Bhayavadar, Rajkot

Coordinates: 21°51′N 70°15′E / 21.85°N 70.25°E / 21.85; 70.25
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Bhayavadar
Bhayavadar is located in Gujarat
Bhayavadar
Bhayavadar
Location in Gujarat, India
Bhayavadar is located in India
Bhayavadar
Bhayavadar
Bhayavadar (India)
Coordinates: 21°51′N 70°15′E / 21.85°N 70.25°E / 21.85; 70.25
CountryIndia
StateGujarat
DistrictRajkot
Elevation
71 m (233 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total19,404
Languages
 • OfficialGujarati
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationGJ
WebsiteBhayavadar Nagar Palika
president = Atulbhai M. Vachani (BJP)

Bhayavadar is a town and a municipality in Rajkot district in the Indian state of Gujarat.

History[edit]

At the collapse of the Mughal Empire, Bhayavadar fell into the hands of the Desais, who in about 1753 sold it to Jadeja Haloji of Gondal State. The Tarikh-i-Sorath says that Kumbhoji acquired Bhayavadar but probably he openly assumed the sovereignty while the sale took place in Haloji' s time. Bhayavadar is about eleven miles north of the Bhadar river, which is crossed by the bridge built by the Gondal Darbar at Supedi.[1]

Geography[edit]

Bhayavadar is located at 21°51′N 70°15′E / 21.85°N 70.25°E / 21.85; 70.25.[2] It has an average elevation of 71 metres (232 feet).

Demographics[edit]

As of 2001 India census,[3] Bhayavadar had a population of 18,246. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. The population according to the census of 1881 was 5197 souls.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Kathiawar (Public Domain text). Vol. VIII. Printed at the Government Central Press, Bombay. 1884. pp. 397–398.
  2. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Bhayavadar
  3. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Kathiawar. Vol. VIII. Printed at the Government Central Press, Bombay. 1884. pp. 397–398.