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'''Bantva''' or '''Bantwa''', is a small town in [[Saurashtra (region)|Saurashtra region]] of the state of [[Gujarat]] in [[India]].<br />
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== Geography ==<br />
Bantva is located at an altitude of 20 meters. Nearby towns are [[Nanadiya]], [[Limbuda]], Nakara [[Manavadar]], [[Vanthali]], [[Junagadh]], [[Keshod]], [[Visavadar]], [[Kutiyana]], [[Dhoraji]], [[Porbandar]] and [[Rajkot]]. The town is roughly 10 kilometers from the [[Arabian Sea]].<br />
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== History ==<br />
{{main|Bantva Manavadar}}<br />
Before the [[Independence of India]] in 1947, Bantva was part of the [[princely state]] of [[Bantva Manavadar]] in [[Kathiawar]], founded in 1760 and locally ruled until February 1948 by Khan Himmat Khan, son of Khan Amir Khan, of the Muslim [[Babi Dynasty|Babi family]] of [[Junagadh State]].<br />
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== Demographics ==<br />
Before 1947, the population of Bantva was approximately 20,000; 80% of its population was [[Bantva Memons|Memon]]. As of the 2001 India census, Bantva had a population of 15,216. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Bantva 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.<br />
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== Places of interest ==<br />
Places of interest in Bantva are:<ref>{{cite web|last=India|first=Tourism|title=Tourism Attractions|url=http://www.hoparoundindia.com/gujarat/attractions/bantwa.aspx|accessdate=8 April 2013}}</ref><br />
#Bantwa Gymkhana<br />
#Barwali Masjid<br />
#Jamia Masjid<br />
#Madrassa E Islamia<br />
#Mazaar Of Bukhari Sharif<br />
#Yateem Khana Islamia<br />
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== Notable locals of Bantva ==<br />
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* [[Arif Habib]] - Pakistani business magnate and stock market trader who is the founder of the Arif Habib Group<br />
* [[Abdul Sattar Edhi]] - Humanitarian, Social Worker and founder of Edhi Foundation, which has the largest private ambulance service network in the world. Born in a [[Bantva Memons|Memon]] family, which, during partition, migrated to Pakistan and settled in Karachi.<br />
* [[Bilquis Edhi]] - Wife of [[Abdul Sattar Edhi]]<br />
* [[Ahmad Adaya]] - founder of IDS Real Estate Group, one of the California's largest real estate companies.<br />
* [[Ahmed Dawood]] - Pakistani pioneer merchant, industrialist, philanthropist and founder of the [[Dawood Hercules Corporation|Dawood Group]], .<br />
* [[Shrikant Shah]] - Indian novelist and short story writer.<br />
* [[Rajendra Shukla (poet)|Rajendra Shukla]] - Indian poet<br />
* Mustafa Hanif Balagamwala - Honorary Secretary General of Memon Professional Forum.<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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== Sources and external links ==<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100901131956/http://www.memon-world.net/BantvaMemory.htm My Memories of Bantva By: Abdur Razzaq Thaplawala]<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080417035846/http://www.memon-world.net/glimpses1.htm Batva Recollection (Excerpts from "A Ramble Through Life" by Mr. Kassim Dada)]<br />
* [http://www.memonpoint.com Memon Po!nt by Abdul Ghaffar Variend, Chicago, IL USA]'''<br />
* [http://www.wmona.com World Memon Organization of North America, Chicago, IL USA]'''<br />
* [http://uqconnect.net/~zzhsoszy/ips/m/manavadarbantva.html Manavadar-Bantva Princely State]<br />
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