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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Bhat
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| nickname = Bhat Gam
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| image_skyline = Bhat.jpg
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| image_caption = Clockwise from topː Moti Talav, Morning View, Farm View, Swaminarayan Temple, Building at Rabari Vas and different areas
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| subdivision_name = India
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = [[Gujarat]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Ahmedabad district|Ahmedabad]]
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| government_type = [[Gram Panchayat]]
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| elevation_m = 33
| population_total = 5,858
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| postal_code = 382210
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'''Bhat''' ({{audio|Bhat.ogg|[ˈbhaːt]}}) is a village in [[Daskroi]]<ref name="Ahmedabad District Panchayat">{{cite web|url=https://ahmedabaddp.gujarat.gov.in/ahmedabad/english/daskroi-taluko.htm|title= Ahmedabad District Panchayat: Data from the Ahmedabad District Panchayat, including Villages of Daskroi Taluka (Provisional)|accessdate=22 April 2015|publisher= Ahmedabad District Panchayat}}</ref> Taluka in [[Ahmedabad district]] of [[Gujarat State, India]]. Bhat is located near the bank of the [[Sabarmati River]], 24 km towards west from District headquarters [[Ahmedabad]], 5 km from [[Daskroi]] and 49 km from State capital [[Gandhinagar]].

==Geography==
Bhat lies at {{Coord|22.87|N|72.46|E|}} in [[western India]] at 33 metres (107 ft) above sea level near the bank of the [[Sabarmati River]] in north-central Gujarat. According to the [[Bureau of Indian Standards]], the village falls under [[Earthquake hazard zoning of India|seismic zone 3]], in a scale of 2 to 5 (in order of increasing vulnerability to earthquakes).<ref name="hazardprofile">{{cite web |url=https://www.caee.uottawa.ca/India.pdf |title=Performance of buildings during the 2001 Bhuj earthquake|accessdate=3 August 2008 |work=Jag Mohan Humar, David Lau, and Jean-Robert Pierre|publisher=The Canadian Association for Earthquake Engineering |format=PDF |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070710000016/https://www.caee.uottawa.ca/India.pdf |archivedate = 10 July 2007}}</ref>

The south-west monsoon winds bring humid climate to Bhat from mid-June to mid-September. The average rainfall is 932 mm.<ref name="climate">{{cite web
|title = Incredible India (Ahmedabad page)
|url = https://www.incredibleindia.org/newsite/cms_page.asp?pageid=32
|accessdate = 26 March 2006
|url-status = dead
|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070928140410/https://www.incredibleindia.org/newsite/cms_page.asp?pageid=32
|archivedate = 28 September 2007
}}</ref> The highest temperature recorded is 47 °C and the lowest is 5 °C.<ref name="temperatures">{{cite web
|title = Weatherbase (Ahmedabad data)
|url=https://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=074624&refer=&units=metric
|accessdate=8 May 2006

}}</ref>

===Holi Dhal===
'''Holi Dhal''' is a prominent [[town square]] in Bhat, Daskroi village.<ref name="Ahmedabad District Panchayat"/>{{failed verification|date=November 2019|reason=No mention of this place in the given reference}} It is surrounded by historical structures. It is a vegetable market in the morning, a cloth market in the noon and the street food market at night.

It is named after ritual ceremony of [[Holika Dahan]]. In the festival of Holi villagers celebrates the death of Holika to save [[Prahlad]] at this place so now it is known as Holi Dhal. In olden days, people use to contribute a piece of wood for Holika bonfire. This bustling open square near the center of the village functions as a vegetable market in the morning and evening, and a cloth market in the afternoon. It is most famous, however, for its food stalls that start to emerge around 7:30 in the evening and continue till late night, with various local street snacks. Some heritage structures are in vicinity. The memorial temple of Lord Shiva known as Dudheshwar Mahadev is situated in Holi Dhal. It was the first [[Pol (housing)|pol]] (housing cluster) of Bhat. Prajapati and Patels settled here around the 1450s. There is one temple besides pol, Dudheshwar Mahadev temple.

===Garba Chowk===
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'''Garba Chowk''' is a second prominent [[town square]] in Bhat, Daskroi village.<ref name="Ahmedabad District Panchayat"/>{{failed verification|date=November 2019|reason=No mention of this place in the given link}} The Chowk is [[hardscape]]s suitable for open [[market (place)|market]]s, music concerts, political rallies, and other events. Being centrally located, chowk is surrounded by small shops such as vegetable shop, [[Grocery store|Grocery shop]], and clothing stores.

Place is as hub for playing [[Garba (dance)|Garba]] across the village, Nine nights of [[Navratri|Navaratri]] are celebrated with people performing Garba, the most popular folk dance of Gujarat. In the village there is a ritual to perform garba from the day of [[Indian New Year's days|Bestu Varas]] to the day of [[Kartik Poornima|Dev Diwali]]. Villagers perform Garba, start to emerge around 8:00 in the evening and continue till late night.

