{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Kevadia | official_name = Kevadia | native_name = | native_name_lang = | other_name = Ekta Nagar | nickname = | settlement_type = Census town | image_skyline = Statue of Unity - View from the other bank of Narmada.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = | pushpin_map = India Gujarat#India | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Gujarat, India | coordinates = {{coord|21.875|73.691|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|India}} | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Gujarat | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Narmada | established_title = <!-- Established --> | established_date = | founder = | named_for = | government_type = | governing_body = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_rank = | area_total_km2 = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_total = 6788 | population_as_of = 2011 | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_footnotes = | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = Gujarati | timezone1 = IST | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = <!-- PIN --> | postal_code = | registration_plate = GJ-22 | website = {{URL|gujaratindia.com}} | footnotes = }}
'''Kevadia''' is a census town in Narmada district in the Indian state of Gujarat. The town is best known as the location of the Statue of Unity, the tallest statue in the world.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/to-boost-tourism-gujarat-asks-states-to-build-bhavans-near-sardar-vallabhbhai-patel-statue-5400028/|title=To boost tourism, Gujarat asks states to build bhavans near Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel statue|date=2018-10-13|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2018-10-13|language=en-US|archive-date=13 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181013175424/https://indianexpress.com/article/india/to-boost-tourism-gujarat-asks-states-to-build-bhavans-near-sardar-vallabhbhai-patel-statue-5400028/|url-status=live}}</ref> The town is also home to the Kevadia railway station.
==Demographics== {{As of|2001}} India census,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|title=Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher=Census Commission of India|archive-date=16 June 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|url-status=dead}}</ref> Kevadia had a population of 12,705. Males constituted 53% of the population and females 47%. Kevadia's average literacy rate was 80%, compared to the national average of 59.5%: male literacy was 85%, and female literacy 75%. Eleven percent of the population was under 6 years of age.
==Tourist attractions==
* ''Statue of Unity'' * Narmada Tent City<ref name="auto">https://www.india.com/news-travel/heres-why-you-must-experience-the-narmada-tent-city-in-Ekta{{Dead link|date=May 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Nagar-3541627/</ref> * Sardar Sarovar Dam<ref name="auto"/> * Shoolpaneshwar Wildlife Sanctuary
==References== {{Reflist}}
==See also== *List of cities and towns in India
Category:Cities and towns in Narmada district