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	~~[[File:Rajaparakhodiyarmandir.JPG\|thumb\|right\|Main Gate of Shri Khodiyar Mandir]]~~		'''Bhavnagar District''' is a [[Districts of India\|district]] of southeastern [[Gujarat]], India, on the [[Saurashtra (region)\|Saurashtra peninsula]]. It is also known as '''Gohilwar''' as a major portion of Bhavnagar district was ruled by [[Gahlot\|Gohil]] [[Rajputs]].<ref name="Hist">{{Cite web\|title=History \|publisher=Bhavnagar District Panchayat, Gujarat Government \|url=http://bhavnagardp.gujarat.gov.in/bhavnagar/english/jillavishe/history.htm \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927221408/http://bhavnagardp.gujarat.gov.in/bhavnagar/english/jillavishe/history.htm \|archive-date=27 September 2013 \|url-status=live}}</ref> The administrative headquarters is in the town of [[Bhavnagar]].
	~~[[Image:Map GujDist Saurastra.png\|thumb\|200px\|right\|Districts of [[Saurashtra (region)\|Saurastra]], Gujarat]]~~

	'''Bhavnagar District''' is a [[Districts of India\|district]] of southeastern [[Gujarat]], India, on the [[Saurashtra (region)\|Saurashtra peninsula]]. It is also known as '''Gohilwar''' as a major portion of Bhavnagar district was ruled by [[Gohil]] [[Rajputs]].<ref name="Hist">{{Cite web\|title=History \|publisher=Bhavnagar District Panchayat, Gujarat Government \|url=http://bhavnagardp.gujarat.gov.in/bhavnagar/english/jillavishe/history.htm \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927221408/http://bhavnagardp.gujarat.gov.in/bhavnagar/english/jillavishe/history.htm \|archive-date=27 September 2013 \|url-status=live}}</ref> The administrative headquarters is in the town of [[Bhavnagar]].

	== Geography ==		== Geography ==
			[[File:Rajaparakhodiyarmandir.JPG\|thumb\|Main Gate of Shri Khodiyar Mandir\|left]]
	Bhavnagar District covers an area of over 8334 km<sup>2</sup>. The coastal area is mostly [[alluvium]].		Bhavnagar District covers an area of over 8334 km<sup>2</sup>. The coastal area is mostly [[alluvium]].

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	== History ==		== History ==
	[[Bhavnagar State]] was a [[salute state]] during the [[British Raj\|Raj]],<ref name="Hist" /> ruled by the [[Gohil]] Rajputs, .<ref>{{Cite book\|author=Singhji, Virbhadra \|year=1994\|chapter=The Gohil Rajputs \|title=The Rajputs of Saurashtra \|location=Bombay, India \|publisher=Popular Prakashan \|page=[https://books.google.com/books?id=NYK7ZSpPzkUC&pg=PA38 38] \|isbn=978-81-7154-546-9}}</ref>		[[Bhavnagar State]] was a [[salute state]] during the [[British Raj\|Raj]],<ref name="Hist" /> ruled by the Gohil Rajputs, .<ref>{{Cite book\|author=Singhji, Virbhadra \|year=1994\|chapter=The Gohil Rajputs \|title=The Rajputs of Saurashtra \|location=Bombay, India \|publisher=Popular Prakashan \|page=[https://books.google.com/books?id=NYK7ZSpPzkUC&pg=PA38 38] \|isbn=978-81-7154-546-9}}</ref>

	Bhavnagar lost two [[taluka]]s, [[Botad Taluka\|Botad]] and [[Gadhada Taluka\|Gadhada]], to the creation in August 2013 of the new district of [[Botad District\|Botad]].<ref>{{Cite news\|title=Maps of Gujarat’s new 7 districts and changes in existing districts \|date=13 August 2013\|newspaper=Desh Gujarat \|url=http://deshgujarat.com/2013/08/13/maps-of-gujarats-new-7-districts-and-changes-in-existing-districts/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130816151212/http://deshgujarat.com/2013/08/13/maps-of-gujarats-new-7-districts-and-changes-in-existing-districts/ \|archive-date=16 August 2013\|url-status=live}}</ref>		Bhavnagar lost two [[taluka]]s, [[Botad Taluka\|Botad]] and [[Gadhada Taluka\|Gadhada]], to the creation in August 2013 of the new district of [[Botad District\|Botad]].<ref>{{Cite news\|title=Maps of Gujarat’s new 7 districts and changes in existing districts \|date=13 August 2013\|newspaper=Desh Gujarat \|url=http://deshgujarat.com/2013/08/13/maps-of-gujarats-new-7-districts-and-changes-in-existing-districts/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130816151212/http://deshgujarat.com/2013/08/13/maps-of-gujarats-new-7-districts-and-changes-in-existing-districts/ \|archive-date=16 August 2013\|url-status=live}}</ref>

