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Gandhinagar district is an administrative division of Gujarat, India, whose headquarters are at Gandhinagar, the state capital. It was organized in 1964.

Gandhinagar district
District of Gujarat
Adalaj Stepwell
Location of district in Gujarat
Country India
StateGujarat
HeadquartersGandhinagar
Area
  Total649 km2 (251 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total1,391,753
  Density2,100/km2 (5,600/sq mi)
Languages
  OfficialGujarati, Hindi, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationGJ 18
Websitegandhinagar.nic.in

It has an area of 649 km², and a population of 1,391,753 of which 35.02% were urban (2001 census).[1] The district includes Gandhinagar with two Suburbs - Motera, Adalaj. The four tehsils are - Gandhinagar, Kalol INA, Dahegam and Mansa - and 216 villages.

Gandhinagar district is bounded by the districts of Sabarkantha and Aravalli to the northeast, Kheda to the southeast, Ahmedabad to the southwest, and Mehsana to the northwest.

Connected to Ahmedabad by the Sarkhej-Gandhinagar highway, and with Vadodara with the Ahmedabad-Vadodara highway, these three cities form the top population centres and commercial heart of Gujarat and western India.

Because of the division of the old Mumbai State, the State of Gujarat was formed on 1 May 1960. Because of the development of the territory of Gujarat, the capital of the state was kept at Ahmedabad. At that point, to diminish populace thickness of Ahmedabad city, Gandhinagar, the new capital of the territory of Gujarat, was set up. The city of Gandhinagar was set up on 2 August 1965.

The new capital was named Gandhinagar to keep an enduring memory of the Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi.

Gandhinagar city is a planned city that has 30 sectors, 1 km each in length and width. Each sector has a primary school, a secondary school, a higher secondary school, a medical dispensary, a shopping centre and a maintenance office.

Gandhinagar has infocity nearby which is housing IT companies. Many big IT companies like TCS, Cybage has presence in infocity whereas PCS is located at GIDC area. Many more companies are planning to come to infocity. Etech, Inc., one of the major BPO players in Gujarat is also based here along with operations in Vadodara and Texas.[2]

Akshardham Gandhinagar is situated in Sector-20. It is one of the major Hindu Temple complex of Gujarat.

Gandhinagar has many educational institutions. With 87.11% its education level is highest in Gujarat.[citation needed]


Demographics


According to the 2011 census Gandhinagar district has a population of 1,391,753,[3] roughly equal to the nation of Eswatini[4] or the US state of Hawaii.[3][5] The district has a population density of 660 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,700/sq mi) .[3] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 12.15%.[3] Gandhinagar has a sex ratio of 920 females for every 1000 males,.[3] It had a literacy rate of 76.5% in 2001 which rose by an impressive 10 percentage points in 10 years to literacy rate of 85.78% in 2011. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 7.80% and 1.31% of the population respectively.[3]

Religions in Gandhinagar district (2011)[6]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
94.81%
Islam
4.12%
Other or not stated
1.07%

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 93.94% of the population in the district spoke Gujarati and 4.05% Hindi as their first language.[7]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901222,527    
1911225,592+0.14%
1921242,815+0.74%
1931268,801+1.02%
1941327,493+1.99%
1951401,815+2.07%
1961478,611+1.76%
1971648,666+3.09%
1981835,337+2.56%
19911,016,339+1.98%
20011,237,168+1.99%
20111,391,753+1.18%
source:[8]

Politics


No. Constituency Name Party Remarks
34 Dahegam Balrajsinh Chauhan BJP
35 Gandhinagar South Shambhuji Thakor BJP
36 Gandhinagar North C. J. Chavda INC
37 Mansa Surekhkumar Patel INC
38 Kalol Baldevji Thakor INC

Tourism


A blend of heritage, history and culture, Gandhinagar is one of the most harmonious cities that one can ever visit. A home to the Akshardham Temple that is adorned with pink stone and beautiful carving, Gandhinagar also houses:[9]


References


  1. "Census GIS India". Archived from the original on 3 July 2007. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
  2. "Home". etechinc.com.
  3. "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  4. US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2011. Swaziland 1,370,424
  5. "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 1 January 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011. Hawaii 1,360,301
  6. "C-16 Population By Religion - Gujarat". census.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India.
  7. 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue
  8. Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
  9. "Gandhinagar Travel Guide, Gujarat". Tour My India.



На других языках


[de] Gandhinagar (Distrikt)

Der Distrikt Gandhinagar (Gujarati: ગાંધીનગર જિલ્લો) ist einer von 26 Distrikten des Staates Gujarat in Indien. Die gleichnamige Stadt Gandhinagar ist die Hauptstadt des Distrikts. Die letzte Volkszählung im Jahr 2011 ergab eine Gesamtbevölkerungszahl von 1.391.753 Menschen.[1]
- [en] Gandhinagar district

[ru] Гандинагар (округ)

Гандинагар (гудж. ગાંધીનગર જિલ્લો; англ. Gandhinagar) — округ в индийском штате Гуджарат. Образован в 1994 году из части территории округа Ситамархи. Административный центр — город Гандинагар. Площадь округа — 649 км². По данным всеиндийской переписи 2001 года население округа составляло 1 334 455 человек. Уровень грамотности взрослого населения составлял 76,59 %, что значительно выше среднеиндийского уровня (59,5 %). Доля городского населения составляла 35,02 %.



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