This article is about the town in India. For the town in Russia, see Okha, Russia.
Okha is a coastal town in Devbhoomi Dwarka district of Gujarat state in India. It has a sea port. Dwarka situated some 30 km south and Bet Dwarka island situated 2.9 km across a small creek from Okha port are a major Hindu pilgrimage sites due to a temple dedicated to Krishna.
The town is mentioned in ancient Indian epic literature. It is associated with the story of the marriage of Aniruddha, the grandson of Krishna and Usha (called Okha in Gujarati), the daughter of Banasur. 18th century GujaratiAkhyana entitled Okhaharan by Premanand Bhatt recounts the same story.
Okha under Baroda state, Amreli division, 1909
Okha, along with Dwarka and Bet Dwarka, was under Gaekwad of the Baroda State. During Indian rebellion of 1857, the Vaghers captured the region in 1858. Later by joint offensive of British, Gaekwad and other princely states troops ousted the rebels and recaptured the region in 1859.[1][2]
Geographyedit
Okha is situated on a narrow strip of land that projects into the sea. It is surrounded by sea on three sides and has a sandy beach on the Arabian Sea coast. It has a sea port on the lee side. But Dwarka lies on the other side of a small creek from Okha port.
Okha Port, Gujarat
Climateedit
Climate data for Okha, India (1981–2010, extremes 1963–2012)
Okha is a busy and historical port in Gujarat strategically located. Historically it was the first port on west coast of India that a ship travelling along the coast from Arabia encountered. Indian Navy, Indian Coastguard, Indian Customs and Gujarat marine police have their operational command centre in Okha.[6] Okha port imports mainly lignite from the Indonesia for the thermal power stations of Gujarat and for soda ash plant of Tata Chemicals. Okha has an automobile-assembly plant.[6] Fishing and salt processing are also industries.[6] Some of the major companies in Okha is Tata Chemicals at Mithapur, about 10 km away towards Dwarka city.
Okha is connected by railway at Okha railway station, and by bus, to major cities of Gujarat and the rest of India. The population of the city was estimated at 18,885 in 2001.
Schoolsedit
There are four main schools in Okha.
Kendriya Vidyalaya, Okha
Okha Gram Panchayat School
V A English Medium School
Bansi Highschool
Tourismedit
Okha, Dwarka
Bet Dwarka, an island in the Arabian Sea off the coast of Dwarka. Considered the original residence of Krishna, Bet Dwarka was the old port during the ancient times of Krishna before the Okha port was developed in Dwarka. The temple built here is credited to the religious Guru Vallabhacharya of the "Pushtimarg Sampradaya". Rice is the traditional offering here to the deity as it is believed that Sudama offered rice to his childhood friend Krishna. There are also smaller shrines on Bet Dwarka which are dedicated to Shiva, Vishnu, Hanuman and Devi.[42] According to a legend, Vishnu killed the demon Shankhasura on this island. There are temples of Vishnu in the incarnation of matsya, or fish. Other shrines here are of Rukmini, Trivikrama, Devaki, Radha, Lakshmi, Satyabhama, Jambavati, Lakshmi Narayan, and many other gods.[39]. Hanuman Dandi temple is another notable temple located in Bet Dwarka, 6 kilometers (3.7 mi) away from Dhwarkadhish Temple, Bet Dwarka. The temple is deified with many images of Hanuman and his son Makardhwaja. The legend associated with the birth of a son to Hanuman, who is considered celibate, is that the sweat of Hanuman was consumed by a crocodile which then gave birth to a son named Makardhwaja.[42] The Jethwa Rajput clan of Kshatriyas claim their descent from Makardhwaja.
Referencesedit
^Ramanlal Kakalbhai Dharaiya (1970). Gujarat in 1857. Gujarat University. p. 120.
^. People's Democracy. 7 October 2007. Archived from the original on 16 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
^(PDF). India Meteorological Department. December 2016. pp. 569–570. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
^(PDF). India Meteorological Department. December 2016. p. M58. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
^(PDF). Daily Normals of Global & Diffuse Radiation (1971–2000). India Meteorological Department. December 2016. p. M-3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
^ abcOkha, India, Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved September 2009.
