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| Native name | Valsad |
| Type | city |
| Geocode | 20.63� 72.93� |
| State name | Gujarat |
| District | Valsad |
| Elevation | 13m (42.7 ft) |
| Population Total | 68825 (2001) |
| Area code | 912632 |
| Postal code | 396001 |
| Vehicle code | GJ-15 |
| Sex_ratio | 920/1000 |
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Valsad, also known as Bulsar, is a city and a municipality in the Valsad district of the Indian state of Gujarat. The city has a collectorate, a district court, and a police headquarters with a historic prison. The municipality is governed by the city mayor.
The name 'Valsad' derives from vad-saal, a Gujarati language compound meaning "hampered (saal) by banyan trees (vad)" (the area was naturally rich in banyan trees).
Morarji Desai, the former Prime Minister of India and famous Marathi playwright Ram Ganesh Gadkari were from Valsad, as was also the Indian independence activist Bhulabhai Desai The forefathers of British rocker Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara) were from Valsad, as well as those of Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw.Some of famous actors were also born in Valsad like Nirupa Roy,Bindu,Prachi Desai,Manhar Desai,Mahesh Desai and producer Manmohan Desai
The Alphonso mango (known locally as Haafus), for which the city and environs was once famous, is still important to the local economy. Villages in the Valsad district have numerous mango orchards, the only source of income for many villagers.
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Dr Manmohan Singh was a dream patient: Dr Hariawala - Zee News 
Zee News---...- time with my parents and my precious worldwide friends from school, medical college, hospitals, neighborhood and those out of my native place -Valsad-. ...
Date : Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:59:19 GMT+00:00
GR Udhwani is new law secretary; Naroda Gam case judge transferred - Daily News & Analysis
Daily News & Analysis--Shah has replaced AL Vakil, who has been given a charge in -Valsad-.GR Udhwani, additional session judge of Ahmedabad City Civil and Session court, ...
Date : Sun, 07 Mar 2010 06:06:53 GMT+00:00
Shatabdi engine detaches from coaches near Valsad - Indian Express
Indian Express---Valsad-: The engine of Mumbai-bound Shatabdi Express detached from its coaches a few kilometers from -Valsad- railway station on Saturday. ...
Date : Sat, 27 Feb 2010 20:47:48 GMT+00:00
Gujarat civic bypolls: BJP gets 19 seats, Congress bags 15 - Daily News & Analysis
Daily News & Analysis--The Congress lost two of its traditional seats in Vadodara and -Valsad- to the BJP. The Congress also lost two seats in Palanpur in Banaskantha district. ...
Date : Wed, 24 Feb 2010 09:36:56 GMT+00:00
Amul-Mother Dairy war benefits Gujarat farmers - Hindu Business Line
Hindu Business Line---...- from mainland Gujarat, stretching from Banaskantha, Mehsana and Sabarkantha in the North through Kheda-Panchmahal-Vadodara to Surat--Valsad- in the South. ...
Date : Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:56:06 GMT+00:00
Pune blast: Cops discuss city's security issues - Times of India
Times of India---...- taken the sea route from Karachi in Pakistan. The marine police are equipped with an interceptor boat to patrol the coast from Alia Bet to -Valsad- district.---
Date : Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:00:36 GMT+00:00
Liquor trafficking: Two Excise dept officials suspended in Daman - Indian Express
Indian Express--The police also registered complaints against 20 Daman-based distillery and wine-shop owners at the -Valsad- police station. Previously, the UT authorities ...
Date : Wed, 17 Feb 2010 20:24:59 GMT+00:00
Explosives, detonators seized in Vapi, Surendranagar - Daily News & Analysis
Daily News & Analysis--Surat, Surendranagar: The special operations group (SOG), -Valsad-, seized a large quantity of explosives and several hundred detonators during checking of ...
Date : Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:27:21 GMT+00:00
BJP workers detained for obstructing rail traffic in South Gujarat - Daily News & Analysis
Daily News & Analysis--PTI Surat, -Valsad-: Over 100 BJP workers were detained today after they tried to disrupt rail traffic in South Gujarat region during an agitation led by BJP ...
Date : Mon, 15 Feb 2010 08:13:27 GMT+00:00
Shiva Lingam made of Rudraksha beads attracts hundreds in Valsad - Oneindia
Oneindia---Valsad- (Gujarat), Feb 12 (ANI): Hundreds of devotees visited Dharampur town in Gujarat's -Valsad- district to see the 25 feet tall Shiva lingam, ...
Date : Fri, 12 Feb 2010 17:23:22 GMT+00:00
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