Botad City | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 22°10′N 71°40′E / 22.17°N 71.67°E | |
Country | India |
State | Gujarat |
District | Botad district |
Named for | Damodar Botadkar |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
Area | |
• Total | 10.36 km2 (4.00 sq mi) |
Elevation | 70 m (230 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 130,302 |
• Density | 13,000/km2 (33,000/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Gujarati, Hindi |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 364710 |
Vehicle registration | GJ-33 |
Website | botad.gujarat.gov.in |
Botad is a city and district headquarters of Botad district, Gujarat, India. It is about 92 km from Bhavnagar and 133 km From Ahmedabad by road distance.[1]
Botad is situated at the confluence of the streams which unite to form a small river Utavali in gujarati it is known as GATAR
.[2] Botad is surrounded by low hills on the east and west, forming a valley. Utavali Creek flows through the town, and Madhu Creek joins the Utavali river near Ten Drains.
The town is a gateway to Kathiawad (toward Gadhada, Lathi and Amreli), and a crossroads of Gohilwad (towards Bhavnagar), Jhalawad (Limbdi, Surendranagar) and Panchal (towards Paliyad, Vinchiya, Jasdan).
According to the 2011 Indian census, the population of the town of Botad was 130,302 (67,778 men and 62,524 women). Total literacy was 94,563 (53,275 men and 41,288 women). The literacy rate is 83.21 percent, of which male and female literacy was 88.89 percent and 74.60 percent respectively. Botad's overall sex ratio is 922 women per 1,000 men, with a child sex ratio of 874 girls to 1,000 boys. There were a total of 16,654 children (from birth to age six), 8,889 boys, and 7,765 girls (12.78 percent of the municipality's total population).[3]
It had a population of 7450 souls according to the census of 1872, which increased to 7755 in 1881.[2]
Botad has a tropical wet-and-dry climate, with a hot, dry summer from mid-March to mid-June and the monsoon (wet) season from mid-June to October (when the average rainfall is 620 millimetres (24 in). From November to February the weather is mild, with an average temperature of about 20 °C (68 °F) and low humidity. May and June have less rainfall and wind than the post-monsoon period. Thunderstorms are frequent in June and July, and fog is common in winter. Summer temperatures range from 24 to 42 °C (75 to 108 °F), and winter temperatures from 10 to 22 °C (50 to 72 °F).[4]
Botad's economy primarily relies on agriculture and diamond cutting and processing, although it has also witnessed a number of emerging sectors such as real estate, cotton processing and packaging, and healthcare.
The diet in Botad is predominantly vegetarian. Hunting is unpopular, and the city has a variety of fauna. Clothing varies with the seasons and their festivals. Women generally wear the Gujarati type of sari, and men wear kurtas and trousers.
Cricket is popular in Botad, and during the 1970s and 1980s the town hosted cricket tournaments with teams from Jasdan, Lathi and Bhavanagar. There are no sports facilities in Botad. Popular children's games include moy-dandiya, marbles and kabaddi.
Botad has a comprehensive education system that includes both public and private institutions. The public-school system is administered by the state government. Gujarati is the medium of instruction in both public and the majority of private schools. Some primary schools also provide English language instruction.
Botad High School was the first high school created after India's independence.
The city has several colleges.
Botad is well connected to Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Surat, Vadodara, Bhavnagar, Rajkot and Surendranagar by rail and road.
With Botad Junction railway station, there is direct rail service to Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Surat, Pune, Hyderabad, Kakinada, Asansol, Delhi Sarai Rohilla, Kakinada Port, Haridwar of Uttarakhand, Banaras, Udhampur of Jammu and Kashmir, Mahuva, Bhavnagar and Kochuveli on the east coast.[11][2]
Nearby Domestic Airport from Botad District is at Bhavnagar Airport. Bhavnagar is connected with Surat and Mumbai by air routes.
Botad is connected with other cities of the Country by road. It is connected with National and State Highways. Botad City is connected with other cities of the State via Gujarat State Transport bus services of Gujarat State. Many Private Buses runs for the other cities of Gujarat.
3 Dr.rajesh chauhan research work.
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[1] 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. p. 402.