Deesa
{{Short description|City in Banaskantha, Gujarat, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2019}}
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| native_name_lang = gu
| other_name = Disa
| settlement_type = city
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| subdivision_type = Country
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| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name1 = Gujarat
| subdivision_name2 = Banaskantha
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| governing_body = Deesa Municipality
| unit_pref = Metric
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| area_total_km2 = 20.8
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| population_total = 111, 160
| population_as_of = 2021
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| population_rank = 30st (Gujarat)
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| timezone1 = IST
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = PIN
| postal_code = 385530, 385535, 385540
| area_code = 02744-xxxxxx
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| registration_plate = GJ08-xxxx
| website = https://www.deesanagarpalika.com/
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Deesa is a city and a municipality in the Banaskantha district in the state of Gujarat, India.
History
{{see also|Palanpur State}}
Deesa is situated on the east banks of the West Banas River. Deesa was an estate and {{Transliteration|hi|thana}} (faujdari or {{Transliteration|hi|thanedari}}) ruled by the Mandori (Jhalori) dynasty. Today original Deesa is known as Juna Deesa.{{cite book|title=Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Cutch, Palanpur, and Mahi Kantha|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dLUBAAAAYAAJ|year=1880|publisher=Government Central Press| pages=341–342}} {{PD-notice}}
New Deesa was also recognized as Camp Deesa. In 1820, the British military cantonment named Deesa Field Brigade {{cite book|title=Deesa - Asiatic Journal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1MNGAAAAcAAJ&q=Deesa+Field+Brigade&pg=RA1-PA170|access-date=7 May 2012}} was built in the middle of Rajasthan and Palanpur to maintain and protect the regions between Abu and Kutch from dacoits and the incursions of the desert and Parkar Khosas into Vagad and north-west Gujarat. The cantonment had a resident Catholic chaplain and a chapel.{{cite web|title=Gandhinagar Archdiocese|url=http://www.cbcisite.com/Gandhinagar.htm|access-date=7 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110502102303/http://www.cbcisite.com/Gandhinagar.htm|archive-date=2 May 2011|url-status=usurped}}
Deesa, as an estate of Palanpur, was under Palanpur Agency of Bombay Presidency,{{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Radhanpur|volume=22|page=785}} which in 1925 became the Banas Kantha Agency. After Independence of India in 1947, Bombay Presidency was reorganized in Bombay State. When Gujarat state was formed in 1960 from Bombay State, it fell under Banaskantha district of Gujarat. Deesa expanded significantly in recent times due to growth in agricultural produce business of potatoes and other commodities. Many Rajput clans like Gohil, Rathod, Raja, Galsar etc. reside here after migration from Rajasthan.
Deesa has a non-functioning airport.
Climate
{{Weather box
|location = Deesa (1991–2020, extremes 1901–present)
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
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| Jan record high C = 34.4
| Feb record high C = 40.6
| Mar record high C = 43.4
| Apr record high C = 46.3
| May record high C = 49.4
| Jun record high C = 47.4
| Jul record high C = 43.0
| Aug record high C = 41.0
| Sep record high C = 42.5
| Oct record high C = 42.2
| Nov record high C = 39.1
| Dec record high C = 35.6
|year record high C = 49.4
| Jan high C = 27.1
| Feb high C = 30.2
| Mar high C = 35.3
| Apr high C = 39.1
| May high C = 40.7
| Jun high C = 38.9
| Jul high C = 34.2
| Aug high C = 32.3
| Sep high C = 34.2
| Oct high C = 36.6
| Nov high C = 33.3
| Dec high C = 29.3
|year high C = 34.3
| Jan low C = 10.1
| Feb low C = 12.7
| Mar low C = 18.0
| Apr low C = 22.5
| May low C = 25.7
| Jun low C = 26.9
| Jul low C = 25.7
| Aug low C = 24.7
| Sep low C = 24.1
| Oct low C = 20.9
| Nov low C = 16.1
| Dec low C = 11.8
|year low C = 19.9
| Jan record low C = 2.8
| Feb record low C = 2.0
| Mar record low C = 6.5
| Apr record low C = 11.2
| May record low C = 18.4
| Jun record low C = 13.1
| Jul record low C = 19.7
| Aug record low C = 14.8
| Sep record low C = 17.0
| Oct record low C = 11.8
| Nov record low C = 8.3
| Dec record low C = 2.2
|year record low C = 2.0
| rain colour = green
| Jan rain mm = 1.9
| Feb rain mm = 0.6
| Mar rain mm = 1.0
| Apr rain mm = 1.4
| May rain mm = 4.3
| Jun rain mm = 70.1
| Jul rain mm = 271.7
| Aug rain mm = 180.4
