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Banaskantha is a district in Northeast of Gujarat state of India. Gujarat (ગુજરાત in Gujarati) is the most industrialized state in India after Maharashtra and is located in western India, bordered by Pakistan to the northwest and Rajasthan to the north. ...
Geography and Political Facts The administrative headquarters of this district is Palanpur. Banaskantha has a population of near 20 lakhs in its 10,751 sq. km. area. Districts are a form of local government in several countries. ...
Before Indias independence, Palanpur was ruled by Navab, a Muslim ruler. ...
Banaskantha borders with Rajasthan state in the North, Sabarkantha district in East, Kutch district in South and Patan and Mehsana district in the South. Rajasthan (राà¤à¤¸à¥à¤¥à¤¾à¤¨) is the geographically largest state in northwestern India. ...
Sabarkantha is a district in Northeast of Gujarat state of India. ...
Kutch (also Cutch or Kachh) is a district of Gujarat state in western India. ...
Patan is a city in Gujarat state of western India. ...
Mehsana is a town in the Gujarat state of India. ...
In the year 2000 parts of this district were broken off for the formation of Patan district. 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Towns The major towns in Sabarkantha are: Before Indias independence, Palanpur was ruled by Navab, a Muslim ruler. ...
This article is about the Hindu religion; for other meanings of the word, see Hindu (disambiguation). ...
Commerce and Agriculture Banaskantha is rich in Marble quarries and Copper deposits. India's diamond industry has its origins in Palanpur. The main agriculture is of Bajra crops.
Other details Famous Ambaji temple in Ambaji, is at the foot of Aravalli mountains near the mouth of Saraswati river. The Aravalli Range is a range of mountains in western India running approximately 300 miles northeast-southwest across Rajasthan state. ...
The present-day Saraswati (or Sarasvati) is a small river in Haryana in India that flows into the Ghaggar River. ...
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