Vallabhipur Taluka
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 વલ્લભીપુર Vallbhipur Taluka | |
|---|---|
| Country |  |
| 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 |
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
- "Taluka Panchayat". Bhavnagar District Panchayat, Gujarat Government. Archived from the original on 20 July 2013.
- "વલ્લભીપુર તાલુકા પંચાયત: ઈતિહાસ (Vallabhipur Panchayat: History)" (in Gujarati). Bhavnagar District Panchayat, Gujarat Government. Archived from the original on 16 April 2015.
- "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.
- "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.
- http://www.khazano.com/india-travel/visit/shri-vallabhipur-jain-tirth
- http://www.templeadvisor.com/temples-in-india/jain-temples/ayodhyapuram-jain-temple
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