Bhachau

City in Gujarat, India

23°17′46″N 70°20′35″E / 23.296°N 70.343°E / 23.296; 70.343Country

IndiaStateGujaratDistrictKutchElevation

41 m (135 ft)Population

(2020)

• Total180,000+ • Rank217 (Kutch Rank)Languages

• OfficialGujarati, Hindi, KutchiTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)Vehicle registrationGJ-39Sex ratio1000:922 ♂/♀

Bhachau is a city and a municipality in Kutch district (kachchh) in the state of Gujarat, India. Bhachau was one of many devastated towns in the Kutch region of the Indian state of Gujarat, during the 1956 Anjar earthquake^[1] as well as in the 2001 Gujarat earthquake. As of 2011^[update] it had a population of 39,532 in over 8,647 households.^[2]

Bhachau is often mentioned in the TV show Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah, as the Gada family and the protagonist Jethalal hail from there.^[3] Some villages of Bhachau are included in Vagad but not Bhachau.

Geography

Bhachau is located at 23°17′N 70°21′E / 23.28°N 70.35°E / 23.28; 70.35.^[4] It has an average elevation of 41 metres (134 feet).

One of the historical places in Bhachau is the hill of Kathhad Dada.

References

^ "Quake rocks Kutch". The Hindu. 24 July 1956. Archived from the original on 24 August 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
^ "View Population". Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India.
^ Gujarat comes alive on TV
^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Bhachau