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Vallabhipur Taluka

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Country
  
India

District
  
Bhavnagar

Vehicle registration
  
GJ

State
  
Gujarat

Time zone
  
IST (UTC+5:30)

Vidhan Sabha constituency
  
Gadhada (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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

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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.

Villages

There are fifty-three panchayat villages in Vallabhipur Taluka.

Religious sites

  • Town centre - there are many old and new temples with in the town; Jain derasar of Shvetambara sect and Shree Swaminarayan Mandir of BAPS gadhi are most popular.
  • Mahendrapuram Jain Temple, Chamardi, GJ SH 36, Gujarat 364610 - is a massive temple complex nearing completion located 5 km southerly to Vallabhi.
  • Ayodhyapuram Jain Temple, Navaga, Gujarat 364313 - is a modern Jain complex located about 8 km northerly to Vallabhi
  • References

    Vallabhipur Taluka Wikipedia


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