Bhadli is a village and former princely state on Saurashtra peninsula in Gujarat , western India.
10-627: Bhadli lies in Jasdan Taluka of Rajkot district . It is situated on a tributary of the Ghelo river. Bhadli was a fourth Class non-salute state in the Gohelwar prant of Kathiawar , ruled by Kathi Rajputs. It comprised 24 villages, with a population of 2,988 in 1901, yielding a state revenue of 16,000 Rupees (mainly from land) and paying a tribute of 1,357 Rupees, to the British agency. It
20-475: A literacy rate of 82.2%. After bifurcation the population was 3,015,229, of which 1,887,654 (62.60%) lived in urban areas. The divided district had a sex ratio of 923 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes were 235,749 (7.82%) and 19,160 (0.64%) of the population respectively. In the divided district Hindus were 2,753,712 (91.33%) while Muslims were 222,649 (7.38%) and Jains were 28,297 (0.94%). Languages of Rajkot district (2011) At
30-666: Is part of Kachchh Lok Sabha constituency. Rajkot Airport , located near Rajkot city provides air connectivity with Mumbai , Delhi , Hyderabad , Bangalore , and Goa . The only port of this district was the Port of Navlakhi , an all-weather lighterage port located on the southwest end of the Gulf of Kutch , which now belongs to Morbi district that was introduced later. The National Highway 8A links Morbi with Kandla . The National Highway 8B connects Rajkot with Porbandar . The National Highway 8D links Jetpur with Junagadh . According to
40-503: Is the administrative headquarters of the district. It is the third-most advanced district in Gujarat and the fourth most populus. This district is surrounded by Morbi district in north, Surendranagar and Botad districts in east, Amreli and Junagadh districts in south and Porbandar Jamnagar district in west. The district occupies an area of 11203 km . The district is named after its headquarters, Rajkot city. The name of
50-543: The 2011 census Rajkot district has a population of 3,804,558, roughly equal to the nation of Liberia or the US state of Oregon . This gives it a ranking of 68th in India (out of a total of 640 ). The district has a population density of 339 inhabitants per square kilometre (880/sq mi) . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 19.87%. Rajkot has a sex ratio of 924 females for every 1000 males, and
60-588: The city of Rajkot (literally means the city of princes) was probably derived from Raju Sandhi , the co-founder of the erstwhile princely state of Rajkot in 1620. The city is situated between 23°08' North latitude and 20º58' North latitude and 71º40' East longitude and 70º20' East longitude. Rajkot has relatively pleasant climate. The climate does not exhibit a lot of extremities. The summer spans from March to June. The temperature at this time varies between 20 °C and 40 °C. The rainy season spans from July to September. The average amount of rainfall received by
70-735: The place is 550 mm. The winter months are October to February. The district comprises 11 talukas . These are Paddhari, Lodhika, Dhoraji, Rajkot, Jam Kandorna, Upleta, Jetpur, Kotda Sangani , Jasdan, Vinchhiya and Gondal. About 600 villages are in Rajkot District as per 2011 census data. There are 8 Vidhan Sabha constituencies in this district: Rajkot East, Rajkot West, Rajkot South, Rajkot Rural, Jasdan, Gondal, Jetpur and Dhoraji. Tankara, Wankaner, Rajkot East, Rajkot West, Rajkot South, Rajkot Rural and Jasdan constituencies are part of Rajkot Lok Sabha constituency. Gondal, Jetpur and Dhoraji are part of Porbandar Lok Sabha constituency. Morbi
80-458: The time of the 2011 Census of India , 96.31% of the population in the district spoke Gujarati and 1.95% Hindi as their first language. It had a population of 3,169,881 of which 51.29% were urban as of 2001. The literacy rate is 74.85% (2001 census). National Highway 8A (India) National Highway 41 ( NH 41 ) is a primary national highway in India . This highway runs entirely in
90-620: Was a noted freebooter of the later end of the eighteenth century. This Indian history-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a location in Rajkot district , Gujarat , India is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Rajkot district Rajkot district is one of the 33 districts of the Indian state of Gujarat . Located in Saurashtra peninsula , Rajkot city
100-676: Was originally a well known holding of a Chudasama Bhayad of Junagadh , from whom it was conquered in the eighteenth century by the Khachar Kathis, who held it till British period. Most of the Chudasama houses of Gujarat and the Bhal region derive their origin from the Raos (princely chieftains) of Bhadli. Bhadli was subordinate to the Babra thana during British period. Bhan Khachar of Bhadli
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