StephaineShrader: cleanup structure to improve readability per sources

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cleanup structure to improve readability per sources

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	\| image_skyline = Bhachau Gate.jpg		\| image_skyline = Bhachau Gate.jpg
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	\| subdivision_name = {{flag\|India}}		\| subdivision_name = {{flag\|India}}
	\| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India\|State]]		\| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India\|State]]
	\| subdivision_name1 = [[Gujarat]]		\| subdivision_name1 = [[Gujarat]]
	\| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of ~~India~~\|District]]		\| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of Gujarat\|District]]
	\| subdivision_name2 = [[Kutch district\|Kutch]]		\| subdivision_name2 = [[Kutch district\|Kutch]]
	\| established_title = <!-- Established -->		\| established_title = <!-- Established -->
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	\| demographics_type1 = Languages		\| demographics_type1 = Languages
	\| demographics1_title1 = Official		\| demographics1_title1 = Official
	\| demographics1_info1 = [[~~Kutchi~~ language\|~~kutchi~~]], [[~~Gujarati~~ language\|~~Gujarati~~]], [[~~Hindi~~ language\|~~Hindi~~]]		\| demographics1_info1 = [[Gujarati language\|Gujarati]], [[Hindi language\|Hindi]], [[Kutchi language\|Kutchi]]
	\| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time\|IST]]		\| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time\|IST]]
	\| utc_offset1 = +5:30		\| utc_offset1 = +5:30
	\| postal_code_type = <!-- [[Postal Index Number\|PIN]] -->		\| postal_code_type = <!-- [[Postal Index Number\|PIN]] -->
	\| postal_code = 370140		\| postal_code = 370140
	\| registration_plate = GJ-12		\| registration_plate = GJ-39
	\| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Human sex ratio\|Sex ratio]]		\| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Human sex ratio\|Sex ratio]]
	\| blank1_info_sec1 = ~~21661~~:~~17871~~ [[male\|♂]]/[[female\|♀]]		\| blank1_info_sec1 = 1000:922 [[male\|♂]]/[[female\|♀]]
	\| website = ~~{{URL\|gujaratindia.com}}~~		\| website =
	\| footnotes =		\| footnotes =
	}}		}}
	~~[[File:State Highway 6 Bhachau Gujarat India.jpg\|thumb\|State Highway 6 Bhachau]]~~
	'''Bhachau''' is a city and a [[municipality]] in [[Kutch district]] in the state of [[Gujarat]], [[India]]. Bhachau was one of many devastated towns in the Kutch region of the Indian state of [[Gujarat]], during the [[1956 Anjar earthquake]]<ref name="h">{{cite news\|title=Quake rocks Kutch\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/07/24/stories/2006072400940900.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110824132322/http://www.hindu.com/2006/07/24/stories/2006072400940900.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=24 August 2011\|accessdate=16 December 2013\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|date=24 July 1956}}</ref> as well as in the [[2001 Gujarat earthquake]]. {{Asof\|2011}} it had a population of 39,532 in over 8,647 households.<ref name="Census2001">{{cite web \| url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/PopulationFinder/View_Village_Population.aspx?pcaid=2616&category=M \| title=View Population \| publisher=Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India}}</ref>

	Bhachau is often mentioned in the TV show [[Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah]], as the Gada family and the protagonist [[Dilip Joshi\|Jethalal]] hail from there.<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tv/news-and-gossip/Gujarat-comes-alive-on-TV/articleshow/17293926.cms?referral=PM Gujarat comes alive on TV]</ref>		'''Bhachau''' is a city and a [[municipality]] in [[Kutch district]] (kachchh) in the state of [[Gujarat]], [[India]]. Bhachau was one of many devastated towns in the Kutch region of the Indian state of [[Gujarat]], during the [[1956 Anjar earthquake]]<ref name="h">{{cite news\|title=Quake rocks Kutch\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/07/24/stories/2006072400940900.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110824132322/http://www.hindu.com/2006/07/24/stories/2006072400940900.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=24 August 2011\|accessdate=16 December 2013\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|date=24 July 1956}}</ref> as well as in the [[2001 Gujarat earthquake]]. {{Asof\|2011}} it had a population of 39,532 in over 8,647 households.<ref name="Census2001">{{cite web \| url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/PopulationFinder/View_Village_Population.aspx?pcaid=2616&category=M \| title=View Population \| publisher=Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India}}</ref>

