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Geography of Gujarat and its Physical Features

On November 26, 2013 By Bijoy Basak Category: Indian Geography

Geography of Gujarat - (Location and Introduction) The state of Gujarat is located on the west coast of India. It lies between 20°01' North and 24°07' North latitudes, and 68°04' East and 74°04' East longitudes. Gujarat is bounded by the Arabian Sea in the west and south-west, Pakistan in the … [Read more...]

Major Cities in Gujarat

On November 26, 2013 By Bijoy Basak Category: Places in India

The Major Cities in Gujarat are as follows: 1. Ahmedabad Ahmedabad is the largest city of Gujarat. It stands on the bank of the Sabarmati River. It is the seventh largest city of India. Ahmedabad is noted for its cotton textile industry and is popularly known as ‘the Manchester of India'. … [Read more...]

Short paragraph on Agricultural growth in Gujarat

On September 29, 2013 By Anil Bose Category: Indian Geography

Gujarat is passing through a growth phase in the field of agriculture. High yielding varieties (HYV) of seeds, are being used. Chemical fertilizers are applied and irrigation is improved both ground and surface water. During the recent years, Gujarat has witnessed significant improvement in the … [Read more...]

Brief Geographical account of Gujarat

On September 19, 2013 By Anil Bose Category: Indian Geography

Gujarat State is located between 20°N and 24°N along the Arabian Sea coast in western India. The State covers about 6% of the total area of India. Physical Environment Topographically, Gujarat can be divided into four parts: (i) The Hilly regions of north, east and south. (ii) Saurashtra … [Read more...]

Why Ahmedabad is called the Manchester of India?

On September 19, 2013 By Anil Bose Category: Indian Geography

Ahmedabad is called the Manchester of India because of similarity with the famous cotton textile centre of Manchester, Great Britain. Manchester is an industrially developed region in U.K. and is particularly developed in cotton industries. Climate condition of Manchester is temperate and is … [Read more...]

Growth of Chemical Industries in Gujarat

On September 19, 2013 By Anil Bose Category: Indian Geography

Gujarat has witnessed growth in chemical industries because of availability of mineral oil and port facilities of Kandla through which raw materials can be imported easily. Beside the above mentioned minerals, natural gas, limestone, dolomite, gypsum, steatite etc. are also available here in large … [Read more...]

Minerals Resources in Gujarat

On September 19, 2013 By Anil Bose Category: Indian Geography

Gujarat is rich in mineral resources, especially in petroleum. The major mineral resources of Gujarat are natural gas, limestone, manganese, baux­ite, china-clay fire-clay, calcite, dolomite, fluorspar, gypsum, bentonite, quartz, silica sand, and steatite. Good quality of limestone is quarried in … [Read more...]

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