==Demographics==
As per Census 2011,<ref name="Census Organization of India">{{cite web|url=https://www.census2011.co.in/data/village/511679-bhat-gujarat.html|title= Census Organization of India: Data from the Population Census 2011, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=17 April 2015|publisher= Census Organization of India}}</ref> The Bhat village had population of 5858 of which 3037 are males while 2821 are females. In Bhat village population of children with age 0–6 is 761 which makes up 12.99% of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Bhat village is 929 which is higher than Gujarat state average of 919. Child Sex Ratio for the Bhat as per census is 829, lower than [[Gujarat]] average of 890. ''Lakkadiya Hanuman Temple'', also known as ''[[Hanuman]] ji Mandir'' is the place of worship in the village.<ref name="Ahmedabad District Panchayat"/>{{failed verification|date=November 2019|reason=No mention of this place in the given link}}

===Faliyas===
A ''faliyu'' (pronounced phaliyum, {{langx|gu|ફળિયું}}) or ''faliya'' and ''fali'', also known as '''nivas''', is a housing cluster which comprises many families of a particular group, linked by [[caste]], profession, or religion.<ref name="Others">{{cite book|title=Reader In Urban Sociology|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fEwOQh41NZMC&pg=PA179|accessdate=15 February 2012|publisher=Orient Blackswan|isbn=978-0-86311-152-5|pages=179–}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Residential Cluster, Ahmedabad: Housing based on the traditional Pols|url=http://www.plea2009.arc.ulaval.ca/Papers/1.CHALLENGE/1.2%20City/POSTER/1-2-22-PLEA2009Quebec.pdf|publisher=arc.ulaval.ca/|accessdate=15 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518101300/http://www.plea2009.arc.ulaval.ca/Papers/1.CHALLENGE/1.2%20City/POSTER/1-2-22-PLEA2009Quebec.pdf|archive-date=18 May 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> This is a list of faliya in Bhat, Daskroi, Gujarat, India.

The list of Faliyas in Bhat is given below:
#GARBA CHOWK (THAKOR VAS)
#Mukhi vash
#Prajapati Nivas
#Patel's Faliyu
#Patel's Khadki
#Raval Vas
#Sharma Nivas
#Thakor Vas
#Rabari Vas
#Bhampol
#Mahadev Khadaki
#Suthar Vas
#Darji Vas
#Rohit Vas

==Transportation==
The [[Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation]] runs a circular bus service along the [[Sardar Patel Ring Road]] from Sarkhej – [[Dholka City|Dholka]] Road on an hourly basis.<ref name="circular">{{cite news |title=Circular bus service on Sardar Patel Ring Road |url=https://www.indianexpress.com/news/circular-bus-service-on-sardar-patel-ring-road/550901/ |date=7 December 2009 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |location=Ahmedabad |accessdate=29 July 2013}}</ref><ref name="circ">{{cite news |title=GSRTC to have circular bus service along SP Ring Road |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/GSRTC-to-have-circular-bus-service-along-SP-Ring-Road/articleshow/5306083.cms |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130729142931/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-12-06/ahmedabad/28093495_1_gsrtc-circular-routes-buses |url-status=live |archive-date=29 July 2013 |date=6 December 2009 |work=[[The Times of India]] |location=Ahmedabad|access-date=29 July 2013}}</ref>
[[List of state highways in Gujarat|State Highway 4]], linking [[Vataman]] to Ahmedabad, passes through Bhat and connects it with [[Dholka]], [[Sarkhej]], Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar. The [[National Highway 8A (India)|National Highway 8A]] also links Bhat to Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar.<ref name="Roads and Highways in Gujarat">{{cite web|url=https://www.discoveredindia.com/gujarat/transportation-in-gujarat/roads-in-gujarat.htm|title=Roads and Highways in Gujarat: Data from Detail Of Roads and Highways in Gujarat, including List of State Highways and National Highways in Gujarat|accessdate=2 June 2015|publisher=Discovered India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180701132626/http://www.discoveredindia.com/gujarat/transportation-in-gujarat/roads-in-gujarat.htm|archive-date=1 July 2018|url-status=usurped}}</ref>

==Education==
[[File:Bhat Primary School Panorama View.jpg|left|thumb|Bhat Primary School Panorama View]]
[[File:Bhat Primary School.JPG|thumb|Bhat Primary School Campus]]
Bhat village has lower [[literacy]] rate compared to Gujarat. In 2011, literacy rate of Bhat village was 74.08% compared to 78.03% of Gujarat. In Bhat Male literacy stands at 84.05% while female literacy rate was 63.53%.<ref name="Census Organization of India"/> There is two primary government schools named: Bhat Primary School and Rampura Primary School.<ref name="Integrated Management Information System (IMIS)">{{cite web|url=https://indiawater.gov.in/IMISWeb/Reports/rws/rpt_DetailsofSchools_AganwadisBlockWiseList.aspx?BlockId=0000002054&DistrictName=AHMADABAD&StateName=GUJARAT&Category=1&Type=Othr|title= Integrated Management Information System: Data from Detail Of Total Schools, including village name and schools (Provisional)|accessdate=22 April 2015|publisher= Integrated Management Information System (IMIS)}}</ref>

==Economy==
In Bhat village out of total population, 2055 were engaged in work activities. 88.81% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11.19% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2055 workers engaged in Main Work, 449 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 788 were Agricultural labourer.<ref name="Census Organization of India"/>

==References==
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[[Category:Villages in Ahmedabad district]]

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