| Sep rain mm = 121.9
| Oct rain mm = 14.7
| Nov rain mm = 1.8
| Dec rain mm = 0.9
|year rain mm = 670.7
| Jan rain days = 0.2
| Feb rain days = 0.2
| Mar rain days = 0.0
| Apr rain days = 0.2
| May rain days = 0.3
| Jun rain days = 2.8
| Jul rain days = 8.4
| Aug rain days = 7.6
| Sep rain days = 4.3
| Oct rain days = 0.8
| Nov rain days = 0.1
| Dec rain days = 0.1
|year rain days = 25.0
|time day = 17:30 IST
| Jan humidity = 36
| Feb humidity = 29
| Mar humidity = 23
| Apr humidity = 24
| May humidity = 27
| Jun humidity = 41
| Jul humidity = 62
| Aug humidity = 67
| Sep humidity = 55
| Oct humidity = 33
| Nov humidity = 34
| Dec humidity = 38
|year humidity = 39
|source 1 = India Meteorological Department{{cite web
| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/Climatological%20Tables%201991-2020.pdf
| title = Climatological Tables of Observatories in India 1991-2020
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| access-date = April 8, 2024
{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205040301/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf
| archive-date = 5 February 2020
| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf
| title = Station: Deesa Climatological Table 1981–2010
| work = Climatological Normals 1981–2010
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = January 2015
| pages = 231–232
| access-date = 28 September 2020}}
{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205042509/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf
| archive-date = 5 February 2020
| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf
| title = Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = December 2016
| page = M52
| access-date = 28 September 2020}}
}}
Demographics
As per provisional reports of Census of India, population of Deesa in 2011{{cite web|title=Deesa Census of India|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/census/city/320-deesa.html|access-date=7 May 2012}} is 111,149; of which male and female are 58,724 and 52,425 respectively. The sex ratio of Deesa city is 895 per 1000 males.
Places
There are swaminarayan temple, Jalaram Temple, Vishveshvar Mahadev Temple and Also two Jain temples and a mosque.
A tower known as Hawai Pillar was constructed by the British in 1824 to measure air pressure. It is renovated in 2013 as a heritage monument.{{Cite news|url=http://www.divyabhaskar.co.in/news/UGUJ-hawai-pillar-of-disa-will-be-renovationed-3407347.html|title=ડીસાવાસીઓ આનંદો, હવાઈ પિલ્લર બનશે નવલું નઝરાનું|date=2012-06-13|work=Divya Bhaskar|access-date=2017-04-18|language=gu}}
Education
===Student politics===
Deesa Taluka NSUI President: Maheshsinh Thakor
= Computer Class & Accounting Classes =
- NEW EDUCATION POINT (2) Bhavani Computer Education Center
- Bhavani Account Classes
= Schools =
- Sir Charles Watson High School, established in 1853, is one of the oldest schools in Deesa and also State of Gujarat. It is run by Deesa Nagar Palika. It has twenty-one classrooms and an enrolment capacity of 1500 students.{{cite web|title=Deesa Info|url=http://www.holidayiq.com/destinations/Deesa-Overview.html|access-date=7 May 2012|archive-date=30 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120630122009/http://www.holidayiq.com/destinations/Deesa-Overview.html|url-status=dead}}
- St. Xavier's School
- DNJ Adarsh School
- St. Anne's School (Only KG and 1 to 10 standard)
- Sardar Patel School
- Angels English School (KG and 1 to 12 standard Science, Commerce, Arts)
- Vibrant School Of Science
- model school deesa
= Colleges =
- DNP Arts and Commerce College
- Smt. Chandanben S.S. Shah BCA College
- Bets B.Sc., BCA, BBA, PGDCA, Rasana Mota College
Economy
=Agriculture=
Deesa is known for its potato plantations. Considering the area under cultivation and agro-climatic conditions for potato research, a centre of All India Co-ordinated Potato Improvement Project was initiated in 1971–72, with the financial help of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi. Thereafter ICAR realized the need for multidisciplinary long-range research for increasing the production of this valuable crop and strengthened the project during Fifth Five Year Plan (1975–80) to have systematic research work on potato started to overcome the farmers problems of the state. Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University runs a potato research station in Deesa. It falls under the North Gujarat Agroclimatic Zone-IV of the State.{{cite web|title=Potato Research Station, Deesa|url=http://www.sdau.edu.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=289&Itemid=274&lang=en|access-date=7 May 2012|archive-date=27 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927160139/http://www.sdau.edu.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=289&Itemid=274&lang=en|url-status=dead}}
The town is also major medical hub in the region.