Gambhu | |
Other Name: | Gambhuya |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | India Gujarat#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Gujarat, India |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Gujarat |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Mehsana |
Government Type: | Gram Panchayat |
Governing Body: | Gambhu Dedarada |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 16.4942 |
Population Total: | 4015 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
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: | 384212 |
Registration Plate: | GJ-2 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Mehsana |
Gambhu is a village in Bahucharaji Taluka of Mehsana district in Gujarat, India.
As of the 2011 Census, the population of Gambhu was 4,015 people in 924 households. This was made up of 2,072 males and 1,943 females.
The ruins of Karnasagar lake built by Chaulukya ruler Karna are located near the village. The village was known as Gambhuyata in history. Jain monk Shilgunsuri had lived here and it is believed that Chavda king Vanaraja lived here during his incognito years.[1]
According to the Nemināha-cariu by Haribhadrasuri, after the coronation of Vanaraja, he asked an elderly Jain merchant-prince of the Pragavata lineage from Gambhuya (Gambhu) village (although originally from Shrimal/Bhinmal) named Ṭhakkura Ninnaya to live in Anahilapataka (Patan) as a minister in Vanaraja's court, and Ninnaya's son Lahara became a general (daṇḍapati).[2] [3] [4] [1]
The village is a pilgrim centre of Jainism. There is a Jain temple of Gambhira Parshwanath in the village. In 2022, eleven Jain statues from 11th-12th century were found during the excavation.[5]
The village has three primary and a secondary schools. It has a primary health centre and a post office.