Chavand is a village in
Lathi taluka in
Amreli district
Amreli district is one of the 33 administrative districts of the 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 which ...
,
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
India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...
. It is situated to the north of
Amreli
Amreli is a city and a municipality in Amreli district in Indian state of Gujarat.
History
It is believed that during 534 AD Amreli existed was formerly known as Anumanji, Amlik and then Amravati. The city is named in ancient Gujrati as ''Amar ...
. The main road linking
Rajkot
Rajkot () is the fourth-largest city 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 which lies on the ...
and
Bhavnagar
Bhavnagar is a city and the headquarters of Bhavnagar district in the Indian state of Gujarat. It was founded in 1723 by Bhavsinhji Gohil. It was the capital of Bhavnagar State, which was a princely state before it was merged into the Dominion ...
and
Amreli
Amreli is a city and a municipality in Amreli district in Indian state of Gujarat.
History
It is believed that during 534 AD Amreli existed was formerly known as Anumanji, Amlik and then Amravati. The city is named in ancient Gujrati as ''Amar ...
passes through Chavand.
History
During the British period, it was originally under
Babra village, was acquired by the
Gaekwad
Gaekwad (also spelt Gaikwar and Gaikwad; ) is a surname native to the Indian state of Maharashtra. The surname is found among the Maratha, Kunbi, Koli, Mali & Mahar Jatis/ Tribes.
Etymology
The Marathi historian D.S. Parasnis and his co-autho ...
during the government of the peninsula by Vithalrav Devaji.
Demographics
The population according to the census of 1872 was 1280.
Schools in and around Chavand
* Chavand Pay School And C R C Center
* Kankiya Maheta High School Chavand
* Hirana Bal Bhavan School
* Shree Vandaliya Prathamik School
References

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
public domain
The public domain (PD) consists of all the creative work to which no Exclusive exclusive intellectual property rights apply. Those rights may have expired, been forfeited, expressly Waiver, waived, or may be inapplicable. Because no one holds ...
:
Villages in Amreli district
{{Amreli-geo-stub