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{{Infobox settlement | {{Infobox settlement | ||
| name = Chorwad | | name = Chorwad | ||
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| pushpin_map = India Gujarat#India3 | |||
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Gujarat, India | |||
| coordinates = {{coord|21.0167|N|70.2333|E|display=inline,title}} | |||
| subdivision_type = Country | | subdivision_type = Country | ||
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| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]] | | subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]] | ||
| subdivision_name1 = [[ | | subdivision_name1 = [[Gujarat]] | ||
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]] | | subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]] | ||
| subdivision_name2 = [[ | | subdivision_name2 = [[Junagadh district|Junagadh]] | ||
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| | | population_total = 21196 | ||
| | | population_as_of = 2001 | ||
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| registration_plate =GJ | |||
| website = {{URL|gujaratindia.com}} | |||
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'''Chorwad''' is a | '''Chorwad''' or '''Chorvad''' is a city and a [[municipality]] in Malia Hatina Taluka of [[Junagadh district]] in the state of [[Gujarat]], [[India]]. It lies on the coast of the [[Arabian Sea]]. | ||
==Etymology== | |||
It is said to have derived its name from being a notorious haunt of pirates.<ref name="bg">{{cite book|title=Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Kathiawar (Public Domain text)|url=https://archive.org/details/1884GazetteerByBombayPresidencyVol8Kathiawar349D|year=1884|publisher=Printed at the Government Central Press, Bombay|volume=VIII|pages=406–407}} {{PD-notice}}</ref> | |||
== | ==History== | ||
Chorvad has been since the earliest days famous for its betel gardens, and the flavour of Chorvad betel is supposed to be very superior, and it is largely exported not only inland but also by sea. Chorvad was in ancient times a dependency of [[Mangrol State|Mangrol]].<ref name="bg"/> | |||
In later times, i. e. after the collapse of the [[Mughal Empire|Mughal power]] in the [[Saurashtra (region)|Saurashtra]] peninsula, it was seized on by the [[Raizada]]s, but we have no record of the exact date of such seizure ; but Sanghji or Singhji, the Raizada Garasia of Chorvad, took an active part in the intestine wars of the nineteenth century ; but he was killed in the battle of Malia fought between him and Aliya Hatti, and his descendants were much embarrassed as to how they should defray the arrears of the soldiery. As Rana Sultanji of [[Porbandar State]] was connected by marriage with the deceased Singhji, his relatives in 1787 entrusted the fort and town to him on condition that he should defray the demands of the Sipahis. The Rana agreed and took possession of the town and then his commandant of this town captured [[Veraval]]. This caused a general insurrection against the Nawab along the coast, and [[Sutrapada]] also rebelled. But in the course of a short time Veraval was recovered and Chorvad also was conquered in 1788. Mokaji, the chief Raizada Garasia, was permitted to retire with his family to [[Dhoraji]] on this occasion under the protection of Jadeja Kumbhoji of [[Gondal State]]. So Chorvad became a ''khalsa'' (crown) domain of the [[Junagadh State]].<ref name="bg"/> | |||
== | ==Demographics== | ||
{{ | The population according to the 1872 census was 2818 souls, but this fell to 1299 after the severe famine of 1878–79.<ref name="bg"/> {{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.com/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Chorvad had a population of 21,196. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Chorvad has an average literacy rate of 50%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 62% and female literacy of 38%. 12% of the population is under 6 years of age. | ||
==Places of interest== | |||
There are some images here in a patch of forest called the ''Jhund'' or Chorvadi Mata.<ref name="bg"/> Chorvad beach is also popular. It is located near Chorvad Palace. | |||
==Notable people== | |||
* [[Dhirubhai Ambani]], industrialist | |||
* [[Rajesh Chudasama]], politician | |||
{{geo-stub}} | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | |||
[[Category:Cities and towns in Junagadh district]] | |||
{{Junagadh-geo-stub}} | |||