Bhestan | |
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Town | |
  Bhestan Location in Gujarat, India  Bhestan Bhestan (India) | |
| Coordinates: 21°07′18″N72°51′40″E / 21.121587°N 72.861104°E Coordinates: 21°07′18″N72°51′40″E / 21.121587°N 72.861104°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Gujarat |
| District | Surat |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 52,936 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Gujarati, Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 395023 |
| Vehicle registration | GJ |
| Website | gujaratindia |
Bhestan is a town and locality in Surat city of Surat district in the Indian state of Gujarat. [1]
As of 2011 [update] India census, [2] Bhestan had a population of 52,936: Males constitute 62.40% of the population and females 37.60%.
Bhestan is well connected to Udhna Darwaja and Sachin GIDC by Surat BRTS. [3]
Bhestan railway station is located on the Western Railway Mumbai – Vadodara Segment. It is 10 km from Surat, 138 km from Vadodara and 254 km from Mumbai.
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