Bhayavadar, Rajkot

Bhayavadar
Bhayavadar
Town
	Bhayavadar Location in Gujarat, India Bhayavadar Bhayavadar (India)
	Coordinates: 21°51′N 70°15′E / 21.85°N 70.25°ECoordinates: 21°51′N 70°15′E / 21.85°N 70.25°E
Country	India
State	Gujarat
District	Rajkot
Elevation	71 m (233 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	19,404
Languages
• Official	Gujarati, Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	GJ
Website	Bhayavadar Nagar Palika
	president = Atulbhai M. Vachani (BJP)

Bhayavadar is a town and a municipality in Rajkot district in the Indian state of Gujarat.

History[edit]

At the collapse of the Mughal Empire, Bhayavadar fell into the hands of the Desais, who in about 1753 sold it to Jadeja Haloji of Gondal State. The Tarikh-i-Sorath says that Kumbhoji acquired Bhayavadar but probably he openly assumed the sovereignty while the sale took place in Haloji' s time. Bhayavadar is about eleven miles north of the Bhadar river, which is crossed by the bridge built by the Gondal Darbar at Supedi.^[1]

Geography[edit]

Bhayavadar is located at 21°51′N 70°15′E / 21.85°N 70.25°E / 21.85; 70.25.^[2] It has an average elevation of 71 metres (232 feet).

Demographics[edit]

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[3] Bhayavadar had a population of 18,246. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. The population according to the census of 1881 was 5197 souls.^[1]

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Kathiawar (Public Domain text). Vol. VIII. Printed at the Government Central Press, Bombay. 1884. pp. 397–398.
↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Bhayavadar
↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Kathiawar. Vol. VIII. Printed at the Government Central Press, Bombay. 1884. pp. 397–398.

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[bg-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Kathiawar (Public Domain text). Vol. VIII. Printed at the Government Central Press, Bombay. 1884. pp. 397–398.

[2] Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Bhayavadar

[3] "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

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v t e Populated places in Rajkot district
Cities and towns	Bhayavadar Dhoraji Gondal Jasdan Jetpur Kotharia Paddhari Rajkot Upleta Vasavad Virpur
Villages and settlements	Ajmer Ardoi Atkot Baldhoi Bhadla Bhadli Bhadva Bhoira Chitravav Devla Dolatpar Gundala gondal Hadmatiya JN. Halenda Jam Kandorna Jhilariya Kanavadala Keshwada Lapasari Lath Lilapur Moviya Nagvadar Nanamava Panchpipla Paneli Moti Patanvav Rampara Sardhar Supedi