Madhapar
Madhapar is a village located in Kachchh district in the state of Gujarat, India. It is the richest village in India in terms of bank deposits. The village has around 20,000 households and Indian rupee of bank deposits.
Madhapar
Madhapar is named after Madha Kanji Solanki of KGK Community, who moved from Dhaneti village and laid foundation of Madhapar in 1473–1474. This early Madhapar today is known as Junavaas. The Patel Kanbi community moved into the village around 1576 AD. Navovaas was started in around 1857, by which time Madhapar had become congested and other communities like the Kanbis had also increased and prospered.Schools
The first government boys' school was started in 1884 by Cutch State. The first girls' school in Madhapar opened in 1900, which was a private school built and donated by Bhimji Devji Rathod of village managed through non-profitable trust. The first high school, Madhapar Saraswati Vidyalaya High School, was founded in 1968.Geology
There are two large lakes in Madhapar. One is called Jagasagar and was built by Mistri railway contractor Jagamal Bhima Rathod around the year 1900; it is named after him. His brother, Karasan Bhima Rathod also built an artificial lake with steps near the Suralbhit Temple, which today is known as Karasan Bhimjee's Pond.The other is called Meghrajji Lake, named after Meghrajji, the last ruler of the Cutch State.