Amalsad | |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Image Alt: | Amalsad |
Pushpin Map: | India Gujarat#India3 |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Gujarat, India |
Coordinates: | 20.8139°N 72.9553°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | ![]() |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Gujarat |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Navsari |
Founder: | Shahed |
Government Type: | BJP |
Governing Body: | BJP |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Rank: | 22 |
Area Total Km2: | 4500 |
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: | 396310 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 02634 |
Registration Plate: | GJ |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Billimora |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Navsari |
Blank3 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
Blank3 Info Sec1: | Gandevi |
Amalsad (Gujarati: અમલસાડ) is a Village in Gujarat, India. It is located in the Gandevi sub-district of Navsari. It is a prominent rail junction on the Mumbai-Vadodara line of the Western Railway (India). The three closest localities to Amalsad are Gandevi, Kachholi, and Billimora. It is famous as the center of Sapodilla trade and exports in the local area of Gujarat, where 5 to 6 tons of Sapodilla get sold in a day during the season. It is also the birthplace of famous Gujarati artist Kalaguru Shri Jashubhai Naik.
The name Amalsāḍ is derived from Āmvalasāḍhi, mentioned in a Chaulukya-era inscription.[1]