Petlad is a Town and a municipality "Taluka" in Anand district in the Gujarat state of India. Petlad is located at 2228N 7248E / 22.47N 72.8E / 22.47; 72.8. It has an average elevation of 30metres (98feet). As of 2001 India census"Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5;=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01., Petlad had a population of 51,153. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Petlad has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 67%. In Petlad, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age. Economy depends on farmers from surrounding villages. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the first Deputy Prime Minister of India, studied at the N. K. High School of Petlad....
