As Vadodara’s Ellora Park area acquired its name from an ancient society, a society situated in old Ahmedabad known as Thakkarbapa Nagar extended its identity to entire area.Ahmedabad being a commercial hub has drawn hundreds of people from small villages and towns for employment in various fields like chemical, textile, pharmaceutical, diamond and such other sectors. Thakkarbapa Nagar has substantial migrant population and the area keeps growing day by day. Situated in the neighbourhood of Odhav, Bapunagar, Shahstri Nagar, Nikol and Rakhial, this locality is an ideal affordable living alternative. It is located at a distance of 12.5-km from Ahmedabad old city and 28.8 km away from the state capital Gandhinagar. It is just 12-km away from Sardar Vallabhai Patel International Airport. The immediate group of societies and that surround Thakkarbapa Nagar are Nilkanthnagar, Youngmens, Krishnanagar, Sundervan, Hirawadi and Darshan Villa society.

This area is dominated by Kathiyawadis and many other migrants from several parts of the country. It is growing as a cosmo politan area. Major portion of the population of entire Thakkarbapa Nagar is employed in diamond industry and textile mills. Well known schools, colleges, educational institutes, hospitals and clinics, ATMs, banks are spread across the area. Initially there were problems of constant water supply and paucity of street lights but corporation has eradicated these issues. In recent years, the Gujarat government has augmented investment in the modernisation of the city’s infrastructure, providing for the construction of larger roads and improvements to water supply, electricity and communications. There are good numbers of residential apartments located in and around Thakkarabapa Nagar. This area today has numerous apartments and buildings.