Bhandu

Bhandu
Bhandu
Village
	Bhandu Location in Gujarat, India Bhandu Bhandu (India)
	Coordinates: 23°42′N 72°22′E / 23.700°N 72.367°E
Country	India
State	Gujarat
District	Patan (1997-2010) ; Mehsana(2011 present)
Languages
• Official	Gujarati, Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	GJ-2
Nearest city	Mehsana

Bhandu is a village in Visnagar Taluka of Mahesana district in Gujarat, India. It is located about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from Mehsana^[1] and 17 kilometres (11 mi) from Visnagar

Places of importance

The villages of idols of Saptamatrikas.^[1]

There are four major Hindu temples: Brahmani Mata, Varahi Mata, Devi Mata, Rushi Timba and Dudheshwar Mahadev temple. The village observes the annual festival on Dharo Atham/Bhadarava Sud Atham (the eighth day of Bhadarava month of the Hindu calendar).

Settled by Barot (Brahmbhatt) community, the village was formerly known as Bhatawada which became abhapras and became Bhandu where Ambaji Mataji's temple and Angashi Mataji's temple are located and also Kuladevi Shri Nagneshwari of Barot (Brahmbhatt) community

Geography

Several ponds and a large lake spread in 40 acres (84 Bighas) which is connected with Sujalam Suflam canal network, part of Narmada canal network.

Amenities

The village has primary as well as secondary schools, colleges, banks, a post office and a hospital.^[1] The schools include T. K. Vidyalaya and Shree Adarsh Kanya Vidyalaya. The colleges include L. C. Institute of Technology^[2] as well as nursing, physiotherapy and homeopathy colleges. There are PTC and BEd colleges as well.

Transport

Bhandu is connected by Ahmedabad-Palanpur State Highway and a railway station on Jaipur–Ahmedabad line.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Rajyagor, S. B., ed. (1975). Gujarat State Gazetteers: Mehsana District. Vol. 5. Directorate of Government Print., Stationery and Publications, Government of Gujarat. p. 786.
^ "LCIT, Visnagar | Laljibhai Chaturbhai Institute of Technology (LCIT), Visnagar | Introduction, Contact, Email, Phone, Vision, Mission | Admission 2017 | GTUInfo". www.gtuinfo.in. Retrieved 4 December 2019.

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[GG1975-1] Rajyagor, S. B., ed. (1975). Gujarat State Gazetteers: Mehsana District. Vol. 5. Directorate of Government Print., Stationery and Publications, Government of Gujarat. p. 786.

[2] "LCIT, Visnagar | Laljibhai Chaturbhai Institute of Technology (LCIT), Visnagar | Introduction, Contact, Email, Phone, Vision, Mission | Admission 2017 | GTUInfo". www.gtuinfo.in. Retrieved 4 December 2019.

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