Coordinates: 213748N 69360E

Porbandar
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Porbandar pronunciation is a coastal city in the

Indian state of Gujarat, perhaps best known for being the Porbandar
birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi and Sudama (friend of
Sudamapuri
Lord Krishna). It is the administrative center of
Porbandar District. City

Contents
1 History
1.1 Harappan settlement (1600-1400
BCE)
1.2 Princely Porbandar (1600 CE
onwards)
2 Tourist attractions
3 Notable people Hari Mandir Temple
4 Current situation
5 Geography Nickname(s): pbr
6 Climate
7 Demographics
8 Port
9 Transport
9.1 Road
9.2 Rail
9.3 Airport
Porbandar
10 Notable Educational institutions
11 Sports
12 References
13 External links

History
Harappan settlement (1600-1400 BCE)
Porbandar
Onshore explorations in and around Porbandar brought to
light, for the first time, the remains of a late Harappan
settlement dating back to the 16th - 14th century BCE,
which is similar to that from Bet Dwarka. This is another
evidence to suggest that the Harappan legacy of maritime
activity continued till the late Harappan period on the
Saurashtra coast. The discovery of ancient jetties along
the Porbandar creek signifies the importance of Coordinates: 213748N 69360E
Porbandar as an active centre of maritime activities in the
past. Country India
State Gujarat
Past Harappan age and classical Vedic ages, Indian District Porbandar
mythology says it is the birthplace of Sudaama (Friend of Elevation 1 m (3 ft)
Lord Krishna in Dwaparyug), hence it is referred to as
Sudaamapuri or Sudamapuri. Population (2011)
Total 217,307
Princely Porbandar (1600 CE onwards) Languages
Official Gujarati, Hindi and English
Porbandar was formerly the seat of the eponymous Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
princely state in British India. The ruling family of the
state belonged to the Jethwa clan of rajputs and had been PIN 360575
established in the area since at least the mid-16th century. Vehicle registration GJ-25
The state was subordinate to the Mughal governor of Website porbandar.gujarat.gov.in
Gujarat until being overrun by the marathas in the latter
half of the 18th century, whereafter they came under the authority of the Gaekwad court at Baroda, and
eventually of the Peshwa. In common with the other states of Kathiawar, the state first came into the ambit of
British influence in 1807, when the HEIC guaranteed security in the area in lieu of a fixed annual tribute to be
paid to the Peshwa and the Gaekwad. In 1817, the Peshwa ceded his share to the HEIC; in 1820, the Gaekwad
agreed to have the HIEC collect his due tributes in Kathiawar and remit the same to his treasury.

During the British Raj, the state covered an area of 1,663 square
kilometres (642 sq mi), encompassing 106 villages and a population, in
1921, of over 100,000 people. It enjoyed a revenue of Rs.21,00,000/-.
By 1947, the rulers held the style of "Highness" and the title of
"Maharaj Rana Sahib"; they were entitled to a salute of 13 guns as a
hereditary distinction.

Upon the Independence of India in 1947, the state acceded unto the
dominion of India. It was merged with the 'United State of Kathiawar', Huzoor Palace built by last ruler of
effective from 15 February 1948 and eventually came to form part of Princely State of Probandar, Rana
the present-day state of Gujarat. The last King of Porbandar was Natwarsinhji, in the early 20th
Natwarsinhji Bhavsinhji Maharaj. century, stands near sear shore at
Marine Drive in city.

Tourist attractions
Kirti Mandir, a temple and a memorial of MK Gandhi, built
originally by Maharaja Sayaji Rao III in 1936 AD, and the nearby
Rana bapus Mahal (birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi)
Bharat Mandir (Permanent exhibition of culture, history and
geometry about India. It was established by Shri Nanjibhai
Kalidas Mehta)
Tara Mandir (One of the oldest Planetoriam's of India)
Ram Krishna Mission (Swami Vivekananda stayed here for 4
months)
Shree Sudama ji mandir - one of the few temple built in India in
his name
Shree Hari Mandir or Sandipani temple (handled by Ramesh Oza)
- a massive temple complex
The Huzoor Palace, Daria Raj Mahal Palace, Darbargadh and The
Sartanji Choro
Chowpati beach - one of the cleanest in coastal Gujarat
Porbandar Bird Sanctuary (various species of birds like teals,
fowls, flamingos, ibis, curlews can be seen) Birth Place of Gandhi
Barda Hills Wildlife Sanctuary (located at about 15 km from
Porbandar, ideal for tracking)
Bileshwara Shiva temple (built in the 7th century)
Khimeshwar Mahadev Temple (Kuchchdi)(1600 years old temple as per Archaeological survey of India)
Jamvant cave(15 km located at Ranavav town)(historical place from the time of ramayan)[1]
Ghumli (37 km from the city, Capital of Jethwa kingdom till 1313, listed by Archaeological survey of
India)
 Porbandar has many wetlands ideal for birdwatching. "Wetlands
of Porbandar" (web) . Mokarsagar Committee. Retrieved 31 March
2017.

