Botad
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Tehsil Botad, District Botad, Gujarat.
Botad is a city and a municipality in Bhavnagar district in the state of Gujarat.Botad is a big city in Gujarat with a modest voter population of 3 lakh. However, the amenities that this city boasts of and its location (Ahmedabad-170 km / Bhavnagar-90 / Rajkot-120 / Surendranagar-90 - all district centers) can make many cities feel envy. The city has new roads, about over 2,00,000 mobile users, every household has provision for tap water and it is also covered under JyotiGram project of Gujarat Government (Electricity Board).Botad is a vibrant business oriented town surrounded by small beautiful hills on east and west forming a valley. River (small creek) Utavali flows right in the middle of the town while another creek Madhu joining Utavali near Nava Nala.Botad is a gateway of Kathiyawad (toward Gadhada, Lathi and Amreli) and junction point of Gohilwad (towards Bhavnagar), Zalawad (Limbdi, Surendranagar) and Panchal (towards Paliyad, Vinchiya, Jasadan).Botad is a Karma Bhumi of many great people like Javerchand Meghani (Gujarati Litterateur and Freedom Fighter whom Mahatma Gandhi spontaneously gave the title of. Raashtreeya Shaayar (National Poet)), Kavi Shri Damodardas Botadkar (Poet), Mohammad Makad (Litterateur and Teacher), and Bhanushankar Joshi (Freedom Fighter).
Mahatma Gandhi visited Botad during one of his tour to Kathiyavad.Education and Colleges
The public school system in the city is operated by state government. Medium of study is Gujarati in all public schools and most of the private schools. Very few elementary education schools provide education in English medium.Botad high school is the first higher education school started in the town immediately after Indian independence from British rule. Its building and school ground still stand tall as compare to many new schools started after '70s.The city has number of colleges,Kavi Shri Damodardas Botadkar College is the first college started around year 1965. This college has one of the finest building architecture and campus. Second college in town is Mahila (Women) College started in year 1995-96. This is a girls only college.Both of these colleges provide higher education in subjects like languages, economics,accounting, business administration and commerce.Shree Aradhana educational and Chariable Trust offers various programmes like B.Ed., M.Ed., PTC etc.inShree Samanvay Trust offers MBA, B.Pharm. etc.Takshashila Educational And Charitable Trust offers programmes like PTC, B.Ed. etc.Nowadays, this academic year starts two new bca college and pgdca collegE. HEMNAR.
Botad is a city and a municipality in Bhavnagar district in the state of Gujarat.Botad is a big city in Gujarat with a modest voter population of 3 lakh. However, the amenities that this city boasts of and its location (Ahmedabad-170 km / Bhavnagar-90 / Rajkot-120 / Surendranagar-90 - all district centers) can make many cities feel envy. The city has new roads, about over 2,00,000 mobile users, every household has provision for tap water and it is also covered under JyotiGram project of Gujarat Government (Electricity Board).Botad is a vibrant business oriented town surrounded by small beautiful hills on east and west forming a valley. River (small creek) Utavali flows right in the middle of the town while another creek Madhu joining Utavali near Nava Nala.Botad is a gateway of Kathiyawad (toward Gadhada, Lathi and Amreli) and junction point of Gohilwad (towards Bhavnagar), Zalawad (Limbdi, Surendranagar) and Panchal (towards Paliyad, Vinchiya, Jasadan).Botad is a Karma Bhumi of many great people like Javerchand Meghani (Gujarati Litterateur and Freedom Fighter whom Mahatma Gandhi spontaneously gave the title of. Raashtreeya Shaayar (National Poet)), Kavi Shri Damodardas Botadkar (Poet), Mohammad Makad (Litterateur and Teacher), and Bhanushankar Joshi (Freedom Fighter).
Mahatma Gandhi visited Botad during one of his tour to Kathiyavad.Education and Colleges
The public school system in the city is operated by state government. Medium of study is Gujarati in all public schools and most of the private schools. Very few elementary education schools provide education in English medium.Botad high school is the first higher education school started in the town immediately after Indian independence from British rule. Its building and school ground still stand tall as compare to many new schools started after '70s.The city has number of colleges,Kavi Shri Damodardas Botadkar College is the first college started around year 1965. This college has one of the finest building architecture and campus. Second college in town is Mahila (Women) College started in year 1995-96. This is a girls only college.Both of these colleges provide higher education in subjects like languages, economics,accounting, business administration and commerce.Shree Aradhana educational and Chariable Trust offers various programmes like B.Ed., M.Ed., PTC etc.inShree Samanvay Trust offers MBA, B.Pharm. etc.Takshashila Educational And Charitable Trust offers programmes like PTC, B.Ed. etc.Nowadays, this academic year starts two new bca college and pgdca collegE. HEMNAR.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botad
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 22°10'24"N 71°39'34"E
- Rajkot 98 km
- Morbi (Morvi) 117 km
- Anand 135 km
- Ahmedabad 136 km
- Gandhinagar 155 km
- Jamnagar 176 km
- Jodhpur 487 km
- Kotri (کوٹڑی) 499 km
- Hyderabad 499 km
- Jamshoro 506 km
- Vadodariya Hospital 0.1 km
- APMC Marketing Yard 0.2 km
- Botad Bus Station 0.2 km
- Lovely Patel Park 0.4 km
- Anand Dabhi 0.5 km
- Akshar Park Society 0.7 km
- Darshan Society 0.7 km
- Sidhanatha Nagar 0.8 km
- Gokumdham Society 0.8 km
- Jawahar Nagar Society 1 km
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