Dahod

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{{About|the municipality in India|its namesake district|Dahod district}}
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[[File:Jilla Panchayat Bhawan Dahod.jpg|thumb|District Panchayat Bhawan of Dahod]]

'''Dahod''' is a city on the banks of the Dudhimati River in [[Dahod District]] in the State of [[Gujarat]], India. It is said that it has taken its name from Saint [[Dadhichi]], who had an [[Ashram]] on the bank of Dudhumati river. The city serves as District Headquarters for Dahod District. It is {{convert|214|km}} from [[Ahmedabad]] and {{convert|159|km}} from [[Vadodara]]. It is also known as ''Dohad'' (meaning "two boundaries", as the borders of the states of [[Rajasthan]] and [[Madhya Pradesh]] are nearby).<ref name="Desai2007">{{cite book|author=Anjali H. Desai|title=India Guide Gujarat|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gZRLGZNZEoEC&pg=PA180|access-date=28 August 2017|year=2007|publisher=India Guide Publications|isbn=978-0-9789517-0-2|page=180}}</ref>

[[Mughal Emperor]] [[Aurangzeb]] was born in Dahod in 1618, during the reign of [[Jahangir]]. Aurangzeb was said to have ordered his ministers to favour this town, as it was his birthplace.<ref>{{cite book|last1=transl.|last2=Waseem|first2=ed. by M.|title=On becoming an Indian Muslim : french essays on aspects of syncretism|date=2003|publisher=Oxford Univ. Press|location=New Delhi|isbn=9780195658071|page=103}}</ref>
[[Tatya Tope]], the freedom fighter, is known to have absconded in Dahod. He is believed to have lived his last days in this region.

It was previously within the boundaries of [[Panchmahal District]]. However, in 2006, Dahod was recognized as a separate district. Urban Bank Hospital is situated here. The foundation stone for a dental college was laid by the trust of philanthropist Girdharlal Sheth.

The railway colony , also known as Parel area of Dahod was built by the British and it still follows the same architecture.There is also a western railway locomotive workshop here, and this area contributes to population of mostly people from other states, working here in railways workshop. Dahod is taking step into digital era also. Dahod based [https://activeservers.in ACTIVESERVERS TECHNOSOFT] is the first IT-related firm and serving more than 10 international clients.
Iskcon Dahod also functions here for the welfare of society by providing them cultural and value based education, youth program.
Dahod has been selected as one of the hundred Indian cities to be developed as a [[smart city]] under Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]]'s flagship [[Smart Cities Mission]].

== Demographics ==
As per the 2011 census,<ref name=census/> Dahod had a population of 130,503. Males constituted 51% of the population and females 49%. Dahod had an average literacy rate of 83.57%, higher than the national average of 74.04%.

== Education ==
Educational institutions in Dahod include: Hindi Higher Secondary School, Hindi Primary School, Edunova Higher Secondary School, St. Stephen's Higher Secondary School, Government Engineering College, St. Mary School, Government Polytechnic, M.Y. High School, Little Flowers School, Shashi Dhan Day School, Jamali English School, Burhani English Medium School, R.L. Pandya High School, Sunrise Public School, Kendriya Vidyalaya, Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Shree Gnanjyot Secondary and High Secondary School, and Aadivasi Secondary and Higher Secondary School. Many other village government schools.

== Food culture ==
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[[Kachori]], [[Samosa]], [[Ratlami sev]] and [[Panipuri]] are the main ''[[List of Indian snacks|namkeen]]'' of the city. Dahod is also known for [[Mattha]] and [[Pakwan]]. Ratlami Sev Bhandar and Dhaval Restaurant are the hotspot for snacks in Dahod and is famous for its Kachori all over Gujarat.