-Best Time To Visit: October to March

-Janmashtami Mela(5 days), celebrated in the month of Shraavana as

per Hindu Calendar, You can have rides, foods and enjoy much more
stuffs, Must visit Once

Notable people Courtship of Lesser Flamingos at

Chhaya rann
Mahatma Gandhi the father of the Nation was born here
Dilip Joshi actor (playing lead role as Jethalal Gada in Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah)
Sudama (also known as Kuchela) friend of lord Krishna(mentioned in Shrimad Bhagvat)
Nanji Kalidas Mehta Founder of Mehta Group

Current situation
As the birthplace of one of the most famous leaders of the world,
Porbandar has a significant tourism-led infrastructure and economy. The
area around Mahatma Gandhi's home has been renovated to become a
temple of peace.

Porbandar's beach locally known as Chowpati has a long, sandy

expanse along the ocean. Construction activities to provide attractions
and manage litter and facilities on Chowpati Beach started in around
2003 and now it has been furnished with well-arranged seating
arrangements for tourists and commuters and there is also a skating rink
for children. The Chowpati ground has also been used for the
Janamastmi Fair, an annual festival. This place is well equipped with a
circuit house and a range of hotels located nearby for visitors.

Fishery gives a lot of employment to the city and to neighboring

districts. Porbandar is also one of the last few coasts remaining where
the threatened marine mammal dugong can be found. Officials are
Kirti Mandir
working out for the conservation policies for the mammal.[2]

The current member of Parliament is Vitthalbhai Hansrajbhai Radadiya. The current member of the Gujarat
Legislative Assembly is Babubhai Bokhiriya.

Geography
Porbandar is located at 213748N 69360E.[3] It has an average elevation of 1 metre (3 ft).

Climate
Kppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as hot semi-arid (BSh).[4] It is the least hot
city of the rest of the major cities in Gujarat.
 Climate data for Porbandar
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high 37 40 42.9 43.1 43.4 44.5 39 39 38.8 42 40 37.2 44.5
C (F) (99) (104) (109.2) (109.6) (110.1) (112.1) (102) (102) (101.8) (108) (104) (99) (112.1)
Average 26.6 27.2 29.7 30.7 31.5 31.8 30 29.2 29.5 31.7 31.4 28.2 29.79
high C (F) (79.9) (81) (85.5) (87.3) (88.7) (89.2) (86) (84.6) (85.1) (89.1) (88.5) (82.8) (85.64)
Daily mean 20.6 21.6 24.8 26.8 28.9 29.5 28.3 27.4 27.1 24.3 25.5 22.2 25.58
C (F) (69.1) (70.9) (76.6) (80.2) (84) (85.1) (82.9) (81.3) (80.8) (75.7) (77.9) (72) (78.04)
Average low 14.6 16.1 19.9 22.9 26.3 27.3 26.7 25.7 24.8 23 19.6 16.2 21.92
C (F) (58.3) (61) (67.8) (73.2) (79.3) (81.1) (80.1) (78.3) (76.6) (73) (67.3) (61.2) (71.43)
Record low 1 2 8.6 13 15.4 6 16 12 17.2 16 8 7 1
C (F) (34) (36) (47.5) (55) (59.7) (43) (61) (54) (63) (61) (46) (45) (34)
Average
1 1 1 0 1 106 285 151 56 14 12 1 629
precipitation
(0.04) (0.04) (0.04) (0) (0.04) (4.17) (11.22) (5.94) (2.2) (0.55) (0.47) (0.04) (24.75)
mm (inches)
Source #1: Climate-Data.or g (altitude: 629m) [4]
Source #2: Voodoo Skies (records) [5]

Demographics
As of 2011 India census,[6] Porbandar had a population of 217,307.
Males constituted 51.66% of the population and females 48.44%.
Porbandar has an average literacy rate of 86.46%, higher than the
national average of 74.04%: male literacy is 91.69%, and female
literacy is 80.92%. In Porbandar, 9.11% of the population is under 6
years of age.

Port
Porbandar is also an ancient port city at present having an all-weather Porbandar skyline
port, with direct berthing facilities up to 50,000 DWT ships.[7][8]

Transport
The local transportation of the city includes the city bus (operated by
Kargil Parivahan company) connecting to major areas of the city and
auto rickshaw. Sudama Chowk is the main hub of city buses and private
taxis.

The city is well-connected by road, rail and air to the various cities
across the country.

Road New terminal at Porbandar Airport

The city is connected through National Highway 8B, connecting to

Rajkot and Ahmedabad. National Highway 8E Ext (also known as State Highway 6) connects to Jamnagar,
Dwarka in the north and Veraval, Bhavnagar in the south.

