Gir Somnath district
Gir Somnath | |
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| Coordinates: 20°53′49.06068″N 70°36′31.15681″E / 20.8969613000°N 70.6086546694°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Gujarat |
| Region | Saurashtra |
| Headquarters | Somnath |
| Government | |
| • District Magistrate | H. K. Vadhvaniya, IAS |
| • Superintendent of Police | Manoharsinh Jadeja, IPS |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,755 km2 (1,450 sq mi) |
| Population (2011[1]) | |
• Total | 1,217,477 |
| • Density | 320/km2 (840/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Gujarati, Hindi, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | GJ 32 |
| Website | girsomnath |
Gir Somnath is a district of Gujarat, India. It is located on the southern corner of the Kathiawar peninsula with its headquarters at the city of Somnath.
Gir Somnath was split from Junagadh district in August 2013, when seven new districts came into existence in Gujarat.[2][3]
Veraval, Talala, Sutrapada, Kodinar, Una and Gir-Gadhada are the talukas of Gir Somnath.[4]
The Gir Forest is a home of many wildlife creatures including lions, deer, and monkeys. Asiatic Lions can be only be found in the Gir Forest.[4]
Demographics
[edit]At the time of the 2011 census, Gir-Somnath district has a population of 1,217,477, of which 333,009 (27.35%) lived in urban areas. Gir-Somnath had a sex ratio of 964 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 113,822 (9.35%) and 17,761 (1.46%) of the population respectively.[5]
Hindus are 1,048,741 (86.14%) and Muslims 164,520 (13.52%) of the population respectively.[6]
At the time of the 2011 census 96.09% of the population spoke Gujarati and 1.70% Hindi as their first language.[7]
Politics
[edit]| District | No. | Constituency | Name | Party | Remarks | |
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| Gir Somnath | 90 | Somnath | Vimalbhai Chudasama | Indian National Congress | ||
| 91 | Talala | Bhagabhai Barad | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
| 92 | Kodinar (SC) | Pradyuman Vaja | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
| 93 | Una | Kalubhai Rathod | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
Villages
[edit]See also
[edit]- Sasan Gir
- Somnath temple
- Veraval
- Veraval Chowpati
Notes and references
[edit]- ^ a b [permanent dead link] Industrial Potentiality Survey Report of Gir Somnath [2016-17
- ^ "Promises Delivered! Gujarat Cabinet approves creation of 7 New Districts and 22 New Talukas". Narendra Modi. 25 January 2013. Archived from the original on 15 April 2015.
- ^ "Maps of Gujarat's new 7 districts and changes in existing districts". Desh Gujarat. 13 August 2013. Archived from the original on 16 August 2013.
- ^ a b "About Gir Somnath - Collectorate - District Gir Somnath". Archived from the original on 20 July 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
- ^ "District Census Hand Book – Junagadh" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^ a b "Population by Religion - Gujarat". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
- ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Gujarat". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^ Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Kathiawar (Public Domain text). Vol. VIII. Printed at the Government Central Press, Bombay. 1884. p. 400.
External links
[edit]
- Official website
Geographic data related to Gir Somnath district at OpenStreetMap
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