== Health and real estate ==
Dahod is also a medical hub for Gujarat, and surrounding areas of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. Dahod hosts some non-profit health centers like Urban Bank hospital, Anjuman Trust, and Government Hospital. Drashtri Netralaya<ref>http://www.drashtinetralaya.org/home.html</ref> is a famous non-profit eye clinic with a staff of 20+ specialists. It also offers a Diploma in Optometry course.

In recent years, the real estate in Dahod has increased in value considerably.{{citation needed|date=March 2013}}
Dahod has been part of international service organization Lions Clubs International, five clubs are active in community service here. Ln Saifee Pitolwala, Ln Yusufi Kapadia are actively serving Blind n Differently able d community through Lions International.

== Arts and Authors ==
The town's ''Najmi Masjeed'' mosque, inaugurated in 2002, is one of the largest mosques in the [[Dawoodi Bohra]] community. Sachin Desai wrote Gujarati books about Dahod: 'દાહોદ ડોટ કોમ' and 'Atit na ovare, vikas na pagthare Dahod'. He also wrote a weekly column ''Dokiyu'' from last 24 years. a Gujarati news website,<ref>http://www.dahod.com</ref> founded in 1995–'96. They both give daily updates of Dahod to more than 45,000 residents via Dahod Google Group. Dahod Online is another website, created by the youth of Dahod. The people of Dahod are very polite and secular to every religion and live peacefully which makes the unique feature of Dahod.
Dahod is also famous for its handicraft products by Sahaj-An Organisation for Women's Development, an NGO with outreach to 3000 women, Founded in 2001 , Sahaj Create fine handicraft products and an established brand in tribal handicraft in India and the world. Sahaj India is their website which provides information on their products and events.
<ref>http://www.sahajindia.org
</ref>

==Climate==
{{Weather box
|location = Dahod (1981–2010, extremes 1932–2003)
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
| Jan record high C = 35.0
| Feb record high C = 42.0
| Mar record high C = 44.4
| Apr record high C = 45.4
| May record high C = 45.8
| Jun record high C = 47.0
| Jul record high C = 35.0
| Aug record high C = 36.5
| Sep record high C = 39.6
| Oct record high C = 40.2
| Nov record high C = 39.6
| Dec record high C = 35.0
|year record high C = 47.0
| Jan high C = 28.3
| Feb high C = 30.5
| Mar high C = 34.9
| Apr high C = 38.2
| May high C = 39.4
| Jun high C = 36.3
| Jul high C = 31.1
| Aug high C = 29.4
| Sep high C = 31.6
| Oct high C = 34.2
| Nov high C = 32.1
| Dec high C = 29.2
|year high C = 32.9
| Jan low C = 11.7
| Feb low C = 13.7
| Mar low C = 18.5
| Apr low C = 22.7
| May low C = 25.1
| Jun low C = 24.8
| Jul low C = 23.3
| Aug low C = 22.8
| Sep low C = 22.5
| Oct low C = 19.7
| Nov low C = 15.2
| Dec low C = 11.9
|year low C = 19.3
| Jan record low C = 0.0
| Feb record low C = 2.2
| Mar record low C = 9.0
| Apr record low C = 12.1
| May record low C = 17.5
| Jun record low C = 18.6
| Jul record low C = 17.1
| Aug record low C = 16.6
| Sep record low C = 16.3
| Oct record low C = 11.7
| Nov record low C = 7.6
| Dec record low C = 5.0
|year record low C = 0.0
| rain colour = green
| Jan rain mm = 3.7
| Feb rain mm = 0.0
| Mar rain mm = 0.1
| Apr rain mm = 4.2
| May rain mm = 7.6
| Jun rain mm = 100.6
| Jul rain mm = 236.3
| Aug rain mm = 234.3
| Sep rain mm = 112.2
| Oct rain mm = 36.7
| Nov rain mm = 15.8
| Dec rain mm = 3.4
|year rain mm = 754.9
| Jan rain days = 0.3
| Feb rain days = 0.0
| Mar rain days = 0.0
| Apr rain days = 0.1
| May rain days = 0.5
| Jun rain days = 4.7
| Jul rain days = 11.1
| Aug rain days = 9.9
| Sep rain days = 5.1
| Oct rain days = 1.8
| Nov rain days = 0.5
| Dec rain days = 0.3
|year rain days = 34.3
|time day = 17:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| Jan humidity = 32
| Feb humidity = 26
| Mar humidity = 22
| Apr humidity = 22
| May humidity = 29
| Jun humidity = 45
| Jul humidity = 68
| Aug humidity = 74
| Sep humidity = 61
| Oct humidity = 40
| Nov humidity = 34
| Dec humidity = 35
|year humidity = 41
|source 1 = [[India Meteorological Department]]<ref name=IMDnormals>
{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205040301/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf
| archive-date = 5 February 2020
| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf
| title = Station: Dohad Climatological Table 1981–2010
| work = Climatological Normals 1981–2010
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = January 2015
| pages = 257–258
| access-date = 28 September 2020}}</ref><ref name=IMDextremes>
{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205042509/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf
| archive-date = 5 February 2020
| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf
| title = Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = December 2016
| page = M53
| access-date = 28 September 2020}}</ref>
}}

