Bedi, Gujarat

Bedi
Bedi
	city
	Bedi Location in Gujarat, India Bedi Bedi (India)
	Coordinates: 22.5°N 70.05°E
Country	India
State	Gujarat
District	Jamnagar
Elevation	7 m (23 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	18,771
Languages
• Official	Gujarati, Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	GJ
Website	gujaratindia.com

Bedi is a census town and port in Jamnagar Taluka of Jamnagar district, Gujarat, India.

History

It was a major port of Nawanagar State during the British period.[1]

Geography

Bedi is located at 22.5°N 70.05°E / 22.5; 70.05.[2] It has an average elevation of 7 metres (22 feet).

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[3] Bedi had a population of 18,771. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Bedi has an average literacy rate of 33%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; with 73% of the males and 27% of females literate. 18% of the population is under 6 years of age.

References

Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Kathiawar (Public Domain text). VIII. Printed at the Government Central Press, Bombay. 1884. pp. 378–379.
Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Bedi
"Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

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[bg-1] Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Kathiawar (Public Domain text). VIII. Printed at the Government Central Press, Bombay. 1884. pp. 378–379.

[2] Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Bedi

[3] "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.