Major public transport is covered by the private and government buses.

Many private coaches are available daily to Rajkot, Dwarka, Veraval, Junagadh, Ahmedabad, Jamnagar,
Vadodra, Surat, and Mumbai.
Large number of S.T. buses (State Transport Corporation operated by
government) are available to multiple destinations including major
cities of the state, small villages and towns.

From Narsang Tekri, you can also catch luxurious air-conditioned

private buses for Rajkot and Ahmedabad. The booking is available on
the internet.

Rail "NH8b" Highway

Porbandar railway station connects Porbandar with major cities of state

and the country. There are daily trains to Rajkot (via Jamnagar, Bhanwad and Upleta, Dhoraji, Gondal as well),
Somnath (via Junagadh) and Mumbai (via Ahmedabad, Vadodra and Surat). There are also trains to Delhi,
Muzaffarpur and Howrah connecting to major cities of Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Vidarbha and West Bengal. A
weekly train service also there, connecting Kochuveli (Kerala) and Secunderabad (Hyderabad) with Porbandar
via Mangalore, Calicut, Kochi and Quilon(Kollam).

Airport

Porbandar Airport is presently non operational. It will be operational from 11-July-2017. Daily flight will be
from Mumbai-Porbandar too and fro

Notable Educational institutions

Arya Kanya Gurukul at Porbandar is amongst the most reputed education organisations dedicated to
female education in India. The unique education system here is a blend of the rich ancient Vedic heritage
and the modern educational system. It was established by Shri Nanjibhai Kalidas Mehta.
Sandipani Vidhyaniketan is managed by Pujya Ramesh Oza. "Bhaishri" set up a Vidyaniketan that, he
emphasized, would be run like an ashram and would be called Rishikul. This was the ancient way of
imparting education in India. Life in the Vidyaniketan is self-dependent with set routines carried out with
strict discipline. All his students will be called Rishikumars, said Bhaishri, who, after having completed
their studies from the Rishikul would become great assets to the society. Bhaishri said the motto of the
Vidyaniketan would be "Gyanarth Pravesh, Sevarath Prasthan". This implies that a student would enter
the school vowing to gain knowledge and would leave the school covenanted to be of service to mankind
at large.[9]

Sports
Duleep School of Cricket Ground is one of two cricket ground in Porbandar. The ground owned by
Duleep School of Cricket. The ground is also home ground of Saurashtra cricket team. The ground
hosted a six cricket matches from 1968 to 1986 before falling of the record. The ground is named after
great Indian cricketer and Prince of Nawanagar Kumar Shri Duleepsinhji.
Natwarsinhji Cricket Club Ground is one of two cricket ground in Porbandar. The ground has hosted a
Ranji Trophy match in October 1960 between Saurashtra cricket team and Maharashtra cricket team. The
match was Maharashtra cricket team won by 10 wickets as match had a low scores with Saurashtra
scored 94 & 139 and Maharashtra scored 187 and 47/0 as scheduled for three days but was completed in
two days. This was only cricket was ever played on the ground.
Indian cricketer Jaydev Unadkat was born in Porbandar.

References
1. https://porbandar.gujarat.gov.in/tourist-places/jambuvan-cave
2. Kaushik, Himanshu."Task force on dugong soon"(http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/flora-fauna/T
a
sk-force-on-dugong-soon/articleshow/21790491.cms) . Times of India. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
 3. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Porbandar(http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/9/Porbandar.html)
4. "Porbandar - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table"(http://en.climate-data.org/location/2820/). Climate-
Data.org. Retrieved 2015-10-29.
5. "Porbandar Monthly Temperature weather history"(http://voodooskies.com/weather/india/porbandar/monthly/temperatu
re/). Voodoo Skies. Retrieved 2015-10-29.
6. "Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Pro
visional)" (https://web.archi
ve.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999) . Census Commission
of India. Archived fromthe original (http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999)on 2004-06-16.
Retrieved 2008-11-01.
7. [1] (http://www.gmbports.org/showpage.aspx?contentid=1504)
8. [2] (http://portfocus.com/india/porbandar/index.html)
9. Sandipani Vidhaniketan (http://www.sandipani.org)

Sources

[3] for more details on porbandar [4]

Jayesh Hinglajiya known as Modern Gandhi Sets World Record to change Body Colors
Hemant Sharma, Artist and Photographer from Porbandar set World Record
Genealogy of the ruling chiefs of Porbandar
Application of geological and geophysical methods in marine archaeology and underwater explorations
Porbandar district

External links
Porbandar travel guide from Wikivoyage
Wikimedia Commons has
media related to Porbandar.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?
title=Porbandar&oldid=788872048"

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Former capital cities in India

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