Anand city is best known for mill revolution initiated by V. Kurian. The city has gained wide recognition for milk co-operative movement. The city is a model for an effective co-operative movement that proved to be a commercial success.
Anand is the headquarters of Anand district in Gujarat State. The city is part of Charotar comprising Anand and Kheda districts. The city lies between Ahmadabad and Vadodara.
The city houses the main branch of Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing federation LTD (AMUL) and the National Dairy development Board. It is a major railway junction of Gujarat.
It was a small cluster of villages belonging to Kheda district. It is the place where the Operation Flood, a project for diary production and movement in India, was initiated. It is known as Milk City.
Anand is well connected by road and railways. The Anand Railway Junction is gets trains from Puri, Pune, Bangalore, Dadar, Jaipur, Ajmer, Kolkata, Chennai, Nagercoil, Varanasi and Bhuj. It is a busy junction situated between Ahmadabad and Vadodara. It is well connected to Delhi.
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It is an education hub hosting a University. The Vallabh Vidyanagar and Karamsad are the two developed areas of Anand. It is a small city with medium range hotels.
Approximate distances from Anand to other cities:
Godhra-86 km Dakor-32 km Surat-200 km Gandhinagar-100km
Sabarmati-90 km
