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Babra | |
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Town | |
  Babra Location in India | |
| Coordinates:21°50′39″N71°18′15″E / 21.8441667°N 71.3041667°E /21.8441667; 71.3041667 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Gujarat |
| District | Amreli |
| Government | |
| • Body | Babra Municipality |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 25,270 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Gujarati,Hindi,English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 365 421 |
| Telephone code | 02791 |
| Vehicle registration | GJ-14 |
| Website | gujaratindia |
Babra is atown and thetaluka headquarter in theAmreli district,Gujarat,India. It is situated to the north ofAmreli. The main road linkingRajkot andBhavnagar andAmreli passes through Babra.
Babra is said to have been the capital ofBabruvahana, the son ofArjuna, one of the fivePandavas.Babhruvahana's Kund (stepwell) also known as Panch Kund is still here, and theKalubhar River has its source there. It was the seat of Kathiawar Agencythana during British period. Babra was held by the Dafada Kathis.[1]
The Babra Municipality has population of 25,270 of which 13,208 are males while 12,062 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.
Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 3159 which is 12.50% of total population of Babra. In Babra Municipality, Female Sex Ratio is of 913 against state average of 919. Moreover, Child Sex Ratio in Babra is around 847 compared to Gujarat state average of 890. Literacy rate of Babra city is 76.72% lower than state average of 78.03%. In Babra, Male literacy is around 82.21% while female literacy rate is 70.77%.
Babra is a Municipality city. Babra city is divided into 7 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. Babra Municipality has total administration over 5,022 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Municipality limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.[2]
Rajkot Airport and theAmreli Railway Station serve Babra. Babra is about 33 km from the Amreli railway station. Babra is about 78 km from theRajkot Airport. Babra is situated on the Rajkot-Bhavnagar main road.[1]
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain:Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Kathiawar. Vol. VIII. Printed at the Government Central Press, Bombay. 1884. p. 372.
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