Vadodara district
Vadodara district
Baroda district | |
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district | |
![]() Location in Gujarat | |
Coordinates: 22°11′N 73°07′E / 22.18°N 73.12°ECoordinates: 22°11′N 73°07′E / 22.18°N 73.12°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Gujarat |
Government | |
• Collector | R B Barad, IAS |
Area | |
• Total | 7,512 km2 (2,900 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 4,165,626 |
• Rank | 48 of 640 in India 3 of 33 in Gujarat |
• Density | 1,022/km2 (2,650/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Barodian, Badodekar, Barodekar |
Languages[3] | |
• Official | Gujarati |
• Other | Marathi, Hindi, English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 390 0XX |
ISO 3166 code | IN-GJ-VD |
Vehicle registration | GJ 06(urbun,, 29(rural) |
Lok Sabha constituency | 2[4] |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | 12[5] |
Climate | Semi-Arid (BSh) (Köppen) |
Avg. annual temperature | 12-43 °C |
Avg. summer temperature | 26-43 °C |
Avg. winter temperature | 12-33 °C |
Website | gujaratindia |
Vadodara District also known as Baroda District is a district in the eastern part of the state of Gujarat in western India. The city of Vadodara (Baroda), in the western part of the district, is the administrative headquarters. Vadodara District covers an area of 7,794 km². As of 2011, the district had a population of 4,165,626 of which 49.6% were urban, 50.4% were rural, 5.3% were scheduled castes and 27.6% were scheduled tribes.[6] As of 2011 it is the third most populous district of Gujarat (out of 33), after Ahmadabad and Surat.[1]
Climate[]
The Vadodara district has a dry climate and three distinct seasons, namely summer, winter and monsoon.
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Divisions[]
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Vadodara is divided into 2 Prants:[7]
- Vadodara
- Dabhoi
Vadodara is divided into 8 talukas:[7]
Demographics[]
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1901 | 575,650 | — |
1911 | 679,540 | +1.67% |
1921 | 736,050 | +0.80% |
1931 | 856,580 | +1.53% |
1941 | 1,019,524 | +1.76% |
1951 | 1,181,782 | +1.49% |
1961 | 1,490,144 | +2.35% |
1971 | 1,936,523 | +2.65% |
1981 | 2,509,431 | +2.63% |
1991 | 3,038,127 | +1.93% |
2001 | 3,641,802 | +1.83% |
2011 | 4,165,626 | +1.35% |
source:[8] |
According to the 2011 census Vadodara district has a population of 4,165,626,..[1][9][10] The district has a population density of 551 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,430/sq mi) .[1] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 14.16%.[1] Vadodara has a sex ratio of 934 females for every 1000 males,.[1] It has a literacy rate of 81.21% in 2011, an impressive ten percentage points increase in 10 years.[1]
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 86.21% of the population in the district spokeGujarati, 7.86% Hindi, 3.36% Marathi, 0.85% Sindhi and 0.43% Urdu as their first language.[11]
Notable personalities[]
- Premanand Bhatt (1649–1714) Author. Born in Vadodara.
- Nayan Mongia- Cricketer
- Jacob Martin- Cricketer
- Irfan Pathan- Cricketer
- Yusuf Pathan- Cricketer
- Hardik Pandya - Cricketer
- Krunal Pandya - Cricketer
- Anshul Trivedi- Actor
- Dharmesh Yelande - Choreographer and Actor
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
- ^ "Districts of Gujarat".
- ^ "About Vadodara".
- ^ "List of Gujarat Lok Sabha Members". Lok Sabha. Archived from the original on 2007-10-14. Retrieved 2007-06-30.
- ^ "List of Vadodara District MLAs". Gujarat Vidhan Sabha. Retrieved 2007-06-30.
- ^ "Vadodara District Population, Caste, Religion Data (Gujarat) - Census 2011". Census India.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Collectorate of Vadodara". Vadodara District Collectorate. Retrieved 2007-06-30.
- ^ Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
- ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Retrieved 2011-10-01.
Lebanon 4,143,101 July 2011 est.
- ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
Oregon 3,831,074
- ^ 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue
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