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Porbandar,
the; seaside city is an historical place - known as Gandhi's birth place which Population is : 178,700. It is believed that Porbandar city was founded on Rakshabandhan day (a holy day of Hindu religion) in 1193 as Pauravelakul .But after that it is called as Sudamapuri after "Sudama", a compatriot of the lord Krishna 's and whose temple situated in Porbandar finally called as Porbandar from 1785. It is located on Saurashtra's western coast; in Gujarat State of India at latitude north 21.647223 and longitude east 69.656944. The Gandhi family was the hereditary Diwans of Porbandar. Mahatma Gandhi born On 2nd October, 1869 AD. His father - Karamchand Gandhi at that time held the post of diwan. Mr. Ganghi spent his child hood & school days at Rajkot about 200 K.M. from Porbandar. Later going to Bhavnagar for education at university and became lawyer. Their family friend Mr Zhaveri call them south Africa for their legal advisor where he was inspired to take up the cause of Justice and truth.
But Mahatma Gandhi
was not the only mahatma associated with Porbandar. Swami Vivekanand had done much of his research in Porbandar, and Rabindranath Tagore visited the city for a considerable period in his younger days in 1923 AD also.
History :: Actually Porbandar was a momentous port of the Jetwa Rajputs, a dynasty that ruled vast areas of the Kathiawad peninsula for approximately 2000 years. The dynasty faced a number of problems including the incursion of the Jadeja Rajputs who victorious them in battle in the late 16th and early 17th century. The Jetwa came back to power in the 1630s, when the Jamsaheb of Nawanagar (present day Jamnagar) granted them Ranpur, which they made their capital. From here, they moved to Chhaya; 5 kilometers from Porbandar, which then became their capital. By the 18th century, the Jetwas finally settled at Porbandar, which occupied a unique position as a port city. It was strategically situated south of the ports of Nawanagar and Kutch state, and north of Veeraval in Junagadh state and historically had traded with Arabian Gulf and African countries. The creamy coloured stone of Porbandar had been a major export in days gone by and has been used in many of the Victorian period buildings of Bombay and Karachi. The skilled artisans of Porbandar were experts at making dhows (boats) by hand, and gave birth to an industry of building ocean going vessels.
In the early 19th century, the
Britishers brought peace to Saurashtra
through the Walker Treaty. Peace reigned and this was the time for the Jetwa rulers to start developing Porbandar. Rajmata Rupaliba created a fresh water
reservoir in Porbandar in the 1850s. Separate schools for girls were built in 1865 AD, as were a post office and other services. The old fort walls
were pulled down to enlarge the city and a town hall, railway station, light house and Jubilee Bridge were erected in the 1880s.
Maharana Bhavsinhji, who came to the throne at the turn of the century
proved to be a progressive ruler and, during his reign, introduced wide ranging reforms, that resulted in the rapid progress of Porbandar. He
patronized various arts, commissioned bridges, roads, reservoir,
institutions and projects to convert the salt marshes into fresh water
sources and built a sea shore palace, the Daria Rajmahal. Bhavsinhji’s son,
HH Natwarsinhji, began the modernization of Porbandar on a grand scale. He
was patron of Indian literature, music and the nationalist movement. Natwarsinh was a greater cricketer, he was the first to lead Indian Cricket
team in test cricket and in 1946 started the Duleep school of Cricket, one of the best cricket school in Asia. He built another seaside palace – the
Huzoor Palace, which is rather appropriately like a cricket pavilion with views of the Arabian sea.
Maharana Natwarsinhji died in 1983 AD. He
had just one heir, Yuvraj Udaiman Shinji who died of a heart problem. Thus
ended a clean that had seen some 2000 years of recorded history and won
honors in everything from battle to literature, music, architecture and
sports. Locals believe this to be the result of a curse by Santokben, a
woman who believed herself to be wronged in the royal court. The palaces of
Porbandar are now owned by Harendra De Silva, the son of Bhavsinhji’s
European wife by a pervious marriage. He practices criminal law in England.
