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Water has become an emotional issue with the people and policy makers of our surroundings. Quality of water especially groundwater, which is one of the major sources of drinking water in India plays a vital part of health status of any populace and thus very important to look at. Excessive groundwater extraction for agriculture, industries and domestic utilization made it liable deterioration. Going on these considerations, the physico-chemical parameters of water samples collected from various twenty places of Bhavnagar district from three talukas were assessed for colour, temperature, pH, conductivity (EC), Total hardness (TH), Total alkalinity (TA), sulphate (SO42-), chloride (Cl-), fluoride (F-), nitrate (NO3-), turbidity and total dissolved solids (TDS). The outcomes were associated with measures as dictated by the American Public Health Association (APHA), World Health Organization (WHO) and Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). In the present work, potability of groundwater of some selected villages of Bhavnagar district (Gujarat) is examined in summer to find the quality for drinking purpose.