Bhuj
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Place details
- Locality
- Bhuj
- Region
- Gujarat
- Country
- India
- Population
- 148,834
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Bhuj
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Gujarat#India
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_relief
- yes
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Gujarat
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Kutch
- Settlement.established_date
- 1549
- Settlement.founder
- Rao Hamirji Jadeja
- Settlement.government_type
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- India
- Population
- +188236
- Area
- +56
- Elevation
- +110
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Capital of
- Kutch district
- Official website
- www.bhujnagarpalika.org
- Image
- Prag Mahal Bhuj.jpg
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Article
19 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Geography
- Climate
- Places of interest
- Demographics
- Language
- Culture
- Media and communications
- Education
- Primary and secondary
- Higher education
- [[Government Engineering College, Bhuj]]
- Radio Station & Television
- Transportation
- Trains
- See also
- References
- External links
Bhuj () is a city and the headquarters of Kutch district in the Indian state of Gujarat. It was the capital of Cutch State, which was a princely state before it was merged into the Indian Union in 1947.
==Etymology== According to legend, Kutch (Kachchh) was ruled by the Nāga chieftains in the past. Sagai, a queen of Sheshapattana, who was married to King Bheria Kumar, rose up against Bhujanga, the last chieftain of Naga. After the battle, Bheria was defeated and Queen Sagai committed sati. The hill where they lived later came to be known as Bhujia Hill and the town at the foothill as Bhuj. Bhujang was later worshiped by the people as snake god, Bhujanga, and a temple was constructed to revere him.