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Dahod | |
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City | |
  Dahod  Dahod | |
| Coordinates: 22°50′05″N 74°15′20″E / 22.83472°N 74.25556°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Gujarat |
| District | Dahod |
| Collector & DM | Dr. Harshit Gosavi I.A.S. |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Dahod Muncipalality |
| Area | |
• City | 14 km2 (5 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 3,642 km2 (1,406 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Metro | 2,127,086 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Gujarati |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 389151 |
| Telephone code | 2673 |
| Vehicle registration | GJ-20 |
| Website | https://dahod.gujarat.gov.in |
Dahod is a city on the banks of the Dudhimati River in Dahod District in the State of Gujarat, India. It is said that it has taken its name from Saint Dadhichi, who had an Ashram on the bank of Dudhumati river. This city is known for being the birthplace of 6th Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, son of 5th Mughal emperor Shah Jahan. The city serves as District Headquarters for Dahod District. It is 214 kilometres (133 mi) from Ahmedabad and 159 kilometres (99 mi) from Vadodara. It is also known as Dohad (meaning "two boundaries", as the borders of the states of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh are nearby).[2]
Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb was born in Dahod in 1618, during the reign of Jahangir. Aurangzeb was said to have ordered his ministers to favour this town, as it was his birthplace.[3] Tatya Tope, the freedom fighter, is known to have absconded in Dahod. He is believed to have lived his last days in this region.
It was previously within the boundaries of Panchmahal District. However, in 2006, Dahod was recognized as a separate district. Urban Bank Hospital is situated here. The foundation stone for a dental college was laid by the trust of philanthropist Girdharlal Sheth.
The railway colony, also known as Parel area of Dahod was built by the British and it still follows the same architecture. There is also a western railway locomotive workshop here, and this area contributes to population of mostly people from other states, working here in railways workshop. Dahod is taking step into digital era also. Iskcon Dahod also functions here for the welfare of society by providing them cultural and value–based education, youth program. Dahod has been selected as one of the hundred Indian cities to be developed as a smart city under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's flagship Smart Cities Mission.
- ^ "Dohad Metropolitan Urban Region Population 2011 Census". www.census2011.co.in. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
- ^ Anjali H. Desai (2007). India Guide Gujarat. India Guide Publications. p. 180. ISBN 978-0-9789517-0-2. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- ^ Shikoh, Dara (2008). "An Experiment in Hindu-Muslim Unity". In Waseem, M. (ed.). On Becoming an Indian Muslim: French Essays on Aspects of Syncretism. Oxford University Press. p. 103. ISBN 9780195658071.