Vansda

Vansda

Vansda

Village in Gujarat, India

Vansda, also known as Bansda, is a city and a municipality in the Navsari district in the Indian State of Gujarat, covering an area of 557 km2.

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Vansda is connected with Waghai, Chikhli, Saputara, Nasik, Vapi, Dharampur, Shamlaji by State highway. The nearest railway station is Unai, though only narrow-gauge trains pass through the station. The nearest railway station for broad-gauge trains is Bilimora Jn.[citation needed]

Vansda is a beautiful town of full social activities. The activities of Junior Chamber International is also running in Vansda Town with the name of JCI Vansda Royal founded by Mr. Amitsinh Desai.

Jaikishan, of the most successful Hindi film music director duo Shankar Jaikishan was born and brought up here. Vansda is a beautiful town of full Musical activities. The activities of Music is also running in Vansda Town with the name of Jaikishan Musical Foundation founded by Mr. Jignesh Shah, Mr. Mayur Parekh and Mr. Niraj Parekh.

Bansda was once the capital of Princely State of Bansda until 1949.[1] There is a Tower in Vansda which shows the royal heritage of Vansda. There is a Mosque near the Tower, and Nadir-shah Pir Dargah in Champawadi, which is visited by many Hindu and Muslim devotees.

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  1. [1]
    India (Republic). Superintendent of Census Operations, Gujarat (1964). Surat. Director, Government Print. and Stationery, Gujarat State. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica article "Bansda".


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