Ahmedabad district
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Ahmedabad (Amdavad) district is a district comprises the city of Ahmedabad, in the central part of the state of Gujarat in western India. It is the seventh most populous district in India (out of 739).[1] Ahmedabad District Surrounded By Kheda district in the east, Mehsana district in the north, Anand district in the south and Surendranagar district in the west.
Etymology
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The area around Ahmedabad has been inhabited since the 11th century, when it was known as Ashaval.[2] At that time, Karna, the Chaulukya (Solanki) ruler of Anhilwara (modern Patan), waged a successful war against the Bhil king of Ashaval,[3] and established a city called Karnavati on the banks of the Sabarmati.[4]
In 1411, this area came under the control of Muzaffar Shah I's grandson, Sultan Ahmed Shah, who selected the forested area along the banks of the Sabarmati river for a new capital city. He laid the foundation of a new walled city near Karnavati and named it Ahmedabad after himself.[5][6] According to other versions, he named the city after four Muslim saints in the area who all had the name Ahmed.[7]
Climate
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Talukas
Following are the talukas of Ahmedabad district:
Talukas in Ahmedabad City - East
Talukas in Ahmedabad City - West
Talukas in Ahmedabad Suburban
Talukas in Rural North Ahmedabad
Talukas in Rural South Ahmedabad
Villages
Politics
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Demographics
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According to the 2011 census Ahmedabad district has a population of 7,214,225,[1] roughly equal to Hong Kong[8] or the U.S. state of Washington.[9] This gives it a ranking of 8th in India (out of a total of 640).[1] The district has a population density of Script error: No such module "convert". .[1] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 22.31%.[1] Ahmedabad has a sex ratio of 903 females for every 1000 males,[1] and a literacy rate of 86.65%.[1]
The divided district has a population of 7,045,313, of which 6,028,152 (85.56%) lived in urban areas. Ahmedabad had a sex ratio of 904 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 747,806 (10.61%) and 88,911 (1.26%) of the population respectively.[1]
Cities and Towns
The population of all cities and towns in the Ahmedabad district by census years.[10]
| NameTemplate:Efn | Status | Population
Census 1991-03-01 |
Population
Census 2001-03-01 |
Population
Census 2011-03-01 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmadabad | Municipal Corporation with Outgrowth (Metropolis) | 2,876,710 | 3,694,974 | 5,633,927 |
| Ahmadabad Cantonment | Cantonment (Board) | 11,967 | 14,706 | 7,588 |
| Bareja | Municipality | ... | 15,427 | 19,690 |
| Barwala | Municipality | ... | 16,048 | 17,951 |
| Bavla | Municipality with Outgrowth | 25,391 | 30,871 | 42,458 |
| Bopal | Census Town | ... | 12,181 | 37,635 |
| Dhandhuka | Municipality | 27,781 | 29,572 | 32,475 |
| Dholka | Municipality with Outgrowth | 49,860 | 61,569 | 80,945 |
| Nandej | Census Town | 6,878 | 7,642 | 9,176 |
| Ranpur | Census Town | ... | 14,486 | 16,944 |
| Sanand | Municipality with Outgrowth | 25,674 | 32,417 | 95,890 |
| Singarva | Census Town | 8,183 | 9,889 | 12,547 |
| Viramgam | Municipality | 50,788 | 53,094 | 55,821 |
Religion
Hindus are 5,885,869 while Muslims are 871,887, Jains are 208,575 and Christians 50,631.[11]
Language
At the time of the 2011 census, 74.21% of the population spoke Gujarati, 16.01% Hindi, 2.78% Urdu, 1.80% Sindhi, 1.64% Marathi and 1.55% Marwari as their first language.[12]
Notable people
- Acharya Hemachandra (1089–1172) Jain polymath. Born in Dhandhuka.[13]
- Joravarsinh Jadav (born 1940), folklorist
Notes
References
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External links
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- Ahmedabad RTO
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