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Karamsad | |
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Coordinates: 22°32′37″N 72°54′21″E / 22.543516°N 72.905746°E | |
Country | India |
State | Gujarat |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
• Body | Karamsad Municipality |
Elevation | 12,637,356 m (41,461,142 ft) |
Languages | |
• Official | Gujarati, Hindi |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Karamsad is a City and Karamsad is a municipality under the Anand Municipal Corporation. Anand Municipal Corporation limits are visible all around.. in Anand district in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is part of the Chhagaam Gol ("Circle of Six Villages").
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, one of India's greatest leaders in the Indian Independence Movement grew up in Karamsad. It was also the home of his elder brother Vithalbhai Patel, who was also an important political leader. The Patel brothers lived with their two elder brothers and one younger brother and sister, and parents Jhaverbhai and Ladba Patel in a mud-brick house adjacent to his family's farm holdings. This house is preserved to date as a memorial to Patel.