Vadodara district

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{{Short description|District of Gujarat, India}}
{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Vadodara}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Vadodara district
| native_name =
| native_name_lang = Gujarati
| other_name = Baroda district
| nickname =
| settlement_type = district
| image_skyline =
| image_alt =
| image_caption =
| image_map = Vadodara in Gujarat (India).svg
| map_caption = Location in Gujarat
| coordinates = {{coord|22.18|N|73.12|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Gujarat]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type =
| governing_body =
| leader_title1 = Collector
| leader_name1 = R B Barad, IAS
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 = 7512
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
| population_total = 4,165,626
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank = 48 of 640 in India<br>3 of 33 in Gujarat
| population_density_km2 = 1022
| population_demonym = Barodian, Badodekar, Barodekar
| population_footnotes = <ref name="districtcensus">{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | access-date = 2011-09-30 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref><ref name=gujd>{{cite web|url=https://www.census2011.co.in/census/state/districtlist/gujarat.html|title=Districts of Gujarat}}</ref>
| demographics_type1 = Languages<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baroda.com/aboutvadodara.php|title=About Vadodara}}</ref>
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = Gujarati
| demographics1_title2 = Other
| demographics1_info2 = Marathi, Hindi, English
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 390 0XX
| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN-GJ-VD]]
| registration_plate = GJ 06(urbun,, 29(rural)
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank1_info_sec1 = 2<ref name=LSMLA>{{cite web|publisher=Lok Sabha|title=List of Gujarat Lok Sabha Members|url=http://164.100.24.209/newls/statedetail.aspx?state_name=Gujarat|access-date=2007-06-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071014045610/http://164.100.24.209/newls/statedetail.aspx?state_name=Gujarat|archive-date=2007-10-14|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = 12<ref name=MLA>{{cite web |publisher=Gujarat Vidhan Sabha|title=List of Vadodara District MLAs|url=http://www.gujaratassembly.gov.in/epvadodara.htm |access-date=2007-06-30}}</ref>
| blank1_name_sec2 = [[Climate of India|Climate]]
| blank1_info_sec2 = [[Climatic regions of India|Semi-Arid (BSh)]] <small>([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]])</small>
| blank2_name_sec2 = Avg. annual temperature
| blank2_info_sec2 = 12-43 °C
| blank3_name_sec2 = Avg. summer temperature
| blank3_info_sec2 = 26-43 °C
| blank4_name_sec2 = Avg. winter temperature
| blank4_info_sec2 = 12-33 °C
| website = {{URL|gujaratindia.com}}
| footnotes =
| official_name =
}}

'''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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.censusindia.co.in/district/vadodara-district-gujarat-486|title=Vadodara District Population, Caste, Religion Data (Gujarat) - Census 2011|publisher=Census India}}</ref> As of 2011 it is the third most populous district of Gujarat (out of [[Districts of Gujarat|33]]), after [[Ahmedabad district|Ahmadabad]] and [[Surat district|Surat]].<ref name="districtcensus">{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | access-date = 2011-09-30 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref>

==Climate==

The '''Vadodara''' district has a dry climate and three distinct seasons, namely [[summer]], [[winter]] and [[monsoon]].

{{climate chart
|Vadodara
|12|29|1
|13|32|0
|18|36|1
|22|39|0
|26|40|3
|26|36|129
|25|32|290
|24|31|274
|24|32|147
|21|35|21
|16|33|16
|16|30|3
|source=[http://www.mausam.gov.in/WEBIMD/ClimatologicalAction.do?function=getStationDetails&actionParam=1&param=2&station=Baroda%20%28A%29 IMD]
|float=right
|clear=none
}}

==Divisions==
[[Image:Map GujDist CentralEast.png|thumb|200px|right|Districts of central Gujarat]]
Vadodara is divided into 2 Prants:<ref name=Collector>{{cite web |publisher=Vadodara District Collectorate|title=Collectorate of Vadodara|url=http://collectorvadodara.gujarat.gov.in |access-date=2007-06-30}}</ref>
# [[Vadodara]]
# [[Dabhoi]]

Vadodara is divided into 8 [[taluka]]s:<ref name=Collector/>

# [[Dabhoi]]
# [[Karjan]]
# [[Padra]]
# [[Savli]]
# [[Sinor, Gujarat|Sinor]]
# [[Vadodara]] City
# Vadodara Rural
# [[Waghodia]]

==Demographics==
{{historical populations|11=1901|12=5,75,650|13=1911|14=6,79,540|15=1921|16=7,36,050|17=1931|18=8,56,580|19=1941|20=10,19,524|21=1951|22=11,81,782|23=1961|24=14,90,144|25=1971|26=19,36,523|27=1981|28=25,09,431|29=1991|30=30,38,127|31=2001|32=36,41,802|33=2011|34=41,65,626|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=right}}{{bar box
|title=Religions in Vadodara District
|titlebar=#Fcd116
|left1=Religion
|right1=Percent
|float=right
|bars=
{{bar percent|[[Hindus]]|orange|89.16}}
{{bar percent|[[Muslims]]|green|09.23}}
}}
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Vadodara district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 4,165,626,..<ref name="districtcensus"/><ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote = Lebanon 4,143,101 July 2011 est.
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php|title=2010 Resident Population Data|publisher=U. S. Census Bureau|access-date=2011-09-30| quote =Oregon 3,831,074
}}</ref> The district has a population density of {{convert| 551 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 14.16%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Vadodara has a [[sex ratio]] of 934 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,.<ref name=districtcensus/> It has a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 81.21% in 2011, an impressive ten percentage points increase in 10 years.<ref name=districtcensus/>

At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 86.21% of the population in the district spoke[[Gujarati language|Gujarati]], 7.86% [[Hindi]], 3.36% [[Marathi language|Marathi]], 0.85% [[Sindhi language|Sindhi]] and 0.43% [[Urdu]] as their first language.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref>

===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==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
{{Sister project links|Vadodara District}}
* [https://vadodara.nic.in/ Official website]
*[http://collectorvadodara.gujarat.gov.in/ Vadodara Collectorate]
*[http://www.vadodaracity.com/ Vadodara Municipal Corporation]
*[http://www.indiaelections2014.info/parliament/gujarat/vadodara/ Vadodara lok sabha by election 2014]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Vadodara district
|North = [[Panchmahal district]]
|Northeast = [[Dohad district]]
|East = [[Alirajpur district]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]
|Southeast = [[Nandurbar district]], [[Maharashtra]]
|South = [[Narmada district]]
|Southwest = [[Bharuch district]]
|West = [[Anand district]]
|Northwest = [[Kheda district]]
}}

{{Urban and suburban areas of Vadodara}}
{{Vadodara topics}}
{{Gujarat}}
{{Narmada basin}}
{{Authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Vadodara District}}
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[[Category:Districts of Gujarat]]

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