Vyara (Gujarati: ) is a city, a municipality and the district headquarters of the Tapi district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Vyara is located at 2107N 7324E / 21.12N 73.4E / 21.12; 73.4. It has an average elevation of 69metres (226feet). As of 2001 India census, Vyara had a population of 36,213. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Vyara has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78%, and female literacy is 69%. In Vyara, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. Vyara town was ruled by the Gaekwads of the Princely State of Baroda and it still has a fort of the Gaekwad family. The population residing here mainly consists of the Chaudhari, Gamit, Patel, Shah, Brahmin, Desai, Rana, Pancholi, Darji, and Maharashtrian Communities. The town has large numbers of migrants from Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. Vyara is also the birthplace of Amarsingh Chaudhry (died 2003), the ex-Chief Minister of...
