Kundrodi
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Kundrodi is a small village in Mundra Taluka in Kachchh District of Gujarat, India, and is located between Anjar and Mundra. It is around 40 km from Gandhidham and around 60 km from Bhuj. The pin code is 370410. Kundrodi is surrounded by Mandvi Taluka towards west, Anjar Taluka towards North, Adipur Taluka towards East and Bhuj Taluka towards North .Mandvi, Adipur, Bhuj , Gandhidham are the nearby Cities to Kundrodi. Kundrodi is very close to the much-coveted Mundra port which is hardly 10 to 15 km from the village.
Demographics
Around 229 families stay in Kundrodi and the total population as per 2011 census[1] of Kundrodi is 986. Gujarati is the Local Language here. However most people speak Kutchi.
Notables
Legendary music directors Kalyanji Anandji were born here in 1933. Kalyanji and Anandji were born to Virji Shah on 2 March 1933. Their father was a Kutchi businessman who had migrated from Kutch to Mumbai to start a Kirana (provision store).[citation needed]
Industries
Philips Carbon BlacK Limited is a carbon processing industry which is very close to kundrodi.
Places of Worship
Though Kundrodi is very small village, it houses a temple of "Momai Mata" who is a Hindu goddess and is considered to be the main temple for entire Chauthani (Rachcha) family. Most of the Chauthanis have moved and settled to Mumbai/Ahmedabad, however they gather once a year at kundrodi to worship the deity.
Kundrodi also has many other temples which is maintained and worshiped by locals.
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