			Bhachau is often mentioned in the TV show [[Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah]], as the Gada family and the protagonist [[Dilip Joshi\|Jethalal]] hail from there.<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tv/news-and-gossip/Gujarat-comes-alive-on-TV/articleshow/17293926.cms?referral=PM Gujarat comes alive on TV]</ref> Some villages of Bhachau are included in Vagad but not Bhachau.

	== Geography ==		== Geography ==
	Bhachau is located at {{coord\|23.28\|N\|70.35\|E\|}}.<ref>[~~http~~://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/9/Bhachau.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Bhachau]</ref> It has an average elevation of 41 metres (134 feet).		Bhachau is located at {{coord\|23.28\|N\|70.35\|E\|}}.<ref>[https://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/09/Bhachau.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Bhachau]</ref> It has an average elevation of 41 metres (134 feet).

	One of the historical places in Bhachau is the hill of ''Kathhad Dada''.		One of the historical places in Bhachau is the hill of ''Kathhad Dada''.

>Vijay8808 at 08:00, 19 July 2021

2021-07-19T08:00:26Z

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{{Short description|City in Gujarat, India}}{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Bhachau
| official_name =
| native_name =
| native_name_lang = Kutchi
| other_name =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = city
| image_skyline = Bhachau Gate.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Bhachau Entrance Gate
| pushpin_map = India Gujarat#India3
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Gujarat, India
| coordinates = {{coord|23.296|N|70.343|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Gujarat]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Kutch district|Kutch]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type =
| governing_body =
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 41
| population_total = 180,000+
| population_as_of = 2020
| population_rank = 217 (Kutch Rank)
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Kutchi language|kutchi]], [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]], [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = 
| postal_code = 370140
| registration_plate = GJ-12
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]]
| blank1_info_sec1 = 21661:17871 [[male|♂]]/[[female|♀]]
| website = {{URL|gujaratindia.com}}
| footnotes =
}}
[[File:State Highway 6 Bhachau Gujarat India.jpg|thumb|State Highway 6 Bhachau]]
'''Bhachau''' is a city and a [[municipality]] in [[Kutch district]] in the state of [[Gujarat]], [[India]]. Bhachau was one of many devastated towns in the Kutch region of the Indian state of [[Gujarat]], during the [[1956 Anjar earthquake]]<ref name="h">{{cite news|title=Quake rocks Kutch|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/07/24/stories/2006072400940900.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110824132322/http://www.hindu.com/2006/07/24/stories/2006072400940900.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 August 2011|accessdate=16 December 2013|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=24 July 1956}}</ref> as well as in the [[2001 Gujarat earthquake]]. {{Asof|2011}} it had a population of 39,532 in over 8,647 households.<ref name="Census2001">{{cite web | url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/PopulationFinder/View_Village_Population.aspx?pcaid=2616&category=M | title=View Population | publisher=Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India}}</ref>

Bhachau is often mentioned in the TV show [[Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah]], as the Gada family and the protagonist [[Dilip Joshi|Jethalal]] hail from there.<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tv/news-and-gossip/Gujarat-comes-alive-on-TV/articleshow/17293926.cms?referral=PM Gujarat comes alive on TV]</ref>

== Geography ==
Bhachau is located at {{coord|23.28|N|70.35|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/9/Bhachau.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Bhachau]</ref> It has an average elevation of 41 metres (134 feet).

One of the historical places in Bhachau is the hill of ''Kathhad Dada''.

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050719004808/http://www.ausaid.gov.au/hottopics/gujarat/images/gujurat07.jpg Image of Bhachau street]

{{Authority control}}

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

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Bhachau - Revision history

StephaineShrader: cleanup structure to improve readability per sources

>Vijay8808 at 08:00, 19 July 2021