Bhayavadar | |
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Coordinates: 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 |
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. It comprises seven wards.[1]
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.[2]
Bhayavadar is located at 21°51′N 70°15′E / 21.85°N 70.25°E.[3] It has an average elevation of 71 meters (232 feet).
As of 2001[update] India census,[4] 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.[2]
According to the 2011 census, Bhayavadar had a population of 19,404.[5] As of 2024, the population is approximated to be at 27,300.[6]
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.