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Keshod
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Akshygadh Mandir, Keshod
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Keshod
Location in Gujarat, India
Coordinates: 21°18′N70°15′E / 21.3°N 70.25°E / 21.3; 70.25
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Gujarat
District Junagadh
Government
  BodyKeshod Nagarpalika
Elevation
42 m (138 ft)
Population
 (2014)
  Total76,193
Languages
  Official Gujarati, Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
362220
Telephone02871
Vehicle registration GJ-11

Keshod is a town and a Taluka in Junagadh District.

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Infrastructure

Keshod Airport serves Junagadh district, which was used by Nawab of Junagadh Muhammad Mahabat Khanji III while escaping to Pakistan. [1]

Transportation

Keshod has good and clean Government Bus station and also good private buses as well as. Good frequency for the Junagadh, Somanath, Verval, Rajkot, Ahmedabad, Jamnagar, Gandhinagar and other big cities.

Also Keshod railway station which connect to western railways. to Somnath->Junagadh->Rajkot->Porbandar->Ahemedbad->Jabalpur->Mumbai->Pune.

Keshod Airport is a public airport located in Keshod, It primarily serves the cities of Junagadh and Veraval and the surrounding region.

Terrain

Keshod's landscape is mostly dry. It is 30 kilometres from the sea. During the monsoon months it often rains heavily in and around Keshod but the searing heat means that for a lot of the year there are problems with receiving running water. There are a few small rivers including Sabri which provides water to the city of the Keshod, while Ojat rivers flows through south western part of the Taluka and serves areas of Ghed (ઘેડ) with its water, there is a mountain called Akshaygadh mountain which is around 3 km away from the city and has a height of around 250 meters, some of the villages of Keshod falls under Gir region which is famous for Lions and Keshar Mango as well, Farming is the largest employer with groundnut and cotton being the most popular crop grown.[ citation needed ]

Industries

Gujarat's biggest TB Hospital located in Keshod. There is a 150+ Groundnut oil factory in keshod. keshod famous for Chhakado rickshaw Manufacturing. Keshod is Also Known for its furniture manufacturing industries around 300 small and big manufacturing unit are working. Keshod also known for its Kapad (cloth) bazaar in the retail sector.

Climate

Climate data for Keshod Airport (1981–2010, extremes 1969–2007)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)37.0
(98.6)
39.5
(103.1)
43.9
(111.0)
44.4
(111.9)
45.5
(113.9)
42.8
(109.0)
37.2
(99.0)
38.0
(100.4)
39.4
(102.9)
41.8
(107.2)
39.2
(102.6)
37.2
(99.0)
45.5
(113.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)29.4
(84.9)
31.7
(89.1)
35.6
(96.1)
37.4
(99.3)
36.8
(98.2)
34.8
(94.6)
31.4
(88.5)
30.2
(86.4)
32.2
(90.0)
35.5
(95.9)
33.8
(92.8)
30.7
(87.3)
33.3
(91.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)12.0
(53.6)
13.9
(57.0)
17.7
(63.9)
21.5
(70.7)
25.1
(77.2)
26.8
(80.2)
25.7
(78.3)
24.6
(76.3)
23.7
(74.7)
21.0
(69.8)
17.1
(62.8)
13.3
(55.9)
20.2
(68.4)
Record low °C (°F)3.6
(38.5)
4.4
(39.9)
8.8
(47.8)
14.3
(57.7)
17.4
(63.3)
20.1
(68.2)
14.6
(58.3)
22.0
(71.6)
18.8
(65.8)
13.6
(56.5)
9.0
(48.2)
4.9
(40.8)
3.6
(38.5)
Average rainfall mm (inches)0.9
(0.04)
0.6
(0.02)
0.0
(0.0)
0.1
(0.00)
2.5
(0.10)
171.8
(6.76)
303.3
(11.94)
168.9
(6.65)
92.6
(3.65)
27.8
(1.09)
1.5
(0.06)
0.2
(0.01)
770.3
(30.33)
Average rainy days0.10.10.00.00.44.311.79.84.21.10.30.031.9
Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST)29272936506376776743302846
Source: India Meteorological Department [2] [3]

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References

  1. Chopra, Pran Nath (1992). Encyclopaedia of India, Volume 30. Rima Pub. House. p. 42.
  2. "Station: Keshod (A) Climatological Table 1981–2010" (PDF). India Meteorological Department. December 2016. p. 407–408. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  3. "Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)" (PDF). India Meteorological Department. December 2016. p. M56. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.