Dahewan is a village in the

Borsad Borsad is a town and a municipality in Anand district in the state of Gujarat, India. It is located around 17 km from Anand. It is surrounded by the fertile Charotar region which largely produces tobacco, bananas, cotton, barley and oth ...

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state of

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. Dahewan is a

Gram Panchayat Gram Panchayat () is a basic village-governing institute in Indian villages. It is a democratic structure at the grass-roots level in India. It is a political institute, acting as cabinet of the village. The Gram Sabha work as the general bo ...

. It was ruled by

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king

Zalim Jalia Zalim Jalia was a Koli king of Dahewan in Gujarat. He was a close aide to the Cambay State ruler. In order to restore structure in Bharuch State's territory, he attacked the towns Petlad and Jambhusar at the request of Nawab Momin Khan. In ...

History

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Education

Colleges

* Degree Pharmacy College, Amralali

Schools

* Hanifa public school, Kashipura * Vatsalya International School, Borsad * Madresa Gujrati School (non girl), Borsad * Napavanta Mishra Shala, Napa Vanta village

Religious Places

Hindu

* Shiva Mandir, Kathana Station * Somnath Mahadev Mandir, Kathana Station * Harsidhdhi Temple, Chandanpura * Valiyadeva Temple, Chandanpura

Muslim

* Noorani Masji, Kalamsar * Nagina Masjid (Sunni), Khanpur * Masjid, Ranoli

References

Villages in Anand district Geography of Gujarat