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Bantva | |
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town | |
  Bantva Location in Gujarat, India Show map of Gujarat Bantva Location in India Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:21°29′21″N70°04′36″E / 21.48917°N 70.07667°E /21.48917; 70.07667 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Gujarat |
| District | Junagadh |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 15,216 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Gujarati |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Nearest city | Manavadar |
Bantva is a little town inSaurashtra region of the state ofGujarat inIndia.
Bantva is located at an altitude of 20 meters. Nearby towns areNanadiya,Limbuda, NakaraManavadar,Vanthali,Junagadh,Keshod,Visavadar,Kutiyana,Dhoraji,Porbandar andRajkot. The town is roughly 10 kilometers from theArabian Sea.
During theBritish Raj in 1947, Bantva was part of theprincely state ofBantva Manavadar inKathiawar, founded in 1760 and locally ruled until February 1948 by Khan Himmat Khan, son of Khan Amir Khan, of the MuslimBabi family ofJunagadh State. In 1947 it followed the neighboring and more powerfulPrincely state ofJunagadh into union withPakistan, but that decision was quickly reversed by Indian occupation and subsequent plebiscite. It is a decision Pakistan has never accepted.
Before 1947, the population of Bantva was approximately 20,000; 80% of its population was lower casteMemon. As of the 2001 India census, Bantva had a population of 15,216. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Bantva has an average illiteracy rate of 40%. 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.