Ranavav


Ranavav is a town and a municipality in Porbandar district in the Indian state of Gujarat.

Geography

Ranavav is located at. It has an average elevation of.
Ranavav is a Taluka of Porbandar district in Saurastra, Gujarat, India. In Gujarat legislative Ranavav shares it seat with Kutiyana taluka.
Ranavav is main headquarters for hundreds of villages near by; it is at the edge of Jungle bardo, which extends from Jamnagar to Porbandar and it is rich in jungle products like rare herbs and animals jaguar.
Hindu. Muslim Sia and Sunni.
Ranavav taluka and adjacent area is rich in minerals like limestone and chalk, and mining and mineral based industries are present in area. There is the Mehta Groups Saurashtra cement plant and Limestone Mines of Tata Chemicals ltd, Saurashtra chemicals ltd and other private small miners.
There is also one historical place from the time of ramayan. It is called the Jambuvant's caves near Ranavav railway station. . This is a deep cave with little natural light. Inside the cave there is Shiv ling made by sand when water falls from roof of cave. Outside cave there is Lord Shiva temple and Samadhi of Guru Ramdasji who did Tapsya there.

Demographics

India census, Ranavav had a population of 46,018. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Ranavav has an average literacy rate of 83%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 70%, and female literacy is 55%. In Ranavav, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.