External linksedit
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Jamnagar, Okha ports
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This article is about the town in India For the town in Russia see Okha Russia Okha is a coastal town in Devbhoomi Dwarka district of Gujarat state in India It has a sea port Dwarka situated some 30 km south and Bet Dwarka island situated 2 9 km across a small creek from Okha port are a major Hindu pilgrimage sites due to a temple dedicated to Krishna Okha Okha PorttownOkhaLocation in Gujarat IndiaCoordinates 22 28 0 N 69 4 0 E 22 46667 N 69 06667 E 22 46667 69 06667Country IndiaStateGujaratDistrictDevbhoomi Dwarka districtArea Total5 km2 2 sq mi Population 2011 Total62 052 Density12 000 km2 32 000 sq mi Languages OfficialGujarati HindiTime zoneUTC 5 30 IST Vehicle registrationGJ 37 Devbhoomi Dwarka RTO Map of Okha in Gujarat India Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Climate 4 Economy 5 Schools 6 Tourism 7 References 8 External linksHistory editThe town is mentioned in ancient Indian epic literature It is associated with the story of the marriage of Aniruddha the grandson of Krishna and Usha called Okha in Gujarati the daughter of Banasur 18th century Gujarati Akhyana entitled Okhaharan by Premanand Bhatt recounts the same story nbsp Okha under Baroda state Amreli division 1909 Okha along with Dwarka and Bet Dwarka was under Gaekwad of the Baroda State During Indian rebellion of 1857 the Vaghers captured the region in 1858 Later by joint offensive of British Gaekwad and other princely states troops ousted the rebels and recaptured the region in 1859 1 2 Geography editOkha is situated on a narrow strip of land that projects into the sea It is surrounded by sea on three sides and has a sandy beach on the Arabian Sea coast It has a sea port on the lee side But Dwarka lies on the other side of a small creek from Okha port nbsp Okha Port GujaratClimate editClimate data for Okha India 1981 2010 extremes 1963 2012 Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Record high C F 30 4 86 7 33 3 91 9 34 1 93 4 36 6 97 9 37 5 99 5 39 8 103 6 35 4 95 7 34 0 93 2 34 1 93 4 35 7 96 3 33 8 92 8 31 1 88 0 39 8 103 6 Mean daily maximum C F 24 7 76 5 25 7 78 3 28 0 82 4 30 5 86 9 32 4 90 3 33 1 91 6 31 5 88 7 30 3 86 5 30 8 87 4 30 8 87 4 29 5 85 1 26 5 79 7 29 5 85 1 Mean daily minimum C F 18 9 66 0 19 8 67 6 22 2 72 0 24 5 76 1 26 8 80 2 27 9 82 2 26 9 80 4 25 9 78 6 25 6 78 1 25 1 77 2 23 7 74 7 20 7 69 3 24 0 75 2 Record low C F 10 0 50 0 10 9 51 6 15 9 60 6 20 8 69 4 23 3 73 9 20 4 68 7 20 9 69 6 22 4 72 3 21 7 71 1 20 2 68 4 18 2 64 8 14 1 57 4 10 0 50 0 Average rainfall mm inches 1 1 0 04 0 8 0 03 0 2 0 01 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 09 52 5 2 07 194 2 7 65 117 1 4 61 42 2 1 66 5 1 0 20 1 9 0 07 0 2 0 01 417 6 16 44 Average rainy days 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 2 1 6 3 4 7 1 7 0 4 0 4 0 1 16 5 Average relative humidity at 17 30 IST 60 65 72 74 74 75 79 81 77 74 64 60 71 Mean monthly sunshine hours 288 3 276 9 285 2 300 0 294 5 207 0 105 4 133 3 234 0 294 5 288 0 266 6 2 973 7 Mean daily sunshine hours 9 3 9 8 9 2 10 0 9 5 6 9 3 4 4 3 7 8 9 5 9 6 8 6 8 2 Source India Meteorological Department 3 4 5 Economy edit nbsp Okha Okha is a busy and historical port in Gujarat strategically located Historically it was the first port on west coast of India that a ship travelling along the coast from Arabia encountered Indian Navy Indian Coastguard Indian Customs and Gujarat marine police have their operational command centre in Okha 6 Okha port imports mainly lignite from the Indonesia for the thermal power stations of Gujarat and for soda ash plant of Tata Chemicals Okha has an automobile assembly plant 6 Fishing and salt processing are also industries 6 Some of the major companies in Okha is Tata Chemicals at Mithapur about 10 km away towards Dwarka city Okha is connected by railway at Okha railway station and by bus to major cities of Gujarat and the rest of India The population of the city was estimated at 18 885 in 2001 Schools editThere are four main schools in Okha Kendriya Vidyalaya Okha Okha Gram Panchayat School V A English Medium School Bansi HighschoolTourism edit nbsp Okha Dwarka Bet Dwarka an island in the Arabian Sea off the coast of Dwarka Considered the original residence of Krishna Bet Dwarka was the old port during the ancient times of Krishna before the Okha port was developed in Dwarka The temple built here is credited to the religious Guru Vallabhacharya of the Pushtimarg Sampradaya Rice is the traditional offering here to the deity as it is believed that Sudama offered rice to his childhood friend Krishna There are also smaller shrines on Bet Dwarka which are dedicated to Shiva Vishnu Hanuman and Devi 42 According to a legend Vishnu killed the demon Shankhasura on this island There are temples of Vishnu in the incarnation of matsya or fish Other shrines here are of Rukmini Trivikrama Devaki Radha Lakshmi Satyabhama Jambavati Lakshmi Narayan and many other gods 39 Hanuman Dandi temple is another notable temple located in Bet Dwarka 6 kilometers 3 7 mi away from Dhwarkadhish Temple Bet Dwarka The temple is deified with many images of Hanuman and his son Makardhwaja The legend associated with the birth of a son to Hanuman who is considered celibate is that the sweat of Hanuman was consumed by a crocodile which then gave birth to a son named Makardhwaja 42 The Jethwa Rajput clan of Kshatriyas claim their descent from Makardhwaja References edit Ramanlal Kakalbhai Dharaiya 1970 Gujarat in 1857 Gujarat University p 120 Gujarat During The Great Revolt The Rebellion In Okhmandal People s Democracy 7 October 2007 Archived from the original on 16 January 2015 Retrieved 15 January 2015 Station Okha Climatological Table 1981 2010 PDF India Meteorological Department December 2016 pp 569 570 Archived from the original PDF on 5 February 2020 Retrieved 28 December 2020 Extremes of Temperature amp Rainfall for Indian Stations Up to 2012 PDF India Meteorological Department December 2016 p M58 Archived from the original PDF on 5 February 2020 Retrieved 28 December 2020 Table 3 Monthly mean duration of Sun Shine hours at different locations in India PDF Daily Normals of Global amp Diffuse Radiation 1971 2000 India Meteorological Department December 2016 p M 3 Archived from the original PDF on 5 February 2020 Retrieved 20 January 2021 a b c Okha India Encyclopaedia Britannica Retrieved September 2009 External links editOkha Nagarpalika by Shivagya Infosoft Jamnagar Okha ports Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Okha India amp oldid 1215312280, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
