Bantva
Encyclopedia
Bantva, Bantwa is a small town in Kathiawar
, a former district of the state of Gujarat in India
.
, Limbuda
, Manavadar
, Vanthali
, Junagadh
, Keshod
, Visavadar
, Kutiyana
, Dhoraji
, Porbandar
and Rajkot. The town is roughly 10 kilometers from the Arabian Sea
.
, the population of Bantva was approximately 20,000; 80% of its population was Memon
. As of the 2001 India census, Bantva had a population of 15,216. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Bantva has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%, with 57% of the males and 43% of females literate. 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Khan Himmat Khan was taken prisoner and was subsequently released in the middle of October 1947 and he managed to migrate to Pakistan and was residing in Pakistan till his death. He enjoyed the following rights and privileges in Pakistan:- (a) He was exempted from personal appearance in Civil Courts in West Pakistan and Federal Capital area. (b) He was exempted from Arms rules in Pakistan. (c) He was entitled to use his red number plats of Bantva on his personal vehicles.
Kathiawar
Kathiawar or Kathiawad is a peninsula in western India, which is part of the Saurashtra region on the Arabian Sea coast of Gujarat state. It is bounded on the north by the great wetland of the Rann of Kutch, on the northwest by the Gulf of Kutch, on the west and south by the Arabian Sea, and on...
, a former district of the state of Gujarat in 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...
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Geography
Bantva is located at 21° 28' 60N and 70° 4' 60E, at an altitude of 20 meters. Nearby towns are NanadiyaNanadiya
Nanadiya is a small village in Manavadar taluk of Junagadh district in Gujarat state, India. Nanadiya is located between Junagadh and Porbandar, approximately 25 km from the Arabian Sea. It has an average elevation of 24 metres...
, Limbuda
Limbuda
Limbuda is a village in Junagdh District in the state of Gujarat, India. As of 2001 India census, there were 2548 people residing in Limbuda. There were 1266 males and 1282 females, thus males constitute 49.7% of population and females 50.3%. Limbuda has an average literacy rate of 74.18%.-...
, Manavadar
Manavadar
Manavadar is a city and a municipality in Junagadh district in the Indian state of Gujarat.-Accession of Manavadar to India:*1733 Manavadar state founded.*1818 British protectorate....
, Vanthali
Vanthali
Vanthali is a city and a municipality in Junagadh district in the Indian state of Gujarat.-Demographics: India census, Vanthali had a population of 15,861. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Vanthali has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of...
, Junagadh
Junagadh
Junagadh is the headquarters of Junagadh district in the Indian state of Gujarat. The city is the 7th largest in Gujarat. The city is located at the foot of the Girnar hills, 355 km south west of state capital Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad. The city is in western India. Literally translated,...
, Keshod
Keshod
Keshod is a city and a municipality in Junagadh district in the Indian state of Gujarat.-Infrastructure:Development of this city is very fast in terms of population, art, infrastructures, education and cultural change. The Nawab of Junagadh had built one mahal in Keshod for passing winter in to...
, Visavadar
Visavadar
Visavadar is a city and a municipality in Junagadh district in the Indian state of Gujarat.-Geography:Visavadar is located at . It has an average elevation of 91 metres .-Demographics:...
, Kutiyana
Kutiyana
Kutiyana is a city and a municipality in Porbandar district in the Indian state of Gujarat.-Geography:Kutiyana is located at . It has an average elevation of 30 metres . Kutiyana town is spread over almost 2km range...
, Dhoraji
Dhoraji
Dhoraji is a large and flourishing town on the banks of small river Safura, a branch of the river Bhadar. Dhoraji is a city and a municipality in Rajkot district in the state of Gujarat, India.-History:...
, Porbandar
Porbandar
Porbandar is a coastal city in the Indian state of Gujarat, perhaps best known for being the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi and Sudama...
and Rajkot. The town is roughly 10 kilometers from the Arabian Sea
Arabian Sea
The Arabian Sea is a region of the Indian Ocean bounded on the east by India, on the north by Pakistan and Iran, on the west by the Arabian Peninsula, on the south, approximately, by a line between Cape Guardafui in northeastern Somalia and Kanyakumari in India...
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History
Prior to the 1947 partition of India, Bantva was a princely state founded in 1760 and locally ruled until February 1948 by Khan Himmat Khan son of Khan Amir Khan.Demographics
Prior to Partition of IndiaPartition of India
The Partition of India was the partition of British India on the basis of religious demographics that led to the creation of the sovereign states of the Dominion of Pakistan and the Union of India on 14 and 15...
, the population of Bantva was approximately 20,000; 80% of its population was Memon
Bantva Memons
The Bantva Memons are a group of Kathiawadi Memons originating from the town of Bantva, Kathiawar, a former district of the state of Gujarat in India.-History:The Bantva Memons left India after Partition and settled in Pakistan...
. As of the 2001 India census, Bantva had a population of 15,216. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Bantva has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%, with 57% of the males and 43% of females literate. 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Notable residents of Bantva
- Abdul Sattar EdhiAbdul Sattar EdhiAbdul Sattar Edhi, NI , or Maulana Edhi, as he is often known, is a Pakistani philanthropist. He is head of the Edhi Foundation, the world's largest ambulance help service and charity. Together with his wife, Bilquis Edhi, he received the 1986 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Public Service. He is also...
- Humanitarian, Social Worker and founder of Edhi Foundation, which has the largest private ambulance service network in the world. - Hussan Kassam Dada Haji Suleman Ibrahim Bhura - social worker and founder of Memon Education Board.
- Kasim Parekh - President/CEO of Habib Metropolitan Bank and governor of the State Bank of PakistanState Bank of PakistanThe State Bank of Pakistan is the central bank of Pakistan. While its constitution, as originally laid down in the State Bank of Pakistan Order 1948, remained basically unchanged until January 1, 1974, when the bank was nationalized, the scope of its functions was considerably enlarged...
from 1989 to 1990. - Hussain Kasim Dada - founder of Dada Ltd, former president of the Rice Merchants' Association of India.
- Abdur Razzaq Thaplawala - former chairman of Memon Professional Forum and secretary of United Memon Jamat of Pakistan.
- Munaf Kalia and Javed Khanani - Owners of Khanani and Kalia International PVT LTD.
- Late Khan Himmat Khan son of Khan Amir Khan was the Ruling Chief of Bantva, a juriadictional Taluka in Kathiawar, acceded to Pakistan on the 22nd September 1947. The Taluka applied for accession to Pakistan but on 3rd of October 1947, it was forcibly occupied by India.
Khan Himmat Khan was taken prisoner and was subsequently released in the middle of October 1947 and he managed to migrate to Pakistan and was residing in Pakistan till his death. He enjoyed the following rights and privileges in Pakistan:- (a) He was exempted from personal appearance in Civil Courts in West Pakistan and Federal Capital area. (b) He was exempted from Arms rules in Pakistan. (c) He was entitled to use his red number plats of Bantva on his personal vehicles.
- Ahmad AdayaAhmad AdayaAhmed Adaya was an American Muslim real estate tycoon and philanthropist who was the founding partner of a prominent California real estate company IDS Real Estate Group, He was known for establishing the New Horizon School for Muslim religious education in southern California...
- founder of IDS Real Estate Group, one of the California's largest real estate companies.