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Gir Somnath district

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Gir Somnath
District of Gujarat
Top: Somnath temple
Middle: Gir National Park
Bottom: Bhalka Tirtha
Map
Interactive Map Outlining Gir Somnath District
Location of district in Gujarat
Location of district in Gujarat
Coordinates: 20°53′49.06068″N 70°36′31.15681″E / 20.8969613000°N 70.6086546694°E / 20.8969613000; 70.6086546694
Country India
StateGujarat
RegionSaurashtra
HeadquartersSomnath
Government
 • District MagistrateH. K. Vadhvaniya, IAS
 • Superintendent of PoliceManoharsinh Jadeja, IPS
Area
[1]
 • Total3,755 km2 (1,450 sq mi)
Population
 (2011[1])
 • Total1,217,477
 • Density320/km2 (840/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialGujarati, Hindi, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationGJ 32
Websitegirsomnath.nic.in

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]

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Demographics

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]

Religions in Gir Somnath district (2011)[6]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 86.14%
Islam
 
 13.52%
Other or not stated
 
 0.34%

Hindus are 1,048,741 (86.14%) and Muslims 164,520 (13.52%) of the population respectively.[6]

Languages of Gir Somnath district (2011)[7]

  Gujarati (96.09%)
  Hindi (1.70%)
  Others (2.21%)

At the time of the 2011 census 96.09% of the population spoke Gujarati and 1.70% Hindi as their first language.[7]

Politics

This section is transcluded from 15th Gujarat Assembly. (edit | history)
District No. Constituency Name Party Remarks
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

See also

Notes and references

  1. ^ a b [permanent dead link] Industrial Potentiality Survey Report of Gir Somnath [2016-17
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ a b About Gir Somnath - Collectorate - District Gir Somnath
  5. ^ "District Census Hand Book – Junagadh" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  6. ^ a b "Population by Religion - Gujarat". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  7. ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Gujarat". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  8. ^ Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Kathiawar (Public Domain text). Vol. VIII. Printed at the Government Central Press, Bombay. 1884. p. 400.

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