Bhavnagar,
situated in Gujarat, is a port city in the Western part of India. It was
founded in 1743 by a Rajput Prince and was once capital of a princely
state. Bhavnagar was amongst the first of the princely states to join
the Indian Union after independence in 1947.
Demographics
According to 2001 census, Bhavnagar had a population of 18,79,340.
Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%.
Climate of Bhavnagar
Bhavnagar has hot summers between April and June and pleasant winters
between November and February. Monsoons visit during July and September.
Bhavnagar tends to mostly be humid throughout the year because it is
situated near the coast. Temperatures in Bhavnagar range from 13.85 to
38.45 degree celcius.
How to reach Bhavnagar?
Bhavnagar is connected by air to Mumbai and by rail to Ahmedabad. The
city is well connected to other major cities of Gujarat such as
Vadodara, Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Jamnagar, Surat etc by Bus services
operated by private and state-owned transport corporations. Daily
flights are operated by Jet Airways and Air Deccan. It was one of the
first city in Gujarat to have an airport.
Important Tourists Desinations
| Swaminarayan Mandir |
Gandhi Smriti Library |
Takhteshwar Temple |
| Nilambag Palace |
Seashore at Ghogha |
Victoria Park |
| Nava Bandar (New Port) |
Garden Circles |
Barton Library |
| Darbargadh |
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Smriti |
Gayatri Temple |
| Gurukul Clock Tower |
Gaurishankar Lake |
Pill Garden |
| Alang Ship Breaking Yard etc. |
Education in Bhavnagar
Bhavnagar is known for some of the premier institutes in the country.
Nanabhai Bhatt, Gijubhai Badheka and Harbhai Trivedi were three
personalities of Bhavnagar who experimented and sew new trends in rural
and liberal child education. Nanbhai's Gram Dakshinamutri and Lokbharati
have prepared three generations of brilliant workers and leaders engaged
in reshaping Indian village. Gijubhai's Dakshinamurti was important for
new liberal children's education. Harbhai Trivedi pioneered a similar
new trend in secondary education and his Home School became a model for
contemporary educators in western India. Liberal women's education was
born in Bhavnagar through the efforts of another reformer Amrutlal Dani.
Bhavnagar's Samaldas College is the oldest institution of higher
education in the region.
Economy of Bhavnagar
- Bhavnagar is primarily an industrial city and an important
trading post for cotton products.
- Bhavnagar is a coastal city with ports, salt works, ship building
and ship breaking yards along its coast.
- Bhavnagar's commercial importance is enhanced because of its
proximity with the Gulf of Cambay and the Arabian Sea.
- Its economy mainly depend on Alang ship breaking yard.
- It is famous for exports of cotton, ship machinery and dehydrated
onions.
- It is also known for diamond cutting, polishing, marketing, and
Diamond jewellery manufacturing.
- The city has re-rolling mills due to ship-breaking yard at Alang.
