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Country | India |
State | Gujarat |
District(s) | Bharuch |
Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
Amod is a town and capital of a taluka in Bharuch district, Gujarat, India. It is situated about a mile south of the Dhadhar River, some 30 miles (48 km) south-west of Vadodara and 24 miles (38 km) north of Bharuch,[1] on the NH 228 road (the "Dandi heritage route") between Bharuch and Jambusar.
Amod was the seat of a Thakore Sahib, who owned about 21,200 acres (86 km2) of land at the start of the 20th century. The income of the estate was about ₨72,000, compared with the income of Amod municipality (established 1890) of ₨6,100.[1]