Radhanpur

Radhanpur રાધનપુર
city
Radhanpur Location in Gujarat, India
Coordinates: 23°50′N 71°36′E / 23.83°N 71.6°E / 23.83; 71.6Coordinates: 23°50′N 71°36′E / 23.83°N 71.6°E / 23.83; 71.6
Country	India
State	Gujarat
District	Patan
Elevation	27 m (89 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	32,076
Languages
• Official	Gujarati, Hindi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)

Radhanpur is a city and a municipality in Patan district in the Indian state of Gujarat.

Origin of name

According to the tradition, the city is named after Radhan Khan, a descendant of Fateh Khan Baloch. Fateh Khan Baloch received a freedom from the Gujarat Sultan Ahmad Shah III, which included the territory of the later day city of Radhanpur.^[1]

History

The State of Radhanpur was established in 1693 by the founder of the Babi dynasty, Khan Jahan (Jawan Mard Khan I), son of Jafar Khan, the Nawab of Junagadh. Later, Radhanpur city became the capital of the princely state of Radhanpur under Palanpur Agency of Bombay Presidency. It was a walled town, known for its export trade in rapeseed, grain and cotton.^[2]

Radhanpur came under British control in 1813.^[2] Even so, the Nawabs minted their own coins until 1900, when the state adopted the Indian currency; a particularly forward-looking Nawab briefly introduced decimalization, with 100 fulus equaling one rupee. Still, India did not decimalize its currency until 1957. 1960 part of Gujarat state

Geography

Radhanpur is located at 23°50′N 71°36′E / 23.83°N 71.6°E / 23.83; 71.6.^[3] It has an average elevation of 27 metres (88 feet).

Demographics

As of 2008 India census,^[4] Radhanpur had a population of 50001. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Radhanpur has an average literacy rate of 80%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 68%, and female literacy is 60%. In Radhanpur, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Notes

References

•  Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Radhanpur". Encyclopædia Britannica 22 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press