Mahisagar district

Mahisagar district
Mahisagar district
District of Gujarat
	Kaleshwari Mata temple
	Location in Gujarat
	Coordinates: 23°07′59″N 73°37′00″E / 23.133°N 73.6167°ECoordinates: 23°07′59″N 73°37′00″E / 23.133°N 73.6167°E
Country	India
State	Gujarat
Headquarters	Luneshvari
Established	15 August 2013
Named for	Mahi River
Government
• Type	District Panchayat
Area
• Total	2,260.64 km2 (872.84 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	994,624
• Density	440/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Gujarati, Hindi, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	389230
Telephone code	+912674
Vehicle registration	GJ-35
Website	https://mahisagar.gujarat.gov.in/

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Mahisagar district is a district in the state of Gujarat in India that came into being on 26 January 2013, becoming the 28th district of the state. The district has been carved out of the Panchmahal district and the Kheda district. District Name Mahisagar given from "Mahi River".^[1] Lunawada is the district headquarters of Mahisagar. It started its operation in full-fledged from 15 August 2013.

Demographics[edit]

At the time of the 2011 census, Mahisagar district had a population of 9,94,624. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 50,862 and 350,217 which is 5.11% and 35.21% of the population respectively.^[2]^[3]

Religions in Mahisagar district (2011)^[4]
Religion			Percent
Hindus			93.85%
Muslims			5.89%
Other or not stated			0.26%

Hindus are in majority with 933,421, while Muslims are 58,546.^[4]

At the time of the 2011 census, 98.95% of the population spoke Gujarati as their first language.^[5]

References[edit]

↑ "Mahisagar now a district in Gujarat". DNA. 14 August 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
↑ "Gujarat Distrct Census - Kheda" (PDF). Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India.
↑ "Gujarat Distrct Census - Panch Mahals" (PDF). Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 "C-16 Population By Religion - Gujarat". census.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India.
↑ 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue

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[1] "Mahisagar now a district in Gujarat". DNA. 14 August 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2013.

[2] "Gujarat Distrct Census - Kheda" (PDF). Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India.

[3] "Gujarat Distrct Census - Panch Mahals" (PDF). Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India.

[Religion-4] 4.0 ^4.1 "C-16 Population By Religion - Gujarat". census.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India.

[5] 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue

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