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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Bhiloda
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| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Gujarat]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Aravalli District]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Taluka]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Bhiloda Taluka]]
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| population_total = 16074
| population_as_of = 2011
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| population_density_km2 = 286
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]], [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 383245
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 91 02771
| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN-GJ]]
| registration_plate = GJ-31
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]]
| blank1_info_sec1 = 941 [[male|♂]]/[[female|♀]]
| website = {{URL|gujaratindia.com}}
| Nearest city = Modasa
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'''Bhiloda''' is a taluka headquarters situated in [[Aravalli District]] in the state of [[Gujarat]] in India. It is situated on the banks of the [[Hathmati River]] among the [[Aravalli Range|Aravalli Hills]].

==History==
Bhiloda was a part of [[Idar State]] during British rule. After independence of India in 1947, Idar State was merged with Union of India. From 1947 to 1956, it was a part of Bombay state in the Idar district. From 1961 to 2013, Bhiloda was a part of [[Sabarkantha district]] which was bifurcated and Aravalli district was formed.<ref>{{cite news|title=Narendra Modi packs in a new dist, Nitin Gadkari hopes for 'Gujarat-like govt' in Delhi|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/narendra-modi-packs-in-a-new-dist-nitin-gadkari-hopes-for--gujaratlike-govt--in-delhi/1004205/0|accessdate=23 February 2013|newspaper=The Indian Express|date=18 September 2012}}</ref>

== Demographics ==
As of the 2011 census, Bhiloda had a population of 16,074.<ref name="Census2011-pop">{{Cite web |title=Bhiloda Population Census 2011 |publisher=Census 2011 |url=http://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/510317-bhiloda-gujarat.html |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6XtEguwDf?url=http://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/510317-bhiloda-gujarat.html |archivedate=18 April 2015 |url-status=live |df=dmy }}</ref>

== Places of interest ==
Jain Temples
Chandaprabhu Digambar Jain Bavan Jinalya was built in 12th century and is dedicated to [[Chandraprabhu]](eighth Tirthankara), measuring seventy feet long by forty-five broad and thirty high, built of sandstone covered with [[stucco]]. It has a tower of four stories, seventy- five feet high, and a rest-house within the entrance gate.<ref name="gbp">{{cite book|title=Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Cutch, Palanpur, and Mahi Kantha|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dLUBAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA339|year=1880|publisher=Printed at the Government Central Press|page=433}}</ref>

There is a Digamber Jain Temple known as Digamber Bavan Jinalay or Bhulavni which is also known for its memorial pillar, Kirti Stambh that is 58 feet tall.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ultraliant.com/jaintirth/tirth.php?id=13 |title=Archived copy |access-date=4 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821194543/http://ultraliant.com/jaintirth/tirth.php?id=13 |archive-date=21 August 2016 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> This temple has 111 Marble idols and 40 metal idols from 12th, 16th and 19th century. Standing posture Idols of Bharat and Bahubali are one of the main attraction of this temple.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Shri 1008 Chandaprabhu Digambar Jain Bavan Jinaya Atishaya Kshetra|url=https://www.jaindata.com/jain_temple/shri-1008-chandaprabhu-digambar-jain-bavan-jinaya-atishaya-kshetra___26b0b8b6-1af4-4f7e-8744-6c4db5308055/Details.aspx|access-date=2021-04-26|website=www.jaindata.com}}</ref>

Near by places of religious significance are [[Shamlaji]], [[Bhavnath Temple, Mau]] and Vaidhnath temple.

==Amenities ==
Bhiloda has primary and secondary school, higher secondary college, agricultural market, police station, several banks (Dena Bank, Gramin, BOI, Canara Bank, Union Bank, IDBI Bank, BOB, SDB and State Bank of India), a cottage hospital, and a private hospitals.

Navibai Ramji Ashar Vidyalay is one of the oldest secondary and higher secondary school which is located very close to Bhiloda bus depot.

== References ==
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==External links ==
* https://web.archive.org/web/20161001232707/http://bhiloda.in/
*[http://www.rgbarotcollege.org/index.php R G Barot College]{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
* https://web.archive.org/web/20091027040547/http://www.bhiloda.org/
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110721155832/http://vanbandhukalyanyojana.gujarat.gov.in/taluka%20profileFinal/SabarKantha/Bhiloda.pdf Bhilode Taluka Profile]

[[Category:Cities and towns in Aravalli district]]

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