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{{Short description|City in Gujarat, India}}{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}} | {{Short description|City in Gujarat, India}} | ||
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| image_skyline = Bhachau Gate.jpg | | image_skyline = Bhachau Gate.jpg | ||
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| 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 | | subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of Gujarat|District]] | ||
| subdivision_name2 = [[Kutch district|Kutch]] | | subdivision_name2 = [[Kutch district|Kutch]] | ||
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| postal_code = 370140 | | postal_code = 370140 | ||
| registration_plate = GJ- | | registration_plate = GJ-39 | ||
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]] | | blank1_name_sec1 = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]] | ||
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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>[ | 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''. | ||
Latest revision as of 01:49, 1 April 2025
Bhachau | |
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City | |
 Bhachau Entrance Gate | |
  Bhachau Location in Gujarat, India  Bhachau Bhachau (India) | |
| Coordinates: 23°17′46″N 70°20′35″E / 23.296°N 70.343°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Gujarat |
| District | Kutch |
| Elevation | 41 m (135 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 180,000+ |
| • Rank | 217 (Kutch Rank) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Gujarati, Hindi, Kutchi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | GJ-39 |
| Sex ratio | 1000:922 ♂/♀ |
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[1] as well as in the 2001 Gujarat earthquake. As of 2011[update] it had a population of 39,532 in over 8,647 households.[2]
Bhachau is often mentioned in the TV show Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah, as the Gada family and the protagonist Jethalal hail from there.[3] Some villages of Bhachau are included in Vagad but not Bhachau.
Geography[edit | edit source]
Bhachau is located at 23°17′N 70°21′E / 23.28°N 70.35°E.[4] It has an average elevation of 41 metres (134 feet).
One of the historical places in Bhachau is the hill of Kathhad Dada.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Quake rocks Kutch". The Hindu. 24 July 1956. Archived from the original on 24 August 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
- ↑ "View Population". Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India.
- ↑ Gujarat comes alive on TV
- ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Bhachau
External links[edit | edit source]
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