Mahisagar district
Mahisagar district | ||
|---|---|---|
State Gujarat | | |
| Headquarters | Luneshvari | |
| Established | 15 August 2013 | |
GJ-35 | ||
| Website | mahisagar | |
Mahisagar district is a
Panchmahal district and the Kheda district. District Name Mahisagar given from "Mahi River".[1] Lunawada
is the district headquarters of Mahisagar. It started its operation in full-fledged from 15 August 2013.
Demographics
At the time of the 2011 census, Mahisagar district had a population of 9,94,624, of which 105,987 (10.66%) lived in urban areas. Mahisagar had a sex ratio of 947 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 50,862 (5.11%) and 350,217 (35.21%) of the population respectively.[2][3]
Hindus are in majority with 933,421, while Muslims are 58,546.[4]
Gujarati is the predominant language, spoken by 98.95% of the population.[5]
Politics
| District | No. | Constituency | Name | Party | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahisagar | 122 | Lunawada | Gulabsinh Chauhan | Indian National Congress | ||
| 123 | Santrampur (ST) | Dr. Kuberbhai Dindor | Bharatiya Janata Party |
MoS | ||
Geographic Profile[6]
| SR. NO | TALUKA | AREA (HECTARE) | NO. VILLAGE | DISTA. FROM DIST. HEAD QUARTER | LAND UNDER CULTIVA-TION (HECTARE) | FOREST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Balasinor | 30159 | 47 | 47 | 26186.00 | 2,559.00 |
| 2 | Kadana | 40255 | 136 | 36 | 25449.00 | 9,570.00 |
| 3 | Khanpur | 27833 | 86 | 30 | 17710.00 | 8,071.00 |
| 4 | Lunawada | 51645 | 243 | 0 | 70658.00 | 9,146.00 |
| 5 | Santrampur | 54716 | 153 | 32 | 30624.00 | 11,060.00 |
| 6 | Virpur | 21456 | 52 | 30 | 14483.00 | 1,071.00 |
| Total | 2,26,064 | 717 | 1,85,110.00 | 13,497.20 |
References
- ^ "Mahisagar now a district in Gujarat". DNA. 14 August 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
- ^ "District Census Hand Book – Kheda" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^ "District Census Hand Book – Panchamahal" (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.
- ^ "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Gujarat". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^ "About Mahisagar". Collectorate - District Mahisagar, GOVERNMENT OF GUJARAT. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
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