Bhuj

Bhuj is a city and the headquarters of Kutch district in the Indian state of Gujarat, and Kutch is the largest district in India. It was the capital of Kutch State, a princely state that merged into the Indian Union in 1947. The city was occupied by Rao Hamir in 1510 and made the capital of Kutch by Rao Khengarji I in 1549. Early nineteenth century accounts give it a population of 20,000 in 1818 and about 30,000 in 1837. Bhuj stands at an average elevation of 110 metres and has a hot arid climate, with very warm temperatures through the year and erratic monsoon rainfall. At the 2011 census the population was 213,514, made up of 111,146 males and 102,368 females.