Vallabhipur taluka explained

Vallabhipur Taluka
Other Name:	Vallbhipur Taluka
Settlement Type:	taluka
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Gujarat, India
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	India
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	Gujarat
Subdivision Type2:	District
Subdivision Name2:	Bhavnagar
Unit Pref:	Metric
Population Density Km2:	auto
Demographics Type1:	Languages
Demographics1 Title1:	Official
Demographics1 Info1:	Gujarati, Hindi
Timezone1:	IST
Utc Offset1:	+5:30
Area Code Type:	Telephone code
Registration Plate:	GJ
Blank1 Name Sec1:	Lok Sabha constituency
Blank1 Name Sec2:	Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank1 Info Sec2:	Gadhada (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Vallabhipur Taluka is a taluka of Bhavnagar District, southeastern Gujarat, 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; those of the Jain Śvētāmbara sect^[5] and the Hindu Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) sect are the 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, Patana(Bhal) Gujarat 364313^[6] - is a modern Jain complex located about 8 km northerly to Vallabhipur

Notes and References

Web site: Taluka Panchayat . Bhavnagar District Panchayat, Gujarat Government . https://web.archive.org/web/20130720230831/http://bhavnagardp.gujarat.gov.in/bhavnagar/english/panchayat/taluka-panchayat.htm . 20 July 2013. live.
Web site: વલ્લભીપુર તાલુકા પંચાયત: ઈતિહાસ (Vallabhipur Panchayat: History) . Gujarati . Bhavnagar District Panchayat, Gujarat Government . https://web.archive.org/web/20150416032413/http://bhavnagardp.gujarat.gov.in/bhavnagar/taluka/valbhipur/taluka-vishe/itihas.htm . 16 April 2015 . live.
News: Maps of Gujarat's new 7 districts and changes in existing districts . 13 August 2013. Desh Gujarat . https://web.archive.org/web/20130816151212/http://deshgujarat.com/2013/08/13/maps-of-gujarats-new-7-districts-and-changes-in-existing-districts/ . 16 August 2013. live.
Web site: Reports of National Panchayat Directory: Village Panchayat Names of Vallabhipur, Bhavnagar, Gujarat . Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India . https://web.archive.org/web/20150416032937/http://panchayatdirectory.gov.in/adminreps/viewpansumSQL.asp?selstate=4109&pno=1&ptype=V&parenttype=B . 16 April 2015 . live.
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Web site: Ayodhyapuram Jain Temple of None. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20191228152505/http://www.templeadvisor.com/temples-in-india/jain-temples/ayodhyapuram-jain-temple. 2019-12-28.