Nakhatrana

Nakhatrana
village
Nakhatrana
Location in Gujarat, India
Nakhatrana
Nakhatrana (India)
Coordinates: 23°21′00″N 69°15′48″E / 23.35000°N 69.26333°E / 23.35000; 69.26333
Country India
StateGujarat
DistrictKutch
TalukaNakhatrana
Area
  Total
2 km2 (0.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)
  Total
12,534
  Density6,300/km2 (16,000/sq mi)
Languages
  Officialkutchi, Gujarati, Hindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
370615
Telephone code02835
Vehicle registrationGJ-12
Nearest cityBhuj
ClimateDry (Köppen)
Websitegujaratindia.com

Nakhatrana (pronunciation) is a city and headquarters for a taluka in the middle of Kutch (kachchh), Gujarat, in India.

Nakhatrana got its name from a very famous tale when Paliwal Bramhins from Pali migrated to Kutch, the then ruler gifted greenest part of Kutch without any document, 'khat' in Gujarati. Joshi is the popular surname of Bramhins here