Bhachau

Bhachau
भचाउ
ભચાઉ
city
Bhachau
Bhachau

Location in Gujarat, India

Coordinates: 23°17′46″N 70°20′35″E / 23.296°N 70.343°E / 23.296; 70.343Coordinates: 23°17′46″N 70°20′35″E / 23.296°N 70.343°E / 23.296; 70.343
Country  India
State Gujarat
District Kutch
Elevation 41 m (135 ft)
Population (2011)
  Total 39,532
Languages
  Official Gujarati, Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Vehicle registration GJ-12
Sex ratio 21661:17871 /
Website gujaratindia.com
State Highway 6 Bhachau

Bhachau is a city and a municipality in Kutch district in the state of Gujarat, India. Bhachau was one of many devastated towns in the Kutch region of the Indian state of Gujarat, during the 1956 Anjar earthquake[1] as well as in the 2001 Gujarat earthquake. As of 2011 it had a population of 39,532 in over 8,647 households.[2]

Bhachau is often mention in a comedy show Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah as Gada family hails from here.[3]

Geography

Bhachau is located at 23°17′N 70°21′E / 23.28°N 70.35°E / 23.28; 70.35.[4] It has an average elevation of 41 metres (134 feet).

One of the historical places in Bhachau is the hill of Kathhad Dada.

References

  1. "Quake rocks Kutch". The Hindu. 24 July 1956. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
  2. "View Population". Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India.
  3. Gujarat comes alive on TV
  4. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Bhachau

External links

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