Bantwa is a city and a municipality

Municipality

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 in Junagadh district

Junagadh district

Junagadh District is a district of the Indian state of Gujarat. Its administrative headquarters is the city of Junagadh.-Geography:The district is located on the Kathiawar peninsula in western Gujarat. It is surrounded by Rajkot District , Porbandar District , Amreli District...

  in the state of Gujarat, India

India

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Demographics

As of the 2001 India census

Census

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, Bantwa had a population of 15,216. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Bantwa has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 57% of the males and 43% of females literate. 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Bantva is located at 21° 28' 60N and 70° 4' 60E, at an altitude of 20 meters. Nearby towns are Nanadiya

Nanadiya

Nanadiya is a small village in Manavadar taluk of Junagadh district in Gujarat state, India. Nanadiya is located between Junagadh and Porbandar, approximately 25 km from the Arabian Sea. It has an average elevation of 24 metres...

, Limbuda, Manavadar, Vanthali, Junagadh

Junagadh

Junagadh is the headquarters of Junagadh district in the Indian state of Gujarat. The city is the 7th largest in Gujarat. The city is located at the foot of the Girnar hills, 355 km south west of state capital Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad. The city is in western India. Literally translated,...

, Keshod

Keshod

Keshod is a city and a municipality in Junagadh district in the Indian state of Gujarat.-Infrastructure:Development of this city is very fast in terms of population, art, infrastructures, education and cultural change. The Nawab of Junagadh had built one mahal in Keshod for passing winter in to...

, Visavadar, Kutiyana, Dhoraji, Porbandar

Porbandar

Porbandar is a coastal city in the Indian state of Gujarat, perhaps best known for being the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi and Sudama...

 and Rajkot. The town is roughly 10 kilometers from the Arabian Sea, and equi distance (40 Km) from Junagadh, Porbandar & Veraval.

Bantwa was a main hub 50 years ago for the trade of nuts and cotton.
In 1947 after the Partition of India

Partition of India

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 most of the Memon business community (Muslim) migrated to Pakistan. In Karachi

Karachi

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 today there is a strong community of Memon people from Bantwa and their descendants known as Bantwa Memon.