Kheda District is one of the thirty-three districts of Gujarat state in western India. Its central city, Kheda, is the administrative headquarters of the district.

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Kheda district
District of Gujarat
Dakor Krishna Temple
Location of district in Gujarat
Country	India
State	Gujarat
Headquarters	Kheda
Population  (2011)
• Total	2,299,885
Languages
• Official	Gujarati, Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	GJ-07
Website	kheda.gujarat.gov.in

History

Formerly known as Kaira district, it was divided in two with the southern part becoming Anand district in 1997.[1] The Charotar region of Kaira consisted of four talukas (sub-districts): Nadiad, Anand, Borsad, and Petlad.[2] When the district was divided, Nadiad Taluka went with Kheda district and the other three with Anand district.[3] Today, Kheda has eleven talukas.[4] Balasinor and Virpur, once in Kheda district, were moved to the newly formed Mahisagar district in 2013.[5]

During the Indian independence movement in the first half of the 20th century, the Patidars of the Charotar region and other areas in Kaira resisted the British in a number of standoffs, notably the Kaira anti-tax campaign of 1913, the Kheda Satyagraha of 1918, the Borsad Satyagraha of 1923,[6] and the Bardoli Satyagraha of 1928.[7]

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Kheda district has a population of 2,299,885,[9] roughly equal to the nation of Latvia[10] or the US state of New Mexico.[11] This gives it a ranking of 197th in India (out of a total of 640).[9] The district has a population density of 541 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,400/sq mi) .[9] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 12.81%.[9] Kheda has a sex ratio of 937 females for every 1000 males,[9] and a literacy rate of 84.31%. The divided district has a population of 2,053,769. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 98,686 and 37,310 which is 4.81% and 1.82% of the population respectively.[9]

Hindus are 1,780,801, while Muslims are 239,214 and Christians are 26,387.[12]

Language

Administrative divisions

Since 2013, Kheda district has been divided into eleven taluka.[4]

1. Nadiad (city)
2. Thasra (code 03878), city of Dakor, villages include Kalsar,
3. Kapadvanj, villages include Abvel, Antroli, Ghadiya, Telnar
4. Mehmedabad (Mahemdavad), headquartered in the town of Mahemdavad, villages include Haldarvas, Kanij, Sarsavani
5. Kathlal, villages include Anara, Bajakapura
6. Matar, headquartered in Matar village, villages include Asamali
7. Mahudha, headquartered in the municipality of Mahisa, Mahudha, villages include Heranj
8. Kheda, villages include Dedarda, Vavdi
9. Nadiad (rural), villages include Davda
10. Galteshwar (271.28 km² [104.74 sq mi], villages include Anghadi, Kuni, Pali
11. Vaso, headquartered in Vaso, villages include Palana, Rampur (Rampura)

Politics

Notable people

• Govardhanram Tripathi (1855–1907) Writer; born in Nadiad.
• Manilal Nabhubhai (1858–1898) Writer and philosopher; born in Nadiad.
• Ravji Patel (1939–1968) Modernist poet and novelist; born in Vallavpura village.
• Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (1875 – 1950) Indian freedom fighter and first Home minister of India; born in Nadiad[15]
• Indulal Yagnik (1892-1972) Indian independence activist, leader of the All India Kisan Sabha, and the most influential leader of the Mahagujarat movement

See also

• Koli rebellions
• Abvel
• Bajakpura
• Nirmali
• Sarsavani
• Telnar

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kheda district.

• Official site
• Glorious India website.

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