Anand, Gujarat

Anand is located at . It has an average elevation of . The city has an area of . == Demographics ==

India census, Anand had a population of 634,987. Males constitute 51.77% of the population and females 48.23%. Anand has an average literacy rate of 78.45%, higher than the national average of 59.5% (55% of the males and 45% of females literate). 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. Average literacy rate of Anand in 2011 were 84.37 compared to 74.51 of 2001. Gender wise, male and female literacy were 91.82 and 76.36 respectively. For 2001 census, same figures stood at 86.09 and 61.94 in Anand District. == Economy ==

Economy of the Anand is very vibrant which ranges from farming to big scale industries. Major crops includes Tobacco and Banana. Anand is home to the famous Amul Dairy, Vidya Dairy, Amul Chocolate Plant, Mogar and Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation. Anand is home to famous educational institute named Institute of Rural Management Anand. Vitthal Udhyog Nagar, a very big industrial belt is located on the outskirts of the city. Many famous industries including HLE Glascoat Ltd.Elecon Engineering, GMM PFaudler, Vulcan Industrial Engineering Co. Ltd, Warm Steam, The Charotar Iron Factory (est.1938), Milcent, Atlanta Electrics, Worldwide Overseas Travels and Alian Software are situated in this industrial belt. Also there are three vegetable markets which have developed in this city. The well known Shri Krishna Hospital, Karamsad is located near Anand. The first Aerospace company in Gujarat BC Instruments India Pvt Ltd, started operating in year 2004 and has prestigious AS9100 and NADCAP approvals. Leading electric motor and solar pump company ROTOMAG is located in Anand. == Notable people ==

The city has produced many notable individuals, including H M Patel, former Finance Minister of India; Verghese Kurien, the man who made the milk revolution possible; Harish Dave, a renowned Gujarati poet; Vishvesh Parmar, a Bollywood singer was also born in Anand. USA National Cricket Team Captain Monank Patel was born and brought up in the city of Anand before moving to the US in 2010. == References ==