Valsad, historically known as Bulsar, is a city and a municipality in Valsad district of the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the district headquarters of Valsad district. The city of Valsad is located in the south of Navsari and Surat.
Khambhat, also known as Cambay, is a city and the surrounding urban agglomeration in Anand district in the Indian state of Gujarat. It was once an important trading center, but its harbour gradually silted up, and the maritime trade moved to Surat. Khambat lies on an alluvial plain at the north end of the Gulf of Khambhat, noted for the extreme rise and fall of its tides, which can vary as much as thirty feet in the vicinity of Khambat. Khambat is known for its halvasan sweet, sutarfeni, akik stone and kites (patang), and for sources of oil and gas.
The 2005 Gujarat floods, during the monsoon season, affected the state of Gujarat, India, that included 20 districts, with 10 of them severely affected. 117 of the 225 Tehsils, 11 cities were included, and more than 7,200 villages inundated, with up to 10,000 affected. The cumulative 505 millimetres (19.9 in) of rain left approximately 176,000 people homeless during the flooding that included the drowning of a rare Asiatic lion from the Gir wildlife sanctuary. At least 173 people were killed in the flooding.
Anand District is an administrative district of Gujarat state in western India and is popularly known as Charotar. It was carved out of the Kheda district in 1997. Anand is the administrative headquarters of the district. It is bounded by Kheda District to the north, Vadodara District to the east, Ahmedabad District to the west, and the Gulf of Khambhat to the south. Major towns are Umreth, Khambhat, Karamsad, Tarapur, Petlad, Borsad and Sojitra.
Kheda District is one of the thirty-three districts of Gujarat state in western India. Its central city, Kheda, is the administrative headquarters of the district.
Fagani is a small village located 2 km near Petlad in Gujarat, India. The town is near Anand, one of the biggest cities of Gujarat. Fagani has a population of around 5000.
Dharmaj is a village in Petlad taluka, Anand district, Gujarat, India. As of the 2011 Census of India, the population was 10,429. The village is nicknamed the "village of NRIs" due to the large number of families who have moved abroad. It is one of the richest and most developed villages in India. This small village consists of more than 8 bank branches plus its own village cooperative bank.
Isnav is a little village from one of the 22 Gam Patidar Samaj, situated at coordinates: 22°31'59"N | 72°45'51"E just nearby small town called Sojitra. Isnav is surrounded by natural countryside. The village has an entrance from the State Highway 83 in Gujarat. From the Gateway, off the highway just after 0.80 km drive is the village Isnav.
Ghunteli is a village in Anand Taluka, Gujarat State, India. It is 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from the district headquarters at Anand.
The village of Changa is situated to the west of the tehsil headquarters Petlad at about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) away. It is about 20 kilometres (12 mi) North-west from the district headquarters Anand. The village is situated on Nadiad-Khambhat road and is 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) interior from Valetva. The village is connected by road with main centers such as Anand, Petlad, Nadiad, Ahmedabad etc. The village has very good transportation system and public electrical infrastructure.
Rampur is a village in Kheda district, Gujarat, India. It is located at 22°39'27"N / 72°46'26"E and 3 km far east of Vaso.
Kasor is a village in Sojitra Taluka and Anand District, in Gujarat, India. The village has an entrance from the State Highway 83 in Gujarat. Entrance Gate of Kasor came off the highway just after 2.5 km drive. The 400 K.V.SS Power Station is considered as being in this village.
Petlad is one of the 182 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Gujarat state in India. It is part of Anand district.
Sojitra is one of the 182 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Gujarat state in India. It is part of Anand district.
Vatav is a small village located in Petlad Taluka in Anand district, Gujarat, India. As of the 2011 Census of India, it had a population of 2,484. The pin code of Vatav is 388450.
Ashokpuri Goswami is a Gujarati poet and writer from Gujarat, India. He won Sahitya Akademi Award for Gujarati language in 1997 for his novel Koovo (1994).
Petlad Junction railway station is a railway station on the Western Railway network in the state of Gujarat, India. Petlad Junction railway station is 21 km far away from Anand railway station. Passenger, DEMU trains halt at Petlad Junction railway station.
Bochasan Junction railway station is a railway station on the Western Railway network in the state of Gujarat, India. Passenger trains halt at Bochasan Junction railway station.
Sudha Patel is India’s youngest elected blind female sarpanch. She was elected in June 1995 as the sarpanch of Changa village in Anand district, Gujarat. Patel is the recipient of the prestigious Ten Outstanding Young Persons of World (1997) award, Outstanding Woman Panchayat Leader of India award, and was awarded the Jagdish K Patel Award by the President of India.
The Anand–Khambhat line belongs to Vadodara division of Western Railway zone in Gujarat State.
