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Hansot is a village in Bharuch district, Southern Gujarat, [1] India.It is about 15.0 km (9.3 miles) southwest of the city of Bharuch, and south of the Narmada River.The village and its surrounding taluka were acquired by the British in 1775, and subsequently returned to the local princely rulers in 1783, being finally incorporated into the Broach district of the Bombay Presidency in 1803.
Bharuch was known as Bharutkatccha in ancient times. [9]It was known as Barygaza (Ancient Greek: Βαρύγαζα) [10] (meaning "deep-treasure"), Bargosa [11] etc. for the Greek, and later the Romans adopted the Greek name of this port in Latin as Barigaza in the Latin name of this city.
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The 2015 Bharuch riots took place in Hansot village of Bharuch district, Gujarat state in India. It was caused by communal tensions from a number of events between the Hindu and the Muslim . The riots resulted in the deaths of three people, an unknown number of injuries, as well as several homes and businesses being burnt down.
The north and south bank embankments were 14 km-long and 4 metre high while south bank embankment will be 27 km-long and 8 metre high. [1] [8] [9] The barrage will provide fresh water for drinking, agriculture and industries in the region as well stop ingress of seawater. It will also have separate channel for fishing activities. [4] [7]
Taluka Name [10] Population Area (in sq km) Number of Villages Literacy Rate Palanpur 595,891 2,922 130 68.78% Deesa 322,170 3,413 93 70.41% Tharad
Map of Broach or Bharuch district, Bombay Presidency, British India, 1877. The city of Bharuch and its surrounds—today's district—has been settled far back into antiquity and was a major shipping building centre and sea port in the important pre-compass coastal trading routes to points West, perhaps as far back as the days of the Pharaohs, which used the regular and predictable Monsoon ...