| Settlement Type: | District of Gujarat |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Gujarat |
| Seat Type: | Headquarters |
| Seat: | Ahmedabad |
| Leader Title: | District Collector |
| Leader Name: | Sandip J. Sagale, IAS |
| Area Total Km2: | 8087 |
| Population Total: | 7,214,225 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Rank: | 1 of 33 in Gujarat |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 380xxx |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | 91 04142 |
| Blank Info Sec2: | 0.783 |
| Registration Plate: | GJ-1, GJ-27, GJ-38 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Largest city |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Ahmedabad |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | Sex ratio |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | 904 ♂/♀ |
| Blank4 Name Sec1: | Literacy |
| Blank4 Info Sec1: | 85.31% |
| Blank5 Name Sec1: | Legislature type |
| Blank5 Info Sec1: | elected |
| Blank6 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
| Blank6 Info Sec1: | Ahmedabad East, Ahmedabad West |
| Blank7 Name Sec1: | IUCN category |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Avg. summer temperature |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | 41.5°C |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Avg. winter temperature |
| Blank2 Info Sec2: | 11.8°C |
| Footnotes: | [1] |
| Official Name: | Amdavad District |
| Image Map1: | Ahmedabad in Gujarat (India).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Ahmedabad district location in Gujarat |
| Parts Type: | Taluks |
| Parts: | Ahmedabad City, Daskroi, Sanand, Viramgam, Detroj-Rampura, Mandal, Bavla, Dholka, Dhandhuka, Dholera |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Tamil, English |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipalities |
| Subdivision Name3: | Bareja, Dholka, Viramgam, Bavla, Dhandhuka, Sanand |
Ahmedabad district or Amdavad district, is a district comprises the city of Amdavad, in the central part of the state of Gujarat in western India. It is the seventh most populous district in India (out of 739).[2]
See main article: History of Ahmedabad.
The area around Ahmedabad has been inhabited since the 11th century, when it was known as Ashaval.[3] At that time, Karna, the Chaulukya (Solanki) ruler of Anhilwara (modern Patan), waged a successful war against the Bhil king of Ashaval,[4] and established a city called Karnavati on the banks of the Sabarmati.[5]
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.[6] [7] According to other versions, he named the city after four Muslim saints in the area who all had the name Ahmedabad.[8]
Following are the talukas of Ahmedabad district:
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According to the 2011 census Ahmedabad district has a population of 7,214,225,[2] roughly equal to Hong Kong[9] or the U.S. state of Washington.[10] This gives it a ranking of 8th in India (out of a total of 640).[2] The district has a population density of 983PD/sqkm .[2] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 22.31%.[2] Ahmedabad has a sex ratio of 903 females for every 1000 males,[2] and a literacy rate of 86.65%.
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.
The population of all cities and towns in the Ahmedabad district by census years.[11]
| Name | Status | PopulationCensus1991-03-01 | PopulationCensus2001-03-01 | PopulationCensus2011-03-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Hindus are 5,885,869 while Muslims are 871,887, Jains are 208,575 and Christians 50,631.[12]
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.[13]