Devbhumi Dwarka district | |
Native Name Lang: | Gujarati |
Settlement Type: | District of Gujarat |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Name1: | Gujarat |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Saurashtra |
Established Date: | 15 August 2013 |
Area Total Km2: | 4051 |
Population Total: | 752484 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Gujarati, Hindi |
Seat Type: | Headquarters |
Seat: | Jamkhambhaliya |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Registration Plate: | GJ-37 |
Website: | Official Website of Devbhumi Dwarka District |
Image Map1: | Devbhoomi Dwarka in Gujarat (India).svg |
Map Caption1: | Location in Gujarat |
Devbhumi Dwarka District is a district of India located on the southern coast of the Gulf of Kutch in the state of Gujarat. Its headquarters are located in the city of Jamkhambhaliya. The district was created on 15 August 2013 from Jamnagar district.[1] [2] [3]
The district consists of 4 talukas:
The divided district had a population of 752,484, of which 241,795 (32.13%) lived in urban areas. The residual district had a sex ratio of 947 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 50,937 (6.77%) and 9,687 (1.29%) of the population respectively.[4]
Hindus were 636,991 (84.65%) while Muslims were 112,894 (15.00%).[5]
At the time of the 2011 census, 88.12% of the population spoke Gujarati, 9.35% Kachchhi and 1.63% Hindi as their first language.[6]