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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Banaskantha district
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| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Gujarat|District]] of [[Gujarat]]
| image_skyline = Balaram River.jpg
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| image_caption = Balaram River
| image_map = Banaskantha in Gujarat (India).svg
| map_caption = Location of Banaskantha district in Gujarat
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Gujarat]]
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| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Palanpur]]
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| leader_title = District Collectorate
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| area_total_km2 = 12703
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| population_total = 3,120,506
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank = 111 of 640 in India<br/>5 of 26 in Gujarat
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| 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>{{cite web|url=https://www.census2011.co.in/census/state/districtlist/gujarat.html|title=Districts of Gujarat}}</ref>
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| demographics1_info1 = [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]], [[Hindi language|Hindi]], [[English language|English]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
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| website = {{URL|https://banaskantha.nic.in/}}
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'''Banaskantha district''' is one of the [[Districts of Gujarat|thirty-three districts]] of the [[Gujarat]] [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[India]]. The administrative headquarters of the district is at [[Palanpur]] which is also its largest city. The district is located in the Northeast of Gujarat and is presumably named after the [[West Banas River]] which runs through the valley between [[Mount Abu]] and [[Aravalli Range]], flowing to the plains of Gujarat in this region and towards the [[Little Rann of Kutch|Rann of Kutch]].<ref>https://banaskanthadp.gujarat.gov.in/Banaskantha/english</ref> The district is famous for the [[Ambaji temple]] which draw many tourists.<ref>http://palanpuronline.com</ref> As of 2011, 13.27% of Banaskantha's population is urban and 86.70% is rural.<ref name=census>{{cite web|url=https://www.census2011.co.in/census/district/183-banaskantha.html|title=Banaskantha District : Census 2011 data}}</ref> It covers an area of 12703  km<sup>2</sup> and is the second largest district in the state.

==Geography==
''Banaskantha'' shares its borders with [[Rajasthan]] state in the North, [[Sabarkantha district]] in East, [[Kutch district]] in West and [[Patan district]] and [[Mehsana district]] in the South.

==Economy==
The economy of the district is based on agro & food Processing, tourism, textile and mineral
based industries (ceramics). The food Processing industry in the district has attracted 57% of the total investment in the district over the last two decades The district ranks first in the Country in Milk Production, the Asia's Largest Dairy Cooperative under the Brandname of AMUL is Banaskantha District Cooperative Milk Producers' Union Ltd., Palanpur known as Banas Dairy procuring almost 59,58,134 Lit. Milk on 15.01.2018 as Peak receipt. The Banaskantha is also first District having highest Cold Supply Chain of Milk by installing 1280 Bulk Milk Chilling units procuring almost >90% milk as Raw Chilled Milk & rest 10% in Cans. Banaskantha District having 1060 Village Dairy Coop. Societies certified as per ISO 9001 : QMS Standard. The district ranks first in the state in the production of vegetables contributing nearly 17.67% to the total vegetable production of Gujarat. It is the largest producer of potatoes in the state. [[Bajri]], Maize, Tobacco, [[Castor oil]], [[Jowar]], [[Psyllium]] are the other major crops of the district. It is also one of the leading producers of Isabgul (Psyllium husk) in the country. It is also the 3rd largest producer of oil seeds in the state after [[Junagadh district]] and [[Jamnagar district]].

The district has rich mineral reserves including limestone, marble, granite, building stone and china clay. It accounts for almost the entire marble reserves (99.3%) of Gujarat and contributes about 15% to the total production of limestone in the state.

Banaskantha District Central Co-operative Bank is one of the most important banks of Gujarat.

It has got prestigious State Agricultural University, [[Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University]], [[Sardarkrushinagar]].<ref>[http://www.sdau.edu.in/ Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University]</ref> The main agriculture is of Bajra crops.

In 2006 the [[Ministry of Panchayati Raj]] named Banaskantha one of the country's 250 [[Poverty in India|most backward districts]] (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=brgf/> It is one of the six districts in Gujarat currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).<ref name=brgf>{{cite web|author=Ministry of Panchayati Raj |date=September 8, 2009 |title=A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme |publisher=National Institute of Rural Development |url=http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf |access-date=September 27, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405033402/http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf |archive-date=April 5, 2012 }}</ref>

==Divisions==

===Administrative divisions===
In 2000 parts of the district were split for the formation of [[Patan district]].

====Taluka (Tehsil)====
The district is divided into fourteen [[talukas]] namely,
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* Amirgadh
* Bhabhar
* [[Dantiwada]]
* [[Danta, Banaskantha|Danta]]
* [[Deesa]]
* Deodar
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* Dhanera
* [[Palanpur]]
* [[Sihori]] (Kankrej)
* Tharad
* Vadgam
* Lakhani
* Suigam
* [[Vav (city and Taluka)|Vav]]
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====Towns====
[[Palanpur]] is the district headquarters and also the largest city. The other major towns in the district are:
*[[Palanpur]]
*[[Deesa]]
*[[Tharad]]
*[[Dhanera]]
*[[Thara, Gujarat|Thara]]
*[[Bhabhar, Gujarat|Bhabhar]]
*[[Deodar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Deodar]]
*[[Vadgam]]

===Political divisions===
[[Banaskantha (Lok Sabha constituency)|Banaskantha constituency]] is the [[Lok Sabha]] constituency for the district.