There are five Regions of Gujarat State : Kathiawad region -Bhal region - Gohilwad region - Zhalawad region - Charotar region - Ghed region.
Porbandar as a district : Porbandar is one of the 26 districts of Gujarat state in western India. The district covers an area of 2,295.35 km. It had a
population of 536,835 of which 48.69% were urban as of 2001 census. This district was carved out of Junagadh District. It lies in the Kathiawar region /
peninsula. This district is surrounded by Jamnagar district in the north, Junagadh district in the south and the Arabian Sea in the west. Porbandar city
is the administrative headquarters of this district.
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Porbandar district has Two more Talukas
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Neighboring Places :
Northern Side - Jamnagar Eastern Side - Rajkot Southern Side - Junagadh Western Side - Arabian Sea
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Population of the District :
According to the Census 2001 : |
| Index |
District |
Total |
Male |
Female |
Gender
Ratio |
| Population |
Porbandar |
5,36,854 |
2,75,921 |
2,60,933 |
946 |
| Literacy |
Porbandar |
3,20,053 |
1,89,026 |
1,33,027 |
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| Literacy
Percentage |
69.09 |
78.88 |
58.83 |
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Porbandar Census 2011 Highlights
Total population of Porbandar is
586,062 as per latest provisional figures
released by Directorate of Census Operations
in Gujarat. This shows increase of 9.17
percent in 2011 compared to figures of 2001
census. The initial figures of data shows
that male and female were 300,967 and
285,095 respectively. Porbandar District of
Gujarat comprises an area of 2,297 sq.km. As
per census 2011, density of Porbandar
District per square km is 255 compared to
234 per sq.km of 2001.
Sex ratio of girls in Porbandar district per
1000 boys was recorded 947 i.e. an increase
of 1 points from the figure of 2001 census
which puts it at 946.
In 2011 census, data of Porbandar district
regarding child under 0-6 age were also
collected. There were total 63,820 children
under age of 0-6 against 76,099 of 2001
census. Of total 63,820 male and female were
33,687 and 30,133 respectively. Child Sex
Ratio as per census 2011 was 894 compared to
898 of census 2001. Children's proportion in
total population was around 0.97 percent.
This figure was around 1.06 percent as per
2001 census.
In education sector, Porbandar District is
having average literacy rate of 76.63
percent. Male literacy and female literacy
were 84.56 and 68.32 percent respectively.
In all, there were total 400,196 literates
compared to 316,172 literates of 2001
census. Dam Water Storage Capacity : |
| Project |
Taluka |
Capacity |
| Khambhala |
Ranavav |
541.65 |
| Fodara |
Ranavav |
786.22 |
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Industrial Estates in Porbandar District |
Name of Industrial Estates Village/Taluka, Distance from City |
Area |
| Plots |
| Ready Allotted |
Ready for Allotment |
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| Shades |
| Ready
Allotment |
Ready for Allotment |
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Vanana
Taluka: Ranavav Distance : 10 km |
54.83 Hectare
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204 110 85 |
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Dhrampur
Taluka: Ranavav Distance : 3 km
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200 Hectare |
711 636 75 |
61 55 6 |
Miyani Taluka: Porbandar Distance : 40 km |
20 Hectare |
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Porbandar is extremely rich in natural resources specially it's lengthy sea-shore .It has all modern facilities such
as Air services, Railway services, State Government bus services as well as private operators' bus services
and four lane highway up to Mumbai and all weather port.
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Area of Porbandar
City |
2271.99 sq.km
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Population of
Porbandar City |
5,36,835 (District) |
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Temperature Summer
Winter |
Min: 24°C, Max:42°C
Min: 10°C, Max:24°C |
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STD Code |
0286 |
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Best Season |
October to March |
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The summer temperature ranges between 24°C and 42°C and the
winter temperature range from
10°C to 24°C |
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Porbandar Pin code |
Porbandar |
360575 |
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Porbandar Birla sagar |
360576 |
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Porbandar G.i.d.c. |
360577 |
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