Bhayavadar, Rajkot

Bhayavadar
Town
Bhayavadar Location in Gujarat, India Show map of Gujarat Bhayavadar Bhayavadar (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 21°51′N 70°15′E / 21.85°N 70.25°E / 21.85; 70.25
Country	India
State	Gujarat
District	Rajkot
Elevation	71 m (233 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	19,404
Languages
• Official	Gujarati
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	GJ
Website	Bhayavadar Nagar Palika
president = Atulbhai M. Vachani (BJP)

Bhayavadar is a town and a municipality in Rajkot district in the Indian state of Gujarat. It comprises seven wards.^[1]

At the collapse of the Mughal Empire, Bhayavadar fell into the hands of the Desais, who in about 1753 sold it to Jadeja Haloji of Gondal State. The Tarikh-i-Sorath says that Kumbhoji acquired Bhayavadar but probably he openly assumed the sovereignty while the sale took place in Haloji' s time. Bhayavadar is about eleven miles north of the Bhadar river, which is crossed by the bridge built by the Gondal Darbar at Supedi.^[2]

Bhayavadar is located at 21°51′N 70°15′E / 21.85°N 70.25°E / 21.85; 70.25.^[3] It has an average elevation of 71 meters (232 feet).

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[4] Bhayavadar had a population of 18,246. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. The population according to the census of 1881 was 5197 souls.^[2]

According to the 2011 census, Bhayavadar had a population of 19,404.^[5] As of 2024, the population is approximated to be at 27,300.^[6]

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Kathiawar. Vol. VIII. Printed at the Government Central Press, Bombay. 1884. pp. 397–398.

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