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Porbandar is a city and the headquarters of Porbandar district in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi and Sudama. It was the former capital of the Porbandar princely state. Porbandar and Chhaya are the twin cities of each other and both cities are jointly governed by Porbandar–Chhaya Municipal Corporation.
Porbandar is the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi.Porbandar is also mentioned in the Mahabharata as the native place of Krishna's childhood friend Sudama.As per the mythological reference in Sudama Charitra of Skand Puran of Shrimad Bhagvad, the present Porbandar city was named after Goddess Porav, and was located along the river banks of Asmavati.
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1 Map. 2 List. 3 Historical populations. ... Porbandar Porbandar: 38.43 13 282,000 18. Mehsana ... After extension of city limit in 2006 –
The capital of state was the harbour town of Porbandar. [ citation needed ] Some other important towns of this state were Bhanvad , Chhaya , Ranpar, and Shrinagar . Earlier Shrinagar served as the capital of Jethwas, then Ghumli served as the capital, but was lost to the Jadejas , however, architectural heritage built by them still stands at ...
C.M.C. = City Municipal Council; ... District Map Taluka Map 1 Ahmedabad: ... Porbandar City 251,187 21.26 1 85.73% Kutiyana 129,014
Porbandar was split from Junagadh. 2000 ... Map 2001 Census [6] 2011 ... Ahmedabad: Ahmedabad City: 1960 8087 5,673,090 7,045,313 890 No. Talukas 1
Porbandar (2 C, 10 P) Pages in category "Cities and towns in Porbandar district" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.