Keshod

Keshod
Keshod
Town
	Akshygadh Mandir, Keshod
	Keshod Location in Gujarat, India
	Coordinates: 21°18′N70°15′E / 21.3°N 70.25°E
Country	India
State	Gujarat
District	Junagadh
Government
• Body	Keshod Nagarpalika
Elevation	42 m (138 ft)
Population (2014)
• Total	76,193
Languages
• Official	Gujarati, Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	362220
Telephone	02871
Vehicle registration	GJ-11

Last updated October 30, 2023

Keshod is a town and a Taluka in Junagadh District.

Infrastructure

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

Transportation

Keshod have 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)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
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)
Average high °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)
Average low °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 days	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.4	4.3	11.7	9.8	4.2	1.1	0.3	0.0	31.9
Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST)	29	27	29	36	50	63	76	77	67	43	30	28	46
Source: India Meteorological Department ^[2]^[3]

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References

↑ Chopra, Pran Nath (1992). Encyclopaedia of India, Volume 30. Rima Pub. House. p. 42.
↑ "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.
↑ "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.

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[chopra-1] Chopra, Pran Nath (1992). Encyclopaedia of India, Volume 30. Rima Pub. House. p. 42.

[IMDnormals-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.

[IMDextremes-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.

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