Bardoli is a city and a municipality

Municipality

A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...

 in Surat Metropolitan Region

Surat Metropolitan Region

The Surat Metropolitan Area/Surat Metropolitan Region is a metropolitan area consisting of the Indian metropolis of Surat and its satellite towns. Developing over a period of about 18 years, it consists of one municipal corporation, 7 municipalities and 6 Counter Magnets...

 in the state of Gujarat, India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. Bardoli is the east most end of the Metropolis of Surat. Bardoli is one of the primary Satellite Towns of Surat Metropolitan Region.

Geography

Bardoli is located at 21.12°N 73.12°E. It has an average elevation of 22 metres (72 feet).

Bardoli is also the center for most of the Talukas or Counties in South Gujarat

South Gujarat

South Gujarat also known as Deccan Gujarat or Dakshin Gujarat is a region in Indian state of Gujarat. The region is one of the wettest region of India. The region is divided into two parts: 1) Western Part. 2) Eastern Part...

. Due to its central location for many Talukas it is a major economic centre of Surat Metropolis.
Distances from some major Counties:

• Bardoli-Surat 35 km
• Bardoli-Vyara 35 km
• Bardoli-Navsari 37 km
• Bardoli-Mandvi 30 km
• Bardoli-Ahwa 100 km
• Bardoli-Palsana 17 km
• Bardoli-Mahuva 11 km

Well Known Places

• Asia's number one Sugar Factory
• Swaraj Ashram
• Halpati Seva Sangh
• Satyagrah Hospital
• Kedareshwar Mahadev Mandir
• Swaminaraya Madir
• Jalaram Mandir(Called Mini Virpur)
• Vaghecha Mandir
• Sardar Vallabhbhai National Musium
• Uka Tarsadia University

Hazira-Bardoli Expressway

Bardoli is located only 35 km from Surat and the connection is smooth but due to heavy traffic congestion it takes more than an hour to reach Bardoli from Surat. The new Hazira-Bardoli Expressway is under construction which will reduce the commuting time by current 1 hour 15 minutes to just 30 minutes after the completion.

Bardoli Satyagrah

The Satyagrah movement was started by Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Vallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel was an Indian barrister and statesman, one of the leaders of the Indian National Congress and one of the founding fathers of India...

All the details of the Satyagrah with photos are now conserved in the "Sardar Patel Museum".

Demographics

India census

Census

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, Bardoli had a population of 51,963. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Bardoli has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 54% of the males and 46% of females literate. 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Economy

Bardoli, long ago nothing but a very small village, is populated due to the establishment of "Bardoli Sugar Factory". It is presently, the largest sugar factory in Asia. It also has largest number of used car dealers in Gujarat. This is because the Bardoli region is home to a large number of Non-Resident Indians, who visit Bardoli once a year in December, buy a car and later on sell it when they leave.