== Transport ==
[[File:Dahod Bus stand.jpg|thumb|GSRTC Bus station, Dahod]]
'''Road ways'''

Road Connectivity
Dahod is connected to all major towns of Gujarat by public transport service operated by [[GSRTC]].

'''Railways'''

Dahod comes under the [[Western Railway zone|Western Railways]] of [[Indian Railways]] and it is on [[New Delhi–Mumbai main line]]. The specialty of Dahod is that it marks the beginning and the end of Gujarat on Western Railways line. Few years back the facade of Dahod Railway station was also modernized. The fastest train to reach [[Mumbai]] or [[New Delhi]] ([[Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station|Hazrat Nizamuddin]]) from Dahod is [[August Kranti Rajdhani Express]]. On 25 April 2018 Ministry of Railways decided to give stoppage of August Kranti Rajdhani Express at Dahod plus, prestigious trains like [[Golden Temple Mail]], [[Avantika Express]], [[Paschim Express]] and [[Jaipur Superfast Express|Mumbai Jaipur (Gangaur) Superfast]] also halts at Dahod. Other than that Dahod is well connected to major cities of India. Dahod handles the traffic of around 106 trains out of which 7 trains originates and terminates at Dahod. After completion of Dahod-Indore rail line project Dahod will turn into a Junction.

Dahod was selected for construction of POH workshop for steam locomotive fleet because of its pleasant weather, availability of cheap land and sincere workforce. Dahod is also ideally situated mid-way between Bombay and Delhi, the main route of BB&CI Railway broad gauge system. Initially trained staff was transferred from Parel to Dahod. A full fledged colony was constructed for accommodating full strength of staff. Mr. Hendree Freeland established the colony that is named after him as Freelandganj. The foundation of Locomotive workshop, Dahod was laid by Sir Clement Hindlay Kt, then Chief Commissioner of Railways (India), on 14 th January 1926. It took about 4 years to complete the construction of the workshop and a steam powerhouse attached to the workshop, the office complex and staff amenities like colony, main hospital, area health units, railway institutes etc. Originally, the workshop at Lower Parel (Bombay) was catering to the requirement of POH of locomotives, passenger carriages and freight cars of then Bombay, Baroda and Central India (BB&CI) Railway. With the increase in the train services, Lower Parel workshop was not able to cope with the arising of all the three types of rolling stock. Therefore, it was decided to shift locomotive POH activity from Lower Parel to some other place.

'''Airport'''

Nearest Airports are [[Vadodara Airport]] (125 km) and [[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport|Ahmedabad Airport]] (210 km).

==References==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.dahod.com/ www.dahod.com]

[[Category:Cities and towns in Dahod district]]

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