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Town in Gujarat, India

Bhildi

Key facts

elevation above sea level100m
instance ofvillage in India
countryIndia
located in the administrative territorial entityDeesa Taluka
All data from the card 13
Country
India
State
Gujarat
District
Banaskantha
Elevation
100 m (330 ft)
• Total
7,000
• Official
Gujarati, Hindi
Time zone
UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
385530
Telephone code
02744
Vehicle registration
GJ-08
Coastline
0 kilometres (0 mi)
Nearest city
Deesa
Website
gujaratindia.com

Bhildi is a town in Deesa, Banaskantha district, Gujarat, India.

Geography

It is located at 24°11′0″N 72°2′0″E / 24.18333°N 72.03333°E at an elevation of 100 m above MSL. Bhiladiyaji

Jain Tirth

Bhiladiyaji Śvetāmbara Jain Temple located here is very ancient which was much renovated in last decade. The temple of Bhiladiyaji Tirth is dedicated to Lord Parshvanatha. Here the lord is known as Shri Bhiladia Parshvanath Bhagavan. The temple is two storied and is adorned with three peaks. The idol of the Lord is of black in colour and is 53 cm in height. It is seated in a padmasana posture.

Transport

Bhildi is an important railway junction on the Western Railway network and connected to Kandla port and Mundra port via Gandhidham. It provides direct connectivity to Jodhpur, Palanpur WDFC and Ahemdabad from these Arabian sea ports. Many long distance trains pass through Bhildi now as a new direct link to Ahemdabad via Patan has been commissioned in 2019, which also connects to existing western Rajasthan rail-line.

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