Bilimora

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Coordinates: 20.75° N 72.95° E

Bilimora

Bilimora
State
 - District(s)
Gujarat
 - Navsari
Coordinates 20.75° N 72.95° E
Area
 - Elevation
9 km²
 - 4 m
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Population (2001)
 - Density
51,087
 - 
Codes
 - Postal
 - Telephone
 - Vehicle
 
 - 396321
 - +02634
 - 

Bilimora is a city and a municipality in Navsari district in the state of Gujarat, India.

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[edit] Geography

Bilimora is located at 20.75° N 72.95° E[1]. It has an average elevation of 4 metres (13 feet).

Bilimora is a rail junction on the Mumbai-Vadodara line of the Western Railway (India), from which a narrow gauge line bifurcates for Waghai in the Dang District. The town of Chikhli is about 10 km to the east, which is on National Highway 8.

The town is about 25 km north of the city of Valsad and about 25 km south of the district city of Navsari.

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India censusGRIndia, Bilimora had a population of 51,087. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Bilimora has an average literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 81% and female literacy of 74%. 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.

[edit] Popular Places

Somnath Mahadev Mandir (Temple), Shri Jalaram Mandir, Shri Gayatri Mandir, Shri Dwarkadhish Mandir

[edit] References

  1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Bilimora