Bilimora is a city situated on the banks of the river

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Gandevi Gandevi is a City and a Municipality in Navsari district in the state of Gujarat, India. History Gandevi has a special place in Shivaji Maharaj's 1st Surat campaign, Battle of Surat Demographics As of 2001 India census, Gandevi had a total p ...

taluka &

Navsari district Navsari is an administrative district in the state of Gujarat in India, with its headquarters at the city of Navsari. The district covers an area of 2,211 square kilometres and was formed in 1997 after Valsad district was split into Valsad and Na ...

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state, in

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. The city comes under the purview of the

Surat Metropolitan Region Surat Urban Development Authority is the urban planning agency of Surat, India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, ...

. The city is roughly south of the city of Surat and is the southernmost point of the Surat Metropolitan Region and the Metropolis of

Surat Surat is a city in the western Indian state of Gujarat. The word Surat literally means ''face'' in Gujarati and Hindi. Located on the banks of the river Tapti near its confluence with the Arabian Sea, it used to be a large seaport. It is now ...

. It is linked to Surat by SH 6 and SH 88. In the late 18th century, the

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established a naval station at Bilimora, a port about south of Surat, known as ''Bunder Bilimora Suba Armor''. A fleet of 50 vessels were stationed here, mostly sailboats, cargo vessels for trading and military vessels to secure the sea from the

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, the

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and the

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Geography

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Navsari Navsari is the ninth biggest city in the state of Gujarat in India. It is the administrative headquarters of Navsari District. Navsari is situated between Surat & Mumbai. Navsari is a twin city of Surat. It is located 37 km south of Sura ...

city. The city is supposed to have been surrounded by three rivers: Ambika from the north, Kaveri river from the south, and the Karera river passes close by.

People and culture

Most of the population is of

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and other north Indian states particularly that of Uttar pradesh and Bihar. There were also a lot of

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in the town; now the Parsi population is not that significant, however there is still a street called 'Agiyari Mahollo' inhabited by

. Also, a large number of the

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community which were stationed there as part of a refugee camp during partition remain in Bilimora. Although Bilimora is situated in the state of Gujarat, it has a lot of cultural influence from

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which is around 220 km away. It takes 3 hours by train and 4 hours by road to reach Mumbai from Bilimora.

Transport

Bilimora is well connected through road, rail & sea. It takes 3 hours maximum by train and 4 to 5 hours by road from Mumbai. The closest domestic & international airport is

Surat International Airport Surat International Airport , is an international airport serving Surat and Southern Gujarat. It is located in Magdalla, situated 12 km (6.4 mi) from the city centre. It has a total area of 770 acres (312 ha), and is the second busiest airport ...

, the airport is 79.4 km north-west from Bilimora, located in Surat city. The other international airport is

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, the airport is 213.8 km south from Bilimora, located in Mumbai.

Bilimora Bilimora is a city situated on the banks of the river Ambika River, Ambika, in Gandevi taluka & Navsari district of Gujarat state, in India. The city comes under the purview of the Surat Metropolitan Region. The city is roughly south of the c ...

is the only rail junction in the

division line of the Western Railway (

), from which a narrow gauge line separates from the broad line to arrive at

Waghai Waghai is a town in the Dang District of the southern part of Gujarat state in India. And also Taluka of dang district. Waghai is about 32 km west of the district headquarters of Ahwa, and about 52 km north-west of the hill station ...

in the Dang District. It is said to be that this narrow gauge line is to be converted into broad gauge and will be extended up to

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. Bilimora will be well connected through

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; the survey has been done and the project is to be evaluated for estimate. The town of Chikhli is about 10 km to the east, which is on

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. It is directly connected to

Saputara Saputara is a hill station located in Sahyadris or Western Ghats. Saputara town is part of Dang district in Gujarat, India. It is a tourist destination. Famous Places There are so many famous place that attract more tourist they are some ...

- a hill station in Gujarat - by bus. The buses come from Bilimora and also from Surat to Nasik or Pune via Bilimora -

. The town is about 25 km north of the city of

Valsad Valsad (Pronunciation: �alsɑɖ (Gujarati: વલસાડ), historically known as Bulsar, is a city and a municipality in Valsad district of the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the district headquarters of Valsad district. The city of Valsad ...

and about 25 km south of the district headquarters

Banks & ATM

Bilimora has all major banks, including: Dena bank, the Bank of Baroda, the Federal Bank, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, IDBI Bank, Indusland Bank, Punjab National Bank, the State Bank of India and the Union Bank of India. There is also one peoples' bank called The Gandevi Peoples' Bank. ATMs from these major banks are available in Bilimora.

Popular places

Bilimora is a small city with lot of temples, such as the Sri Jalaram mandir, the Sri Gayatri mandir, the Sri Dvarkadhish mandir, Swaminarayan mandir, the Ganga Mata temple, Somnat Mahadev mandir, Ram mandir (Desra) and a Sikh Gurudwara on Gandevi road. Also,there The new inclusion is Sai mandir on Somnath road. There are also some Muslim mosques in Billinaka Saputara and Dang District Tourism:

, the only hill station in Gujarat, is around 110 km away from Bilimora. One can visit

, Gira falls in

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via a one-day road trip from Bilimora. Unai hot springs are another popular place. Many local people believe in the legend of Sri Ram which is linked to the hot springs. Unai is about 40 km from Bilimora. The nearest railway station is

. The narrow gauge rail link connecting

Ahwa Ahwa is the headquarters of Dang District in the state of Gujarat, in India. It is situated about 1800 feet (549 m) above the sea level. The whole district, inhabited by the tribal people, is a hilly area covered with thick forest. Venomous snak ...

to Bilimora runs through the park. Other Temples near Bilimora: * Jayantibhai L Mistry (1937) Fmr CMD LMP Precesion Engg Co. Ltd. Udyog Ratan & IBC Business Man Of The Decade. *

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(1907-1964) - Pioneer Producer-Director of

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(b. 1953) - Former Chairman of ISRO India

Hospitals

*New Atrik Hospital, Navjivan Colony *Arpan Hospital, Nursery Road *Snehal Hospital, Navjivan Colony *Panchal Orthopedic Hospital, Tower Rd, Maruti Nagar Society *Littlestar Children Hospital, Sankalp Society *Adarsh Hospital, Somnath Road *Gupta hospital, Near Railway Station *Mandaliya Hospital, Sardar market road *Samved Hospital, Somnath Road *Shaishav Children Hospital, Gabba Estate *Sparsh Children Hospital, Somnath Road

References

{{Authority control Cities and towns in Navsari district Ports and harbours of Gujarat