Bardoli

Bardoli is a town and a municipality in Surat Metropolitan Region in the state of Gujarat, India.
Geography.
Bardoli is located at . It has an average elevation of 22 metres (72 feet).
Hazira-Bardoli Expressway.
Bardoli is located 35 km from Surat. Although owing to the traffic conditions that previously took an hour or so to reach Surat, the new Hazira-Bardoli Expressway reduces the commuting time to just 30 minutes.
Bardoli Satyagrah.
Bardoli Taluka was selected to launch the civil disobedience campaign in 1922 but the event was later called off due to events in Chauri Chaura. The Bardoli Satyagraha movement was started in January 1928 after the land revenue in Bardoli taluka was increased by 30 percent. In February 1928, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was called to lead the movement. It was Bardoli satyagraha where Vallabhbhai Patel got the title "Sardar" by women. Patel set up 13 worker's camps in Bardoli to organize the movement.
Demographics.
 India census, The Bardoli Municipality has population of 51,963 of which 26,701 are males while 25,262 are females. Literacy rate of Bardoli city is 86.78% higher than state average of 78.03%. In Bardoli, male literacy is around 89.97% while female literacy rate is 83.47%.
Education.
There are several schools for primary and secondary education. The city has major four college campuses. Out of those four one is solely private campus under Uka Tarsadia University (UTU) and other campuses are affiliated with Gujarat Technical University (GTU) and Veer Narmad South Gujarat University (VNSGU). All the college campuses in the area are well facilitated with facilities like hostel, recreation, mess, etc. It's also a major destination for students of South Gujarat who are willing to get admission to a private university.