Vallabhipur Taluka is a

taluka A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...

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, southeastern

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. It was named after the capital, Vallabhipur, of the

Maitraka Dynasty The Maitraka dynasty ruled western India (now Gujarat) from approximately 475 to approximately 776 CE from their capital at Vallabhi. With the sole exception of Dharapaṭṭa (the fifth king in the dynasty), who followed the Mithraic mysteries, ...

who ruled in this area from 470 AD to 788 AD. Vallabhipur Taluka is in the northwestern part of Bhavnagar District, and borders on Botad District to the northwest and north,

Bhavnagar Taluka Bhavnagar Taluka is a taluka of Bhavnagar District, state of Gujarat, India. It was named after the largest city in the district, Bhavnagar which is also the administrative headquarters for the taluka, as well as the district. Bhavnagar Taluka i ...

to the east, Sihor Taluka to the south, and Umarana Taluka to the southwest.

Villages

There are fifty-three panchayat villages in Vallabhipur Taluka.

Religious sites

* Town centre - there are many old and new temples within the town; those of the Jain

Śvētāmbara The Śvētāmbara (; ''śvētapaṭa''; also spelled ''Shwethambara'', ''Svetambar'', ''Shvetambara'' or ''Swetambar'') is one of the two main branches of Jainism, the other being the ''Digambara''. Śvētāmbara means "white-clad", and refers ...

sect and the Hindu

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(BAPS) sect are the most popular. * Mahendrapuram Jain Temple,

Chamardi Chamardi (or Chamardi Vacchani) is a large village located within the Vallabhipur Taluka township of the Bhavnagar district (Gujarat), in West India. It was formerly a part of Rajput princely state. History and population Chamardi was one of ...

, GJ SH 36,

364610 - is a massive temple complex nearing located 5 km southerly to Vallabhipur. * Ayodhyapuram Jain Temple, Navagam, Patana(Bhal)

364313http://www.templeadvisor.com/temples-in-india/jain-temples/ayodhyapuram-jain-temple - is a modern Jain complex located about 8 km northerly to Vallabhipur

Notes and references

Talukas of Gujarat Bhavnagar district {{Bhavnagar-geo-stub