Keshod
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Keshod | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Akshygadh Mandir, Keshod | |
  Keshod Location in Gujarat, India | |
| Coordinates: 21°18′N 70°15′E / 21.3°N 70.25°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Gujarat |
| District | Junagadh |
| Elevation | 42 m (138 ft) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 76,193 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Gujarati, Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 362220 |
| Telephone code | 02871 |
| Vehicle registration | GJ-11 |
Keshod is a town and a Taluka in Junagadh district in the Indian state of Gujarat.
History on the name
It has been told by many old aged people of this city that the name of the city came from a very interesting incident happened during the Mahabharata time. Krishna ran away with Rukhmani and defeated her brother Rukhmayaa. They were escaping in the jungles for days and nights. During this time Rukhmani washed her hair in the small pond(Nowadays called "Utawadiya") available in keshod. Hair are called "Kesha" and to wash is called "Udd" in Sanskrit, hence the name Keshod came from the addition of these to names in Sanskrit "Kesh-Udd". Since that time the city has been called as Keshod.[citation needed]
Infrastructure
Keshod Airport serves Junagadh district, which was used by Nawab of Junagadh Muhammad Mahabat Khanji III while escaping to Pakistan.[1]
Transportation
Keshod have good and clean Government Bus station and also good private buses as well as.
Good frequency for the Junagadh, Somanath,Verval, Rajkot, Ahmedabad, Jamnagar, Gandhinagar and other big city.
Also rail-line which connect to western railways. to Somnath->Junagadh->Rajkot->Porbandar->Ahemedbad->Jabalpur->Mumbai->Pune.
Terrain
Keshod's landscape is mostly dry. It is 30 kilometres from the sea. During the monsoon months it often rains heavily in and around Keshod but the searing heat means that for a lot of the year there are problems with receiving running water. There are a few small rivers including Sabri which provides water to the city of the Keshod, while Ojat rivers flows through south western part of the Taluka and serves areas of Ghed (ઘેડ) with its water, there is a mountain called Akshaygadh mountain which is around 3 km away from the city and has a height of around 250 meters, some of the villages of Keshod falls under Gir region which is famous for Lions and Keshar Mango as well, Farming is the largest employer with groundnut and cotton being the most popular crop grown.[citation needed] Gujarat biggest TB Hospital located in Keshod. There are 150+ Groundnut oil factory in keshod. Also keshod fmous for Chhakado rickshaw manufacturing. mainly by Bansidhar diesel rickshaw. It has also and only Hindware supplies to Jeet pipes.
See also
References
- ^ Chopra, Pran Nath (1992). Encyclopaedia of India, Volume 30. Rima Pub. House. p. 42.