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Junagadh district is a district of the Indian state of Gujarat. Its administrative headquarters is the city of Junagadh.

Junagadh district
District of Gujarat
Bahauddin Maqbara in Junagadh
Location of district in Gujarat
Coordinates: 21°31′N 70°27′E
Country	India
State	Gujarat
Region	Saurashtra
Headquarters	Junagadh
Area
• Total	5,093 km2 (1,966 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	1,525,605
• Density	300/km2 (780/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Gujarati, Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	362001
Vehicle registration	GJ 11
Website	junagadh.nic.in

Geography

The district is located on the Kathiawar peninsula in western Gujarat. It is surrounded by Rajkot District (North), Porbandar District (North-West), Amreli District (East). To the South and West is the Arabian Sea.

Porbandar, was earlier a part of this district, before the Porbandar district was carved out of Junagadh district.^{[citation needed]}

Junagadh has a mountain range called Girnar which is a place of pilgrimage for Hinduism and Jainism.

Divisions

Talukas of Junagadh are: Junagadh City, Bhesan subdistrict,[2] Junagadh Rural, Keshod, Malia, Manavadar, Mangrol, Mendarda, Vanthali, Visavadar

Transportation

Junagadh is well connected by road and railway networks. It is about 100 km from Rajkot and 350 km from Ahmedabad. National highway 8D connects Junagadh to Rajkot via Jetpur.

Junagadh railway station is also well connected with Rajkot, Ahmedabad. It is in the city area. Junagadh also has an airport at Keshod which has limited connectivity with Mumbai.

The district has a long shore line and has ports like Veraval, Mangrol, Chorwad etc. But it has limited usages other than fisheries industry.

As of October 2011, the government of India has given its approval for a rope way on Mount and in 2021 it got completed and was inaugurated by Prime minister Narendra Modi . In the past helicopter service was available for Mount Girnar but it is now discontinued.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1901	415,521	—
1911	458,829	+1.00%
1921	491,969	+0.70%
1931	579,792	+1.66%
1941	729,508	+2.32%
1951	829,760	+1.30%
1961	1,051,074	+2.39%
1971	1,408,342	+2.97%
1981	1,813,780	+2.56%
1991	2,091,182	+1.43%
2001	2,448,173	+1.59%
2011	2,743,082	+1.14%
source:[3]

According to the 2011 census Junagadh district has a population of 2,743,082,[1] roughly equal to the nation of Jamaica[4] or the US state of Utah.[5] This gives it a ranking of 142nd in India (out of a total of 640).[1] The district has a population density of 310 inhabitants per square kilometre (800/sq mi).[1] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 12.01%.[1] Junagadh has a sex ratio of 952 females for every 1000 males.[1] It had a literacy rate of 67.7% in 2001 which increased to a literacy rate of 76.88% in 2011.

The divided district has a population of 1,525,605. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes are 151,971 and 37,810 which is 9.96% and 2.48% of the population respectively.[1]

Hindus are 1,348,315 and Muslims 170,338 which is 88.38% and 11.17% of the population respectively.[6]

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 97.44% of the population in the district spoke Gujarati as their first language.[7]

Politics

No.	Constituency	Name	Party		Remarks
85	Manavadar	Jawaharbhai Chavda		INC	resigned and switched to BJP
				BJP
86	Junagadh	Bhikhabhai Joshi		INC
87	Visavadar	Harshad Ribadiya		INC
88	Keshod	Devabhai Malam		BJP
89	Mangrol (Junagadh)	Babubhai Vaja		INC

Notable personalities

• Narsinh Mehta (1414?–1481?), poet-saint, born in Talaja, Bhavnagar.
• Putlibai Gandhi - mother of Mahatma Gandhi
• Keshubhai Patel (1928–2020), politician who served as Chief Minister of Gujarat, was born in Visavadar in Junagadh
• Wazir Mohammad (1929–), cricketer, born at Junagadh, later settled in Pakistan
• Dhirubhai Ambani (1932–2002), business magnate and entrepreneur, born at Chorwad, Junagadh
• Hanif Mohammad (1934–2016), cricketer, born at Junagadh, settled in Pakistan after 1947
• Rajendra Shukla (1942–), poet, born at Bantwa, Junagadh
• Mushtaq Mohammad (1943–), cricketer, born at Junagadh, later settled in Pakistan
• Sadiq Mohammad (1945–), cricketer, born at Junagadh, later settled in Pakistan
• Parveen Babi (1949–2005), Bollywood actress, born at Junagadh
• Nawab Muhammad Mahabat Khan

Flora and fauna

Junagadh contains the Gir Forest National Park, which is the only home to Asiatic lions. Mount Girnar is also declared a forest reserve for Bamboos. "Girnari Giddh", the long-billed vultures, are found only on Girnar, as the Girnar region alone accounts for about 25 per cent of the species and about 10 per cent of the total vulture population in the Gujarat State.

Education

Junagadh Agricultural University is majorly famous here. Other educational institutes include:

1. N R Vekaria Institutes of Business Management Studies
2. Amrut Institute, Junagadh
3. http://www.bknmu.edu.in/

References

External links

• Official website
• Junagadh Collectorate official website
• Junagadh Jilla Panchayat official website

На других языках

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[de] Junagadh (Distrikt)

Der Distrikt Junagadh (früher auch Junagarh; Gujarati: જુનાગઢ જિલ્લો) ist einer von 26 Distrikten des Staates Gujarat in Indien. Die gleichnamige Stadt Junagadh ist die Hauptstadt des Distrikts. Die letzte Volkszählung im Jahr 2011 ergab eine Gesamtbevölkerungszahl von 2.743.082 Menschen.[1]

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- [en] Junagadh district

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[ru] Джунагадх (округ)

Джунагадх (гудж. જુનાગઢ જિલ્લો; англ. Junagadh) — округ в индийском штате Гуджарат, на юге полуострова Катхиявар. Административный центр — город Джунагадх. Площадь округа — 8839 км². По данным всеиндийской переписи 2001 года население округа составляло 2 448 173 человека. Уровень грамотности взрослого населения составлял 67,78 %, что выше среднеиндийского уровня (59,5 %). Доля городского населения составляла 29,06 %. На территории округа расположено важное святое место паломничества индуизма — Сомнатх.

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