Bhavnagar district
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Vehicle registration | GJ 4 |
Website | bhavnagar |
Bhavnagar District is a
Geography
Bhavnagar District covers an area of over 8334 km2. The coastal area is mostly alluvium.
Bhavnagar borders with
History
Bhavnagar State was a salute state during the Raj,[2] ruled by the Gohil Rajputs, .[3]
Bhavnagar lost two
Administrative divisions
Bhavnagar District is divided into ten
.Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
---|---|---|
1901 | 463,403 | — |
1911 | 499,690 | +0.76% |
1921 | 490,446 | −0.19% |
1931 | 559,723 | +1.33% |
1941 | 681,078 | +1.98% |
1951 | 789,232 | +1.48% |
1961 | 994,473 | +2.34% |
1971 | 1,247,432 | +2.29% |
1981 | 1,681,073 | +3.03% |
1991 | 2,069,953 | +2.10% |
2001 | 2,469,630 | +1.78% |
2011 | 2,880,365 | +1.55% |
source:[6] |
According to the
The divided district has a population of 2,393,272, of which 676,189 (28.25%) lived in urban areas. Bhavnagar had a sex ratio of 930 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes are 125,441 (5.24%) and 8,039 (0.34%) of the population respectively.[1]
Hindus were 2,176,962 while Muslims were 187,148 and Jains 21,851.[9]
City and Towns
The population development of the cities and towns in Bhavnagar.[10]
Name[a] | Population
Census 1991-03-01 |
Population
Census 2001-03-01 |
Population
Census 2011-03-01 |
---|---|---|---|
Alang | ... | 18,475 | 8,309 |
Alang-Sosiya | ... | ... | 18,480 |
Bhavnagar | 402,338 | 517,708 | 605,882 |
Botad | 64,603 | 100,194 | 130,327 |
Dhasa Vishi | ... | 13,368 | 14,448 |
Dhola | 7,510 | 8,050 | 7,560 |
Gadhada | 21,955 | 26,754 | 29,872 |
Gariadhar | 19,723 | 30,526 | 33,949 |
Ghogha | 9,420 | 10,848 | 12,208 |
Katpar | 7,088 | 7,044 | 8,677 |
Mahuva | 59,912 | 80,726 | 98,519 |
Malanka | ... | 4,016 | 4,765 |
Nari
|
... | 9,066 | 9,467 |
Palitana | 41,877 | 51,944 | 64,497 |
Sidsar | ... | 7,195 | 11,795 |
Sihor | 34,008 | 46,960 | 54,547 |
Songadh | ... | ... | 6,027 |
Talaja | 17,965 | 26,104 | 27,822 |
Umrala | ... | ... | 8,044 |
Vallabhipur (Vallabhi)
|
... | 15,038 | 15,852 |
Vartej | 8,187 | 9,705 | 11,354 |
Language
At the time of the 2011 census, 97.87% of the population spoke Gujarati, 1.02% Hindi and 0.63% Sindhi as their first language.[11]
Politics
District | No. | Constituency | Name | Party | Remarks | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bhavnagar | 99 | Mahuva (Bhavnagar) | Shivabhai Gohil | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
100 | Talaja | Gutambhai Chauhan | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
101 | Gariadhar | Sudhir Vaghani | Aam Aadmi Party | |||
102 | Palitana | Bhikhabhai Baraiya | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
103 | Bhavnagar Rural | Parshottambhai Solanki | Bharatiya Janata Party | MoS | ||
104 | Bhavnagar East | Sejalben Pandya | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
105 | Bhavnagar West | Jitendra Vaghani | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Sites
Historical places
Among the many historical places in Bhavnagar District are:[12]
- Buddhist caves in Taleja,
- Statues of Seven Sisters in Rauhishala, and
- Gandhi Memorial and Sardar Memorial at Crescent Circle in the town of Bhavnagar.
Natural heritage sites
Piram Island is an island approximately 6 km offshore off Ghogha. It is said that this island was created about 3.5 million years ago. It is well known for its diversity of life, including many vulnerable or endangered species. There is a ruined fort which was built in 1325. The island has mangrove vegetation and also nesting site for two endangered species of sea turtle; Olive ridley sea turtle and Green sea turtle, and around fifty species of birds, mostly seabirds.
Notes
- ^ Source: Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner (web), Delimitation Commission of India (web), Rand McNally International Atlas 1994, School of Planning & Architecture (web).
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "District Census Hand Book – Bhavnagar" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^ "History". Bhavnagar District Panchayat, Gujarat Government. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013.
- ISBN 978-81-7154-546-9.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Taluka Panchayat". Bhavnagar District Panchayat, Gujarat Government. Archived from the original on 20 July 2013.
- ^ Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
- ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2011-10-01.
Jamaica 2,868,380 July 2011 est
- ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-10-19. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
Kansas 2,853,118
- ^ a b "Population by Religion - Gujarat". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
- ^ "Bhavnagar (District, Gujarat, India) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
- ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Gujarat". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^ "Historical Places". Bhavnagar District Panchayat, Gujarat Government. Archived from the original on 26 June 2014.
External links
- Official website
- Bhavnagar Regional Transport Office
- Geographic data related to Bhavnagar district at OpenStreetMap