The eight [[Vidhan Sabha]] segments are,
* Vav
* Tharad
* Dhanera
* [[Danta, Banaskantha|Danta]]
* Palanpur
* Deesa
* Deodar
* Vadgam
* Kankrej

==Transport==
[[Palanpur]] and [[Deesa]], the two major cities of the district are well connected to other cities and towns of Gujarat.

===Road===

[[National Highway 27 (India)|National Highway 15]] connects the district with [[Pathankot]], [[Amritsar]], [[Bhatinda]], [[Ganganagar]], Bikaner and [[Jaisalmer]] and [[Kandla]]. [[National Highway 14 (India)|National Highway 27]] connecting [[Beawar]] in [[Rajasthan]] with [[Radhanpur]] in Gujarat passes through [[Palanpur]] and [[Deesa]].

Gujarat State Highway 41 connects the district to important cities of [[Ahmedabad]], [[Patan, Gujarat|Patan]] and State Highway 9 connects Palanpur with [[Ambaji]], the most famous tourist destination in the state. Other state highways passing through the district are 41, 54, 56, 63, 72, 127, 128, 129, 130 and 132 linking it most parts of the state.

===Rail===

[[Palanpur Junction railway station]] is the largest railway station of the district. It is connected to [[Mumbai]]-[[Ahmedabad]]-[[Jaipur]]-[[Delhi]] corridor thus linking it with four major cities of India. It is also connected to other towns of the district such as Chhapi, Deesa, Deodar, Dhanera and Bhabhar.

===Air===

* [[Deesa Airport]], [[Deesa]], Banas Kantha.
* The district has an airstrip at [[Palanpur]].

[[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport]] in [[Ahmedabad]] is the nearest International airport.

==Demographics==
{{historical populations|11=1901|12=4,37,072|13=1911|14=4,18,450|15=1921|16=4,40,891|17=1931|18=4,77,341|19=1941|20=5,48,737|21=1951|22=6,96,367|23=1961|24=8,99,989|25=1971|26=11,46,159|27=1981|28=15,14,121|29=1991|30=19,81,513|31=2001|32=25,04,244|33=2011|34=31,20,506|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 Banaskantha District
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{{bar percent|[[Hindus]]|orange|92.62}}
{{bar percent|[[Muslims]]|green|06.84}}
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According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Banaskantha district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 3,120,506,<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> roughly equal to the nation of [[Mongolia]]<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 = Mongolia 3,133,318 July 2011 est.
}}</ref> or the US state of [[Iowa]].<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=Iowa 3,046,355
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019160532/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php
|archive-date=October 19, 2013
}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 111th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert| 290 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 24.43%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Banaskantha has a [[sex ratio]] of 936 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 66.39%.<ref name=districtcensus/>

At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 96.35% of the population in the district spoke [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] and 1.56% [[Hindi]] as their first language.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref>

===Notable people===
* [[Chandrakant Bakshi]], author born in [[Palanpur]].
* [[Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary]], Minister of State of Home Affairs and MP for Banaskantha
* [[Shankar Chaudhary]], Minister of State in Gujarat, chairman of [[Banas Dairy]] and Banas Bank
* [[Harisinh Chavda]], former MP for Banaskantha
* [[B. K. Gadhvi]], former MP and Minister of State, Banaskantha
* [[Mukesh Gadhvi]], former MP for Banaskantha
* [[Jayasimha Siddharaja]], ruler of Gujarat from the [[Chaulukya dynasty]]
* [[Pranav Mistry]], inventor of Sixthsense and vice president of [[Samsung]], USA
* [[Ranchordas Pagi]], scout for the Indian Army *sunya palanpuri and musafir Palanpuri are - Gajal king of Gujarati language

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://banaskantha.nic.in/ Official website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100417095218/http://www.vibrantgujarat.com/district-profiles/banaskantha-district-profile.aspx Banaskantha District profile]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100215085358/http://www.rural.nic.in/AER/GJ/AER_Banaskantha.pdf DISTRICT PROFILE - Rural.nic.in]
*[http://banaskanthadp.gujarat.gov.in/banaskantha/english/index.htm Banskantha District Panchayat - English]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Banaskantha district
|North = [[Jalor district]], [[Rajasthan]]
|Northeast = [[Sirohi district]], [[Rajasthan]]
|East = [[Sabar Kantha district]]
|Southeast = [[Mahesana district]]
|South = [[Patan district]]
|Southwest =
|West = [[Kutch district]]
|Northwest =
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