Keshod
title: "Keshod" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["cities-and-towns-in-junagadh-district"] topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keshod" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Keshod |
| settlement_type | Town |
| image_skyline | File:Akshaygadh,Keshod.jpg |
| image_caption | Akshygadh Mandir, Keshod |
| pushpin_map | India Gujarat |
| pushpin_label_position | right CORNER |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Gujarat, India |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | India |
| subdivision_type1 | State |
| subdivision_name1 | Gujarat |
| subdivision_type2 | District |
| subdivision_name2 | Junagadh |
| established_title | |
| governing_body | Keshod Nagarpalika |
| unit_pref | Metric |
| elevation_m | 42 |
| population_total | 76,193 |
| population_as_of | 2014 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| demographics_type1 | Languages |
| demographics1_title1 | Official |
| demographics1_info1 | Gujarati, Hindi |
| timezone1 | IST |
| utc_offset1 | +5:30 |
| postal_code_type | PIN |
| postal_code | 362220 |
| area_code_type | Telephone |
| area_code | 02871 |
| registration_plate | GJ-11 |
| :: |
| name = Keshod | other_name = | nickname = | settlement_type = Town | image_skyline = File:Akshaygadh,Keshod.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = Akshygadh Mandir, Keshod | pushpin_map = India Gujarat | pushpin_label_position = right CORNER | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Gujarat, India | coordinates = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = India | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Gujarat | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Junagadh | established_title = | established_date = | founder = | named_for = | government_type = | governing_body = Keshod Nagarpalika | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_rank = | area_total_km2 = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 42 | population_total = 76,193 | population_as_of = 2014 | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_footnotes = | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = Gujarati, Hindi | timezone1 = IST | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = PIN | postal_code = 362220 | area_code_type = Telephone | area_code = 02871 | registration_plate = GJ-11 | website = | footnotes = | official_name = Keshod is a town and a Taluka in Junagadh District.
Infrastructure
Keshod Airport serves Junagadh district, which was used by Nawab of Junagadh Muhammad Mahabat Khanji III while escaping to Pakistan.
Transportation
Keshod has good and clean Government Bus station and also good private buses as well as. Good frequency for the Junagadh, Somanath, Verval, Rajkot, Ahmedabad, Jamnagar, Gandhinagar and other big cities.
Also Keshod railway station which connect to western railways. to Somnath-Junagadh-Rajkot-Porbandar-Ahemedbad-Jabalpur-Mumbai-Pune.
Keshod Airport is a public airport located in Keshod, It primarily serves the cities of Junagadh and Veraval and the surrounding region.
Terrain
Keshod's landscape is mostly dry. It is 30 kilometres from the sea. During the monsoon months it often rains heavily in and around Keshod but the searing heat means that for a lot of the year there are problems with receiving running water. There are a few small rivers including Sabri which provides water to the city of the Keshod, while Ojat rivers flows through south western part of the Taluka and serves areas of Ghed (ઘેડ) with its water, there is a mountain called Akshaygadh mountain which is around 3 km away from the city and has a height of around 250 meters, some of the villages of Keshod falls under Gir region which is famous for Lions and Keshar Mango as well, Farming is the largest employer with groundnut and cotton being the most popular crop grown.
Industries
Gujarat's biggest TB Hospital located in Keshod. There is a 150+ Groundnut oil factory in keshod. keshod famous for Chhakado rickshaw Manufacturing. Keshod is Also Known for its furniture manufacturing industries around 300 small and big manufacturing unit are working. Keshod also known for its Kapad (cloth) bazaar in the retail sector.
Climate
| location = Keshod Airport (1991–2020, extremes 1969–2020) | metric first = yes | single line = yes | Jan record high C = 37.0 | Feb record high C = 39.5 | Mar record high C = 43.9 | Apr record high C = 44.4 | May record high C = 45.5 | Jun record high C = 42.8 | Jul record high C = 37.2 | Aug record high C = 38.0 | Sep record high C = 39.4 | Oct record high C = 41.8 | Nov record high C = 39.2 | Dec record high C = 37.2 |year record high C = 45.5 | Jan high C = 29.2 | Feb high C = 31.9 | Mar high C = 35.7 | Apr high C = 37.6 | May high C = 36.9 | Jun high C = 34.9 | Jul high C = 31.2 | Aug high C = 30.1 | Sep high C = 32.0 | Oct high C = 35.4 | Nov high C = 33.8 | Dec high C = 30.8 |year high C = 33.3 | Jan low C = 12.0 | Feb low C = 14.2 | Mar low C = 17.8 | Apr low C = 21.6 | May low C = 25.4 | Jun low C = 26.8 | Jul low C = 25.7 | Aug low C = 24.7 | Sep low C = 23.7 | Oct low C = 21.1 | Nov low C = 17.3 | Dec low C = 13.3 |year low C = 20.1 | Jan record low C = 3.6 | Feb record low C = 4.4 | Mar record low C = 8.8 | Apr record low C = 14.3 | May record low C = 17.4 | Jun record low C = 20.1 | Jul record low C = 21.7 | Aug record low C = 22.0 | Sep record low C = 18.8 | Oct record low C = 13.6 | Nov record low C = 9.0 | Dec record low C = 4.9 |year record low C = 3.6 | rain colour = green | Jan rain mm = 0.7 | Feb rain mm = 0.5 | Mar rain mm = 0.0 | Apr rain mm = 0.0 | May rain mm = 1.1 | Jun rain mm = 138.0 | Jul rain mm = 372.8 | Aug rain mm = 200.1 | Sep rain mm = 134.0 | Oct rain mm = 31.5 | Nov rain mm = 5.3 | Dec rain mm = 0.1 |year rain mm = 884.1 | Jan rain days = 0.1 | Feb rain days = 0.1 | Mar rain days = 0.0 | Apr rain days = 0.0 | May rain days = 0.2 | Jun rain days = 4.8 | Jul rain days = 12.6 | Aug rain days = 10.4 | Sep rain days = 5.2 | Oct rain days = 1.4 | Nov rain days = 0.1 | Dec rain days = 0.0 |year rain days = 34.9 |time day = 17:30 IST | Jan humidity = 31 | Feb humidity = 29 | Mar humidity = 30 | Apr humidity = 35 | May humidity = 49 | Jun humidity = 64 | Jul humidity = 77 | Aug humidity = 77 | Sep humidity = 67 | Oct humidity = 45 | Nov humidity = 30 | Dec humidity = 29 |year humidity = 46 |source 1 = India Meteorological Department{{cite web | url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/Climatological%20Tables%201991-2020.pdf | title = Climatological Tables of Observatories in India 1991-2020 | publisher = India Meteorological Department | access-date = April 8, 2024 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205040301/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf | archive-date = 5 February 2020 | url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf | title = Station: Keshod (A) Climatological Table 1981–2010 | publisher = India Meteorological Department | date = December 2016 | page = 407–408 | access-date = 28 December 2020}} | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205042509/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf | archive-date = 5 February 2020 | url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf | title = Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012) | publisher = India Meteorological Department | date = December 2016 | page = M56 | access-date = 28 December 2020}}
References
References
- Chopra, Pran Nath. (1992). "Encyclopaedia of India, Volume 30". Rima Pub. House.
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