Vallabhipur Taluka

Vallabhipur Taluka
વલ્લભીપુર
Vallbhipur Taluka
taluka
Country  India
State Gujarat
District Bhavnagar
Languages
 • Official Gujarati, Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration GJ
Vidhan Sabha constituency Gadhada (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Website gujaratindia.com

Vallabhipur Taluka is a taluka of Bhavnagar District, India.[1] It was named after the capital, Vallabhipur, of the Maitraka Dynasty who ruled in this area from 470 AD to 788 AD.[2]

Vallabhipur Taluka is in the northwestern part of Bhavnagar District, and borders on Botad District to the northwest and north, Bhavnagar Taluka to the east, Sihor Taluka to the south, and Umarana Taluka to the southwest.[3]

Villages

There are fifty-three panchayat villages in Vallabhipur Taluka.[4]

Religious sites

  • Town centre - there are many old and new temples within the town; Jain derasar of Shvetambara sect[5] and Shree Swaminarayan Mandir of BAPS gadi are most popular.
  • Mahendrapuram Jain Temple, Chamardi, GJ SH 36, Gujarat 364610 - is a massive temple complex nearing located 5 km southerly to Vallabhipur.
  • Ayodhyapuram Jain Temple, Navagam, Gujarat 364313[6] - is a modern Jain complex located about 8 km northerly to Vallabhipur

Notes and references

  1. ↑ "Taluka Panchayat". Bhavnagar District Panchayat, Gujarat Government. Archived from the original on 20 July 2013.
  2. ↑ "વલ્લભીપુર તાલુકા પંચાયત: ઈતિહાસ (Vallabhipur Panchayat: History)" (in Gujarati). Bhavnagar District Panchayat, Gujarat Government. Archived from the original on 16 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "Maps of Gujarat's new 7 districts and changes in existing districts". Desh Gujarat. 13 August 2013. Archived from the original on 16 August 2013.
  4. ↑ "Reports of National Panchayat Directory: Village Panchayat Names of Vallabhipur, Bhavnagar, Gujarat". Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India. Archived from the original on 16 April 2015.
  5. ↑ http://www.khazano.com/india-travel/visit/shri-vallabhipur-jain-tirth
  6. ↑ http://www.templeadvisor.com/temples-in-india/jain-temples/ayodhyapuram-jain-temple


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