, Udvada