Devbhumi Dwarka district explained

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]

Talukas (Administrative Divisions)

The district consists of 4 talukas:

  1. Dwarka
  2. Bhanvad
  3. Kalyanpur
  4. Jamkhambhaliya

Demographics

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]

Religion

Hindus were 636,991 (84.65%) while Muslims were 112,894 (15.00%).[5]

Language

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]

Villages

References

  1. Web site: Independence Day - new Dwarka district ~ Jamnagar News. jamnagar-news.blogspot.co.uk. 25 April 2015.
  2. Web site: Seven new districts as Gujarat's I-Day gift | Latest News & Updates at . Dnaindia.com . 14 August 2013 . 4 March 2014.
  3. Web site: 7 new districts to start functioning from Independence Day . https://web.archive.org/web/20130817183451/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-08-14/ahmedabad/41408891_1_districts-talukas-independence-day . dead . 17 August 2013 . 14 August 2013 . . 4 March 2014.
  4. Web site: District Census Hand Book – Jamnagar . . Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  5. Web site: 2011. Population by Religion - Gujarat . censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  6. Web site: Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Gujarat . censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.