Chanch, Gujarat

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Chanch is a coastal village in Rajula Taluka of Amreli district, Gujarat, India, Asia.It is a famous tourist spot too. It has a famous Port which is its identity.

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Geography

Chanch is situated near the mouth of the Motapat creek, on a rock on the shore of the Arabian Sea. [1]

History

The village probably derives its name from beak shaped seacoast, literally Chanch in Gujarati. [2]

Chanch was formerly infamous for it pirates so much that Gujarati term Chanchia became synonymous with pirate. [1] [2]

Demographics

It had a population of 130 in 1880s. [1] It has now population of around 13000 which lives in scattered houses in seven clusters. [3]

Economy

Fishery and labour in saltpans is major source of income. Pearls are found in the Chanch creek. [1] [2] [3]

Education

The village has three primary schools. [3]

Places of interest

There was a famous Baobab tree at Chanch, about 100 feet in circumference at a height of four feet from the ground. It was at least 2000 years old, and possibly was planted by one of the old navigators to or from the African coast. The tree is not considered indigenous to India, though found in many places. Usually, however, it is found growing near the coast. There are two or three of these trees growing along the southern coast of Saurashtra such as in Mahuva. It fell down in storm later. [1]

There is a bungalow on seashore built by Krishna Kumarsinhji Bhavsinhji of Bhavnagar State. The construction was started in 1945 and ended after 10 years at the cost of Rupees 20 Lakh. It has 88 rooms. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Kathiawar (Public Domain text). Vol. VIII. Printed at the Government Central Press, Bombay. 1884. p. 403.
  2. 1 2 3 "ચાંચ બંદર". Amreli district panchayat (in Gujarati). Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 "આઠ કિમી લાંબા દરિયાઇ પટ્ટીના ગામમાં બહાર ગામથી આવતા શિક્ષકોને હોડીમાં બેસી સ્કૂલે જવુ પડે છે". Divya Bhaskar (in Gujarati). 22 April 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  4. ↑ "ચાંચ બંગલો". Amreli district panchayat (in Gujarati). Retrieved 26 February 2017.

PD-icon.svg 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. 403.

Coordinates: 20°57′23″N71°30′24″E / 20.9565°N 71.5067°E / 20.9565; 71.5067


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