Do you know where the richest village in Asia is?
Naturally, we have a feeling that the village means the poor and the city means the rich. That village is completely different. That village, which is the richest village in Asia, is located in India. Let’s know the details.
When we go to any village it is far from development. But if you go to that town, you will be surprised at every step. Because there are many rich people in that village. As a result, the village became the richest village in Asia.
Richest Village in Asia: The name is Madhapar. Located in Kutch district of Gujarat. There are several other such villages in Gujarat. But it got recognition that they didn’t get. Banks in this village have deposits of crores of rupees. Lakhs of money are coming into these banks every month. The reason many families of this village are staying abroad. They keep their earnings every month in the banks of this village.
There are 12 bank branches in Madhapar village. They include deposits of Rs.2,650 crore. That is why there is no shortage of rich people in this village.
Is there no poverty in this town? We may have a doubt. There are poor people here too. According to the 2011 census, Nawawas and Junawas areas of Madhapar have a population of 38 thousand. It has increased to about 50 thousand. There are 8,456 poor people in this village.
1,711 families are below poverty line in this village. A total of 1,224 families in Nawawas and Junawas have BPL card while 487 families are benefiting from Antyodaya food scheme. Out of these 1,224 BPL cards, 6,449 people are benefited and 2,007 people are getting Antyodaya food scheme. Sarpanchs of Navawas and Junawas said that many people came from outside and settled in this village.
People living in this town have a lot of wealth. All are in good financial condition. Some of the residents of Ramnagari, Jogiwas, Sarvodaya Maidan Middle areas are poor. The rich villagers have set up a school for the poor.