Borsad

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Borsad
Sun Temple, Borsad
Sun Temple, Borsad
Borsad is located in Gujarat
Borsad
Borsad
Location in Gujarat, India,Asia.
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Country  India
State Gujarat
District Anand
Government
 • Type Nagarpalika
Elevation 30 m (100 ft)
Population (2001)
 • Total 56,541
Languages
 • Official Gujarati, Hindi, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)

Borsad is a city and a municipality in Anand district in the state of Gujarat, India. It is located around 17 km from Anand. It is surrounded by the fertile Charotar region which largely produces tobacco, bananas, cotton, barley and other agricultural crops. The Patel community owns majority of business establishments here, most of whom are from the 400 house community that dominates Mahatma Gandhi Gunj Bazar and Janata bazar. Other communities that live in Borsad are Brahmins, Jains, Kshatriya, Muslims and Christians borsad was formed on 2 June

Gandhiji passed through Borsad during the Dandi March satyagrah. Borsad was the seat of the Borsad satyagraha in 1922-23.[1]

Dr. B.R.Ambedkar writes about a negative discriminatory experience of a young Bhangi boy in Borsad in his autobiographical book, Waiting for a Visa (chapter 3).[2]

History

According to a legend Borsad was established as a hamlet by the efforts of a monk in 2nd Century A.D. and remained an important place ever since. It was declared a municipality in 1888 and in 1925, Indian political leader Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and his allies uncovered evidence suggesting that the police were in league with local dacoits in the Borsad taluka even as the government prepared to levy a major tax for fighting dacoity in the area. More than 6,000 villagers assembled to hear Patel speak and supported the proposed agitation against the tax, which was deemed immoral and unnecessary. Patel organized hundreds of Congressmen, sent instructions and received information from across the district. Every village in the taluka resisted payment of the tax, and through cohesion, also prevented the seizure of property and lands. After a protracted struggle, the government withdrew the tax. Historians believe that one of Patel's key achievements was the building of cohesion and trust amongst the different castes and communities which were divided on socio-economic lines.

Geography

Borsad is located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found..[3] It has an average elevation of 30 metres (98 feet).

List of Villages in Borsad Taluka

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Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[4] Borsad had a population of 96,998. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Borsad has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 75% and female literacy of 60%. 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

References

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  3. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Borsad
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