Gambhu Explained

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.

Population

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.

History

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]

Places of interest

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]

Amenities

The village has three primary and a secondary schools. It has a primary health centre and a post office.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Gujarat State Gazetteers: Mehsana District. Directorate of Government Print., Stationery and Publications, Government of Gujarat. 1975. S. B. . Rajyagor. 5. 791.
  2. Book: Choudhary, Gulab Chandra . Political History of Northern India: from Jain Sources (c. 650 A.D. to 1300 A.D.) . Sohanlal Jaidharma Pracharak Samiti . 1963 . 201–202.
  3. Pradhan . Sulagna . 2017 . Three Merchants of Thirteenth Century in Gujarat: Beyond Business . Proceedings of the Indian History Congress . 78 . 275–281 . 26906095 . JSTOR.
  4. Ghosal . S. N. . 1956 . Dr. H. Jacobi's Introduction to the Sanatkumāracaritam (Translated from Original German) . Journal of the Oriental Institute . 6 . 7.
  5. News: 2022-10-01 . વારસો:ગાંભુમાં પુન: ખોદકામમાં જૈન પ્રભુની વધુ 7 પ્રતિમાઓ નીકળી . . gu.