Gujarat is one of Indiaโs top industrial destinations. The state has produced many of Indiaโs prominent industrialists. However, this prosperity is not limited to Gujaratโs urban areas alone. Asiaโs richest village is also located in Gujarat.
๐ด๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐๐, ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐จ๐๐๐โ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐. The residents of this village have a total savings of 70 billion rupees. This gives an idea of just how wealthy the village is.
๐๐ก๐ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ ๐ก๐๐ฌ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ค๐ฌ, ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ก๐๐ฌ.
Most of Madhaparโs residents belong to the Patel community. The village has a population of about 32,000. There are 17 private and government bank branches in the village, which is unusual for any village. Additionally, many other banks are attempting to open branches there.
๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐โ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก?
The reason for this villageโs wealth is the Non-Resident Indian (NRI) citizens from Gujarat. They send large sums of money from abroad, which the family members residing in the village deposit in the local banks.
Every year, the village accumulates millions of rupees. There are around 20,000 houses in the village, but about 1,200 families live abroad. Most family members are in African countries.
Gujarati people dominate the construction business in Central African countries. Some residents of this village also live in the UK, Australia, the US, and New Zealand. Even when all members of a family live abroad, they open accounts in the villageโs bank branches and deposit money there.
According to a bank official in the village, the substantial savings in the bankโs fixed deposit accounts have contributed significantly to the villageโs wealth.
The village has all basic amenities such as water, sanitation, and roads. The people are prosperous and content.