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PORBANDAR - PBR

"Porbandar" is a city in the Indian States and territories of India of Gujarat, perhaps best known for being the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi and Sudama. It is the administrative center of the Porbandar District and it was the former capital of the Porbandar State.

Indian theology views Porbandar as the birthplace of Sudama, the friend Krishna. For this reason, it is also referred to as Sudaamapuri

Sudamapuri., Ghumli (37 km from the city, Capital of Jethwa kingdom till 1313, listed by Archaeological Survey of India), Porbandar has many wetlands ideal for birdwatching., Janmashtami Mela (5 days), celebrated in the month of Shraavana as per Hindu calendar. There are rides, foods, and other attractions.

As the birthplace of one of the most famous leaders of the world, Porbandar has a significant tourism-led infrastructure and economy. The area around Mahatma Gandhi's home has been renovated to become a temple of peace.

Porbandar's beach locally known as 'Chowpati' has a long, sandy expanse along the ocean. Construction activities to provide attractions and manage litter and facilities on Chowpati Beach started in around 2003. It has been furnished with well-arranged seating for tourists and commuters; there is a skating rink for children. The Chowpati ground has been used for the 'Janamastmi Fair', an annual festival. This place is well equipped with a circuit house and a range of hotels nearby for visitors.

Fisheries give a lot of employment to the city and to neighboring districts. Porbandar is also one of the last coasts remaining where the threatened marine mammal dugong can be found. Officials are working out for the conservation policies for the mammal.

Porbandar is located at . It has an average elevation of 1 metre (3 ft).

Like most of Gujarat, Porbandar has a semi-arid climate#Hot semi-arid climates (Köppen climate classification ''BSh'') with three distinct seasons: the “cool” from October to March, the “hot” in April, May and early June, and the Monsoon of South Asia “wet” from mid-June to September.

Almost no rain falls outside the monsoon season, except for a very few late-season tropical cyclones. The most powerful one occurred on 22 October 1975 and produced a storm surge of . During the monsoon season, rainfall is exceedingly erratic: Annual rainfall has been as low as in 1918 and in 1939, but as high as in 1983—when a cyclone caused over to fall over four days—and in 1878.

With a coefficient of variation exceeding fifty percent and an expectation of only 41 percent of mean annual rainfall in the driest year in ten, the Porbandar region is among the most variable in the world—comparable to northern Australia, the Brazilian sertão and the Kiribatese Line Islands.

An illustration of Porbandar’s extremely variable rainfall can be seen from 1899 to 1905 when seven successive years produced annual falls of:, in 1899, in 1900, in 1901, in 1902, in 1903, in 1904 and, in 1905

Porbandar, owing to its coastal location, is the least hot of all major list of cities in Gujarat by population: Average high temperatures do not reach in any month. Nonetheless, during the “wet” season, especially during the few but intense periods of heavy rainfall, very high humidity makes for extremely dangerous conditions; in the “hot” season temperatures reach on occasions.

India census, Porbandar had a population of 217,307. Males constituted 51.66% of the population and females 48.44%. Porbandar has an average literacy rate of 86.46%, higher than the national average of 74.04%: male literacy is 91.69%, and female literacy is 80.92%. In Porbandar, 9.11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Porbandar has historical importance in context of one of the earliest Western Indian diaspora across the globe.. Thousands of Gujarati people in UK have origin in porbandar....Fiji and Australia and UK has significant " Girnara Soni" community who has roots in porbandar...Some people in Tanzania and Uganda have roots in Porbandar...Maher community popularly known as Mer has spread from porbandar to UK and USA before Decades...Some Lohana and Khoja Muslims have immigrated to South Africa..few to Madagascar...

Porbandar is an ancient port city. At present it has an all-weather port, with direct berthing facilities up to 50,000 DWT ships.

The local transportation is auto rickshaw. Sudama Chowk is the main hub of auto rickshaw and private taxis.

Porbandar is well-connected by road, rail and air to cities across the country.

The city is connected through National Highway 27, connecting to Rajkot and Ahmedabad. National Highway 8E Ext (also known as State Highway 6) connects to Jamnagar, Dwarka in the north and Veraval, Bhavnagar in the south.

Major public transport is covered by the private and government buses.

Many private coaches are available daily to Rajkot, Dwarka, Veraval, Junagadh, Ahmedabad, Jamnagar, Vadodra, Surat, and Mumbai.

Large number of S.T. buses (State Transport Corporation operated by government) are available to multiple destinations including major cities of the state, small villages and towns.

From Narsang Tekri, you can catch luxurious air-conditioned private buses for Rajkot and Ahmedabad. The booking is available on the internet.

Porbandar railway station connects Porbandar with major cities of state and the country. There are daily trains to Rajkot (via Jamnagar, Bhanwad and Upleta, Dhoraji, Gondal as well), Somnath (via Junagadh) and Mumbai (via Ahmedabad, Vadodra and Surat). There are also trains to Delhi, Muzaffarpur and Howrah connecting to major cities of Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Vidarbha and West Bengal. A weekly train service connects Kochuveli (Kerala) and Secunderabad (Hyderabad) with Porbandar via Mangalore, Calicut, Kochi and Kollam.

Porbandar Airport Mumbai-Porbandar to and fro flight by SpiceJet is currently operational.

Ahmedabad-Porbandar to and fro flight by TruJet is currently operational as well.

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