Porbandar
Porbandar
Sudamapuri | |
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City | |
UTC+5:30 (IST) | |
PIN | 360575 |
Vehicle registration | GJ-25 |
Porbandar is a city and the headquarters of
History
Late Harappan settlement (1600-1400 BCE)
Onshore explorations in and around Porbandar brought to light the remains of a Late Harappan settlement dating back to the 16th-14th centuries BCE. There is evidence to suggest that the Harappan legacy of maritime activity continued till the late Harappan period on the Saurashtra coast. The discovery of ancient jetties along the Porbandar creek signifies the importance of Porbandar as an active center of maritime activities in the past.[1]
Indian theology views Porbandar as the birthplace of Sudama, a friend of Krishna. For this reason, it is also referred to as Sudaamapuri or Sudamapuri.[1]
Princely Porbandar (1600 CE onwards)
Porbandar was the seat of the eponymous
British influence
In common with the other states of
During the British Raj, the state covered an area of 1,663 square kilometres (642 sq mi), encompassing 106 villages and a population, in 1921, of over 100,000 people. It enjoyed a revenue of Rs. 21,00,000/-. By 1947, the rulers held the style of "Highness" and the title of "Maharaj Rana Sahib". They were entitled to a salute of 13 guns as a hereditary distinction.
After Independence
Upon the
Geography
Porbandar is located at 21°37′48″N 69°36′0″E / 21.63000°N 69.60000°E.[2] It has an average elevation of 1 metre (3 ft).
Climate
Like most of Gujarat, Porbandar has a
Almost no rain falls outside the monsoon season, except for a very few late-season
With a coefficient of variation exceeding fifty percent and an expectation of only 41 percent of mean annual rainfall in the driest year in ten, the Porbandar region is among the most variable in the world[5]—comparable to northern Australia, the Brazilian sertão and the Kiribatese Line Islands.[6]
An illustration of Porbandar's extremely variable rainfall can be seen from 1899 to 1905 when seven successive years produced annual falls of:
- 83.4 millimetres (3.28 in) in 1899
- 1,185.1 millimetres (46.66 in) in 1900
- 99.8 millimetres (3.93 in) in 1901
- 756.9 millimetres (29.80 in) in 1902
- 575.2 millimetres (22.65 in) in 1903
- 124.5 millimetres (4.90 in) in 1904 and
- 134.4 millimetres (5.29 in) in 1905
Porbandar, owing to its coastal location, is the least hot of all major cities in Gujarat: Average high temperatures do not reach 35 °C or 95 °F in any month.
Climate data for Porbandar Airport (1981–2010, extremes 1969–2012) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 35.9 (96.6) |
38.4 (101.1) |
43.1 (109.6) |
44.0 (111.2) |
45.5 (113.9) |
40.8 (105.4) |
35.4 (95.7) |
35.4 (95.7) |
40.3 (104.5) |
41.4 (106.5) |
39.7 (103.5) |
37.2 (99.0) |
45.5 (113.9) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.3 (84.7) |
30.5 (86.9) |
32.9 (91.2) |
33.5 (92.3) |
33.5 (92.3) |
33.3 (91.9) |
31.4 (88.5) |
30.3 (86.5) |
31.7 (89.1) |
34.7 (94.5) |
33.9 (93.0) |
31.0 (87.8) |
32.2 (90.0) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 14.2 (57.6) |
15.8 (60.4) |
19.5 (67.1) |
22.6 (72.7) |
26.2 (79.2) |
27.9 (82.2) |
26.8 (80.2) |
25.9 (78.6) |
25.0 (77.0) |
22.6 (72.7) |
19.1 (66.4) |
15.8 (60.4) |
21.8 (71.2) |
Record low °C (°F) | 2.0 (35.6) |
5.9 (42.6) |
8.7 (47.7) |
15.0 (59.0) |
19.2 (66.6) |
20.7 (69.3) |
18.7 (65.7) |
22.2 (72.0) |
19.2 (66.6) |
15.3 (59.5) |
11.0 (51.8) |
6.4 (43.5) |
2.0 (35.6) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 1.1 (0.04) |
1.1 (0.04) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
2.5 (0.10) |
98.3 (3.87) |
249.5 (9.82) |
155.4 (6.12) |
77.6 (3.06) |
7.6 (0.30) |
13.1 (0.52) |
0.7 (0.03) |
606.8 (23.89) |
Average rainy days | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 3.3 | 9.4 | 7.7 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 25.4 |
Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST )
|
40 | 43 | 49 | 57 | 68 | 72 | 77 | 77 | 70 | 52 | 42 | 41 | 57 |
Source: India Meteorological Department[7][8] |
Demographics
As of 2011[update] India census, Porbandar (City and urban outgrowth) had a population of 152,760.[9] Males constituted 51.4% of the population and females 48.6%. Porbandar has an average literacy rate of 86.46%, higher than the national average of 74.04%: male literacy is 91.69%, and female literacy is 80.92%. In Porbandar, 9.11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
According to the Census in 2011, the population of Porbander contracted 3.85% in 2011. i.e. the growth rate was negative. The sex ration of the city was 943 in 2011.[clarification needed]
Government and politics
Porbandar city is governed by a municipal council.[10] The municipality is responsible for supply of water to the city using Narmada as the main source of water supply.[11] The municipality supplies around 14 MLD everyday to the city. As per records available from 2008, the city had a coverage of 39% in terms of water supply connections though the coverage of distribution system was reported as 80%.[12] As per another assessment in the year 2016, Porbandar ranked the lowest in terms the volume of water supplied per capita at 59 lpcd (liters per capita per day) as compared to Gandhinagar which ranked the highest at 245 lpcd.[13] Municipality is also responsible for waste management in the city and generates about 66 tonnes per day of waste.[14]
The current member of Parliament is Rameshbhai Dhaduk.
