Viramgam

Viramgam is a town and former princely state in the Indian state of Gujarat. The town is located in the Ahmedabad district, which contains the city of Ahmedabad, the state's largest city. Gateway Distriparks notably flagged off the first export train service from the newly built inland container depot (ICD) at Viramgam.

Around 1090, Minaldevi, the mother of Jayasimha Siddharaja of Chaulukya dynasty who ruled from Anhilwad Patan, commissioned the Munsar lake. Siddhraj added several shrines and temples later. Viramgam state was founded in c. 1484. Under the strong Mandal chief, Viramgam did not become part of the Muslim Gujarat Sultanate until 1530. Commanding the entrance to Kathiawar, the Mughal governors chose it as the headquarters of the Jhalavad prant (district), and in the disturbances of the eighteenth century, it was the scene of several struggles.

According to Dr. Savliya, author of "Ancient lakes of Gujarat," one of the rooms on the Musar lake has ancient writing of the person who built this lake. That is believed to be a proof according to which it seems like this lake was built by King Viramdev Vaghela. In that writing, his wife's name is also there, Queen Sumla Devi. According to another story, King Bhimdev II had given land on samvat 1295 of Ghusdi village (now known as Viramgam). That land is used for Musar lake. Still today there is Ghusdiya lake and Ghusdiya ground in Viramgam which proves that earlier Viramgam was known as Ghusdi. According to another story, Barbara Bhut (Ghost) who was a slave of King Siddhraj Jaysinh has built this lake in one night.

The town is surrounded by three reservoirs: the Gangasar lake on the south east and south, lying outside of the wall except a small portion known as the Gusaria lake; in the south west beyond the Gangasar gate the Dhunia lake; and in the west the Munsar lake.

The Gangasar lake was built eight hundred years ago by Sufi (Muslim mystic) saint Hazrat Alauddin Shah Chishty with help from Hazrat Islahuddin. He was born Hindu and his birth name was Gangu Vanjara. According to legend, he converted to Islam after watching miracles by Aladdin Shah. He built a lake at the request of Hazrat Aladdin Shah, which was named Gangasagar after his birth name Gangu Vanjara. The name later shortened to Gangasar. It has an average elevation of The old town of Viramgam is surrounded by a rectangular, tower flanked brick and stone wall, about 21 miles round. In the wall are five gates: on the north, the Golwadi gate leading to Patan; on the north east, the Bharwadi gate leading to the railway station; on the east, the Raipuri or Rayyapur gate leading to Ahmedabad; on the south west, the Gangasar gate ; and on the west, the Mansar or Munsar gate
There are also two unopened gateways on the north west and north east, and in the south face is a window through which water is drawn from the Gangasar lake.

The town is represented in the Gujarat Legislative Assembly in the Viramgam constituency. Since 2017, the constituency has been represented by Lakhabhai Bharwad of the Indian National Congress. Nationally, the town is a part of the Lok Sabha constituency of Surendranagar, which has been represented by Mahendra Munjapara of the Bharatiya Janata Party since 2019.

The closest major airport to Viramgam is Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (AMD / VAAH). This airport is in Ahmedabad, India and is from the center of Viramgam and provides connectivity with domestic flights to the Metropolitan and other major cities of India. It also provides many international flights from Ahmedabad to destinations around the world.

Viramgam is connected to Ahmedabad, Kutch, Mumbai, New Delhi through the National Highway 947. The location is also connected to Saurashtra through the GJ SH 17.

Regular buses transit to Viramgam Bus Station from other major cities of the country.

There is a crude oil storage tank depot at Viramgam on the Salya Mathura oil pipeline of the Indian Oil Corporation.