Amod is a town and capital of a ''
taluka
A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluk, or taluka () is a local unit of administrative division in India and Pakistan. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administrative ...
'' in
Bharuch district
Bharuch (formerly commonly known as Broach) in India, is a district in the southern part of the Kathiawar, Kathiawar peninsula on the west coast of state of Gujarat with a size and population comparable to that of Greater Boston. Bharuch derives ...
,
Gujarat
Gujarat () is a States of India, state along the Western India, western coast of India. Its coastline of about is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula. Gujarat is the List of states and union territories ...
,
India
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. It is situated about a mile south of the
Dhadhar River.
[.] on the
NH 228 road (the "Dandi heritage route") between Bharuch and
Jambusar
Jambusar is a town and a municipality in Bharuch district in the Indian state of Gujarat
Gujarat () is a States of India, state along the Western India, western coast of India. Its coastline of about is the longest in the country, most of ...
.
Maharaja Naharsinhji
Economy
Amod was the seat of a Thakur who owned about
of land at the start of the 20th century. The income of the estate was about ₨72,000, compared with the income of Amod municipality (established 1890) of ₨6,100.
See also
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Sigam
References
Cities and towns in Bharuch district
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