Culture
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Tourist attractions
The best time to visit is October to March.
- Kirti Mandir, It is located at the Main bazaar, Manek Chowk. Timings 7:30 AM to 7:00 PM Everyday. Website : GandhiBapu - Home Page
- Bharat Mandir (A permanent exhibition of culture, history and geometry about India. It was established by Shri Nanjibhai Kalidas Mehta)
- Tara Mandir (one of the oldest planetariums of India)
- Shree Sudama ji Mandir: One of the few temples built in India in his name
- Shree Hari Mandir or Sandipani temple (handled by Ramesh Oza): a temple complex
- The Huzoor Palace, Daria Raj Mahal Palace, Darbargadh and the Sartanji Choro
- Porbandar Chowpati
- Porbandar Bird Sanctuary (birds like teals, fowls, flamingos, ibis, curlews can be seen)
- Barda Hills Wildlife Sanctuary (about 15 km from Porbandar, ideal for trekking)
- Porbandar has many wetlands ideal for birdwatching.[15]
- Shraavanaas per Hindu calendar. There are rides, food, and other attractions.
- It is also one of the last coasts remaining where the threatened marine mammal dugong can be found.[16]
Notable people
- Mahatma Gandhi - considered as "The father of the Nation" was born here
- Kasturba Gandhi - wife of Mahatma Gandhi
- Nanji Kalidas Mehta - businessman and philanthropist
- Dr. Savitaben Nanji Kalidas Mehta - Educationist and Manipuri dancer
- Nanabhai Bhatt - film director and producer
- Jaydev Unadkat - Indian cricket player
- Sudama - (also known as Kuchela) friend of Krishna
- Ajay Lalcheta- Oman cricket team Ex-captain & player
Transport
Porbandar is well-connected by road, rail and air to cities across the country.
Port
Porbandar is an ancient port city. At present it has an all-weather port, with direct berthing facilities up to 50,000 DWT ships.[17][18]
Road
The city is connected through
Major public transport is covered by the private and government buses.
Many private coaches are available daily to
.Rail
Airport
From August 2022, no flights are operational.
Sports
- Duleep School of Cricket Ground is one of two cricket grounds in Porbandar. The ground is also the home ground of Saurashtra cricket team. It hosted six cricket matches from 1968 to 1986 before falling of the record. The ground is named after great Indian cricketer and Prince of Nawanagar Kumar Shri Duleepsinhji.
- Natwarsinhji Cricket Club Ground is one of two cricket grounds in Porbandar. It hosted a Ranji Trophy match in October 1960 between Saurashtra cricket team and Maharashtra cricket team. The Maharashtra team won by 10 wickets as the match had a low scores with Saurashtra scored 94 & 139 and Maharashtra scored 187 and 47/0. It was scheduled for three days but was completed in two. This was only cricket played on the ground.
References
- ^ a b A.S Gaur, Sundaresh, A.D. Odedra (2004). "New light on the maritime archaeology of Porbandar, Saurashtra Coast, Gujarat". Man and Environment. 29 (1): 103–107.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Porbandar, India". www.fallingrain.com.
- ^ "Porbandar - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
- ^ Francis P. A. and Sulochana Gadgil; ‘Intense Rainfall Events over the West Coast during the Summer Monsoon Season’ (CAOS REPORT 2002 AS 1); published by Centre for Atmospheric and Oceanic Studies; Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
- ^ Dewar, Robert E. and Wallis, James R; ‘Geographical patterning of interannual rainfall variability in the tropics and near tropics: An L-moments approach’; in Journal of Climate, 12; pp. 3457-3466
- ^ Van Etten, Eddie J.B.; ‘Inter-annual Rainfall Variability of Arid Australia: greater than elsewhere?’ Australian Geographer; 40 (2009), pp. 109-120
- ^ "Station: Porbandar (A) Climatological Table 1981–2010" (PDF). India Meteorological Department. December 2016. pp. 617–618. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ "Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)" (PDF). India Meteorological Department. December 2016. p. M59. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ "Census of India". Census of India. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ "Local body polls Delimitation exercise held in Gujarat". The Indian Express. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ "Hardlook: Thirsty Gujarat cities… fed by Narmada". The Indian Express. 2 May 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ "Urban Water and Sanitation in Gujarat: A Report Prepared by Urban Management Centre" (PDF). PAS. September 2008. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ "URBAN WATER & SANITATION IN GUJARAT Summary Report 2009-2016" (PDF). PAS. June 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ "GOVERNMENT OF INDIA URBAN DEVELOPMENT" (PDF). Eparlib. 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ "Wetlands of Porbandar". Mokarsagar Committee. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^ Kaushik, Himanshu (13 August 2013). "Task force on dugong soon". Times of India. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
- ^ "Porbandar Port | GMB Operated Ports | Ports in Gujarat | Ports | Home | GMB Ports". Archived from the original on 7 October 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- ^ "Port of Porbandar, India". Portfocus.com. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
Sources
- for more details on Porbandar
- Jayesh Hinglajiya known as Modern Gandhi Sets World Record to change Body Colors
- Hemant Sharma, Artist and Photographer from Porbandar set World Record
- Genealogy of the ruling chiefs of Porbandar
- Application of geological and geophysical methods in marine archaeology and underwater explorations
- Porbandar district
External links
- Porbandar travel guide from Wikivoyage