Hodka Craft Village

Hodka Craft Village is a rural tourism and handicraft centre located in Hodka village in Bhuj taluka of Kutch district, Gujarat. Developed as part of the Shaam-e-Sarhad rural resort initiative, it showcases traditional crafts of the Meghwal community, including leather work, embroidery, and appliqué. The village features traditional mud bhungas, artisan workshops, and craft displays, offering visitors insight into Kutchi heritage and sustainable village-based tourism near the Great Rann of Kutch.

Visitors can expect a traditional Kutchi village setting with circular mud bhungas with thatched roofs, open courtyards and artisan workshops. Artisans demonstrate leather craft, embroidery, patchwork and appliqué work, with opportunities to observe craft-making and purchase handmade products directly. The village also offers cultural performances, camel cart rides, and interaction with local Meghwal community members in a rural desert landscape near the Banni grasslands.

Hodka village is traditionally inhabited by the Meghwal community known for leather craftsmanship. The craft village was developed under the Shaam-e-Sarhad Rural Tourism Project initiated by Bhuj-based NGO Hunnarshala and supported by Gujarat Tourism to promote sustainable livelihoods and preserve traditional Kutchi crafts after the 2001 earthquake rehabilitation efforts.

The village is a centre for Kutchi cultural heritage, particularly Meghwal embroidery, leather work, appliqué and patchwork. It represents community-based tourism that sustains traditional artisan skills, mud bhunga architecture, and folk traditions of the Banni region of Kutch.