Amod, Gujarat
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Amod is a town and capital of a taluka in Bharuch district
, Gujarat, India
. It is situated about a mile south of the Dhadhar River, some 30 miles (48 km) south-west of Vadodara
and 24 miles (38 km) north of Bharuch
, on the NH 228
road (the "Dandi heritage route") between Bharuch and Jambusar
.
Amod was the seat of a Thakore Sahib
, who owned about 21200 acres (85.8 km²) of land at the start of the 20th century. The income of the estate was about ₨72,000, compared with the income of Amod municipality (established 1890) of ₨6,100.
Bharuch district
Bharuch in India, is a district in the southern part of the Gujarat peninsula on the west coast of state of Gujarat with a size and population comparable to that of Greater Boston...
, Gujarat, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It is situated about a mile south of the Dhadhar River, some 30 miles (48 km) south-west of Vadodara
Vadodara
Vadodara formerly known as Baroda is the third most populated city in the Indian State of Gujarat . It is one of the four cities with the population of over 1 million...
and 24 miles (38 km) north of Bharuch
Bharuch
Bharuch , also known as Broach, is the oldest city in Gujarat, situated at the mouth of the holy river Narmada. Bharuch is the administrative headquarters of Bharuch District and a municipality of more than 1,50,000 inhabitants. As Bharuch is a major seaport city, a number of trade activities have...
, on the NH 228
National Highway 228 (India)
National Highway 228 connects Sabarmati Ashram at Ahmedabad to Dandi. The highway covers a distance of 374 km in the state of Gujarat.Both the places have significance in the Indian independence movement in the form of Dandi March in 1930....
road (the "Dandi heritage route") between Bharuch and Jambusar
Jambusar
Jambusar is a city and a municipality in Bharuch district in the Indian state of Gujarat.-Geography:Jambusar is located at . It has an average elevation of 4 metres .-Demographics:...
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Amod was the seat of a Thakore Sahib
Thakur (Indian title)
Thakur is an Indian feudal title in several Indian languages, literally meaning "lord". A Thikana is the state or estate of a Thakur. A Thakurani is the wife of a Thakur...
, who owned about 21200 acres (85.8 km²) of land at the start of the 20th century. The income of the estate was about ₨72,000, compared with the income of Amod municipality (established 1890) of ₨6,100.