Balagam બાલાગામ

Balagam is a village in Keshod taluka of Junagadh district in the Saurashtra region of Gujarat, India. It lies about 28.6 km by road to the north-west of Keshod town (around 27 min by car). The main occupations of the people are farm labour, farming and animal husbandry. Major crops grown here include wheat, cumin, groundnut, sesame, bajra (pearl millet), chickpea (gram), cotton, castor and lucerne (fodder). The village has a primary school, a panchayat office, an anganwadi and a milk dairy. Its PIN code is 362220.

Village facts

Taluka
Keshod
District
Junagadh, Gujarat
from Keshod (by road)
28.6 km · 27 min drive
straight-line
17.4 km
Direction
North-west from Keshod
PIN code
362220
Main occupations
Farm labour, Farming and Animal husbandry
Main crops
Wheat, Cumin, Groundnut, Sesame, Bajra (pearl millet), Chickpea (gram), Cotton, Castor and Lucerne (fodder)
Facilities
Primary school, Panchayat office, Anganwadi and Milk dairy
Coordinates
21.3667, 70.1000

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About Balagam

History: During Muslim rule the village was known as Ghebanpur. After it became deserted it was resettled by Sorathiya Ahir Bala Bheda, which gave it the name Balagam; another view says the name comes from its elevated location. In British times the village was ruled by Solanki Rajputs, and Balagam was a separate revenue sub-division under Junagadh.

Places to see: the Dasaram temple of the Das Bava sect of Margi sadhus and his jal-samadhi site, revered by the Ahir and Sagar communities — legend says Das went to bathe and was never seen again; his turban, found near a well, is still worshipped. About a mile east of the village is the Vasangdevi temple, the kuldevi of the Joshipura Nagar Brahmins of Vadnagar.

Balagam is a small town near Bantva, Keshod, Junagadh District, Gujarat, India.

More information (Gujarati)

બાલાગામ ભારત દેશના પશ્ચિમ ભાગમાં આવેલા ગુજરાત રાજ્યના સૌરાષ્ટ્ર વિસ્તારમાં આવેલા જિલ્લાઓ પૈકીના એક એવા જૂનાગઢ જિલ્લાનાં કેશોદ તાલુકામાં બાંટવા નજીક આવેલું એક નાનું નગર છે.

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