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Jamnagar District is a district of Gujarat in Western India. Its headquarters are located in the eponymous city of Jamnagar. It hosts the production facilities of large Indian companies[1] such as Reliance. Among its attractions are several palaces,[1] a Marine National Park and a Bird Sanctuary, known as Khijadiya Bird Sanctuary.[2] In 2013, Devbhoomi Dwarka district was carved out of the western part of the district.

This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Jamnagar.

Jamnagar District
District of Gujarat
Lakhota Lake and museum
Nickname(s): 
Paris of Saurashtra, Choti Kashi
Location of district in Gujarat
Coordinates: 22°13′N 69°42′E
Country India
StateGujarat
RegionSaurashtra
Nawanagar1540 A.D.
Founded byJam Rawalji Jadeja
Named forJam, The title of Jadeja rulers.
HeadquartersJamnagar
Area
 • Total14,184 km2 (5,476 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total2,160,119
 • Density150/km2 (390/sq mi)
DemonymHalaree
Languages
 • OfficialGujarati, Hindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationGJ-10
Websitegujaratindia.com

Talukas (administrative divisions)


  1. Jam Jodhpur
  2. Jodiya
  3. Dhrol
  4. Jamnagar
  5. Jamnagar Rural
  6. Lalpur
  7. Kalavad Taluka

Demographics


Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901352,150—    
1911359,604+0.21%
1921359,631+0.00%
1931425,463+1.70%
1941517,833+1.98%
1951616,896+1.77%
1961828,419+2.99%
19711,111,343+2.98%
19811,393,076+2.29%
19911,563,558+1.16%
20011,904,278+1.99%
20112,160,119+1.27%
source:[3]

According to the 2011 census Jamnagar district has a population of 2,160,119,[4] roughly equal to the nation of Namibia[5] or the US state of New Mexico.[6] This gives it a district population ranking of 212th in India (out of a total of 640).[4] The district has a population density of 153 inhabitants per square kilometre (400/sq mi) .[4] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 13.38%.[4] Jamnagar has a sex ratio of 938 females for every 1000 males.[4] It had literacy rate of 66.4% in 2001 which rose impressively in a decade to literacy rate of 74.4% by 2011.[4]

Religions in Jamnagar district (2011)[7]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 83.3%
Islam
 
 14.7%
Jainism
 
 1.2%
Other or not stated
 
 0.8%

Language


Languages of Jamnagar district in 2011 census

  Gujarati (90.66%)
  Kachchhi (3.96%)
  Hindi (2.56%)
  Other (2.82%)

Politics


This section is transcluded from 14th Gujarat Assembly. (edit | history)
No. Constituency Name Party Remarks
76 Kalavad (SC) Pravin Musadiya INC
77 Jamnagar Rural Vallabhbhai Dharaviya INC resigned
Raghavjibhai Patel BJP
78 Jamnagar North Dharmendrasinh Jadeja (Hakubha) BJP
79 Jamnagar South R. C. Faldu BJP
80 Jamjodhpur Chirag Kalariya INC

See also



References


  1. "Jamnagar District Map". Mapsofindia.com. 12 September 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  2. Mustak Amin Mepani. "Jamnagar the beautiful - Tourist information". Jamnagar.org. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  3. Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
  4. "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  5. US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2011. Namibia 2,147,585
  6. "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2011. New Mexico - 2,059,179
  7. "C-16 Population By Religion - Gujarat". census.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India.


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[de] Jamnagar (Distrikt)

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

[ru] Джамнагар (округ)

Джамнагар (гудж. જામનગર જિલ્લો; англ. Jamnagar) — округ в индийском штате Гуджарат, на севере полуострова Катхиявар. Административный центр — город Джамнагар. Площадь округа — 14 125 км². По данным всеиндийской переписи 2001 года население округа составляло 1 904 278 человек. Уровень грамотности взрослого населения составлял 66,48 %, что выше среднеиндийского уровня (59,5 %). Доля городского населения составляла 43,91 %. В округе расположен священный индуистский город Дварка.


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