Dhasa
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Dhasa is a small city and railway junction in Bhavnagar
Bhavnagar
-Topography:Bhavnagar is a coastal city in the eastern coast of Saurashtra, also known as Kathiawar, located at . It has an average elevation of 24 metres . It occupies area of 53.30 km². General slope dips in the northeasterly direction at the apex of Gulf of Khambhat...

 District of Gujarat. Dhasa was one of the first railway junctions to be established in 1880 on Bhavnagar-Gondal State Railway
Bhavnagar State Railway
Bhavnagar State Railway was a metre gauge railway line that was started by Bhavnagar State in year 1880.In November 1878, on the instance of Maharaja Takthasinhji of Bhavnagar State, the Governor of Bombay Sir Richard Temple sanctioned the extension of meter gauge railway line from Wadhwan to...

, Metre Gauge
Metre gauge
Metre gauge refers to narrow gauge railways and tramways with a track gauge of . In some African, American and Asian countries it is the main gauge. In Europe it has been used for local railways in France, Germany, and Belgium, most of which were closed down in mid 20th century. Only in Switzerland...

 line from Dhasa to Dhoraji
Dhoraji
Dhoraji is a large and flourishing town on the banks of small river Safura, a branch of the river Bhadar. Dhoraji is a city and a municipality in Rajkot district in the state of Gujarat, India.-History:...

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It is situated at distance of 75 km from Bhavnagar.
The population is around 8,000. The industries are Oil Mills and Cotton Ginning Mills.

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