Chalala

Chalala is a town and a municipality in Amreli district in the state of Gujarat, India.

Chalala
Town
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Coordinates: 21.42°N 71.17°E / 21.42; 71.17
Country	India
State	Gujarat
District	Amreli
Elevation	160 m (520 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	16,721
Languages
• Official	Gujarati
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	GJ-14
Website	gujaratindia.com

Geography

Chalala is located at 21.42°N 71.17°E / 21.42; 71.17.^[1] It has an average elevation of 160 metres (524 feet).

Demographics

As of 2011^[update] India Chalala had a population of 16,721, of which 8,561 are males while 8,160 are females as per report released by Census India 2011. Literacy rate of Chalala city is 80.11%, higher than state average of 78.03%. In Chalala, Male literacy is around 86.68% while female literacy rate is 73.28%. Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 1738 which is 10.39% of total population of Chalala.^[2]

Notable people

Apa Dana or Dana Bhagat is a locally well known saint.^{[citation needed]}

Transport

The nearby Airports are at Amreli, Ahmedabad, Bhavnagar and Rajkot.

In popular culture

The film Last Film Show was set in Chalala.