Amod, Gujarat

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| subdivision_name2 = Bharuch

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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.{{citation | contribution = Amod Town | url = https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V05_314.gif | title = Imperial Gazetteer of India | volume = 5 | location = Oxford | publisher = Clarendon | year = 1908 | page = 306}}. on the NH 228 road (the "Dandi heritage route") between Bharuch and Jambusar.

Maharaja Naharsinhji

Economy

Amod was the seat of a Thakur who owned about

{{convert|21,200|acre|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.

See also

References

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Category:Cities and towns in Bharuch district

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