	== Administrative divisions ==		== Administrative divisions ==
	Bhavnagar District is divided into ten [[taluka]]s : [[Bhavnagar Taluka\|Bhavnagar]], [[Sihor]], [[Umrala]], [[Gariadhar]], [[Palitana]], [[Mahuva, Bhavnagar\|Mahuva]], [[Talaja, Bhavnagar\|Talaja]], [[Ghogha]], [[Jesar]] and [[Vallabhipur Taluka\|Vallbhipur]].<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Taluka Panchayat \|publisher=Bhavnagar District Panchayat, Gujarat Government \|url=http://bhavnagardp.gujarat.gov.in/bhavnagar/english/panchayat/taluka-panchayat.htm \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130720230831/http://bhavnagardp.gujarat.gov.in/bhavnagar/english/panchayat/taluka-panchayat.htm \| archive-date=20 July 2013\|url-status=live}}</ref> There are close to 800 villages in this district.		Bhavnagar District is divided into ten [[taluka]]s : [[Bhavnagar Taluka\|Bhavnagar]], [[Sihor]], [[Umrala]], [[Gariadhar]], [[Palitana]], [[Mahuva, Bhavnagar\|Mahuva]], [[Talaja, Bhavnagar\|Talaja]], [[Ghogha]], [[Jesar]] and [[Vallabhipur Taluka\|Vallbhipur]].<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Taluka Panchayat \|publisher=Bhavnagar District Panchayat, Gujarat Government \|url=http://bhavnagardp.gujarat.gov.in/bhavnagar/english/panchayat/taluka-panchayat.htm \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130720230831/http://bhavnagardp.gujarat.gov.in/bhavnagar/english/panchayat/taluka-panchayat.htm \| archive-date=20 July 2013\|url-status=live}}</ref> There are close to 800 villages in this district, for example, [[Tana, Gujarat\|Tana]].

	== Demographics ==		== Demographics ==
	According to the [[2011 census of India\|2011 census]] Bhavnagar district has a [[Demographics of India\|population]] of 2,880,365,<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 [[Jamaica]]<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 = Jamaica 2,868,380 July 2011 est		According to the [[2011 census of India\|2011 census]] Bhavnagar district has a [[Demographics of India\|population]] of 2,880,365,<ref name=districtcensus>{{Cite web\|date=2011\|title=Gujarat district census - Bhavnagar\|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/24/2414_PART_A_DCHB_BHAVNAGAR.pdf\|publisher=Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Jamaica]]<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 = Jamaica 2,868,380 July 2011 est \| archive-date = 2011-09-27 \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110927165947/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html \| url-status = dead }}</ref> or the US state of [[Kansas]].<ref>{{cite web
	}}</ref> or the US state of [[Kansas]].<ref>{{cite web
	\|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php		\|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php
	\|title=2010 Resident Population Data		\|title=2010 Resident Population Data
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	\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019160532/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php		\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019160532/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php
	\|archive-date=2013-10-19		\|archive-date=2013-10-19
	}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 133rd in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India\|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert\| 288 \|PD/sqkm\|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India\|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 16.53%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Bhavnagar has a [[sex ratio]] of 931 [[Women in India\|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India\|literacy rate]] of 76.84%.<ref name=districtcensus/>		}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 133rd in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India\|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert\| 288 \|PD/sqkm\|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India\|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 16.53%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Bhavnagar has a [[sex ratio]] of 931 [[Women in India\|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India\|literacy rate]] of 76.84%. The divided district has a population of 2,393,272. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes are 125,441 and 8.039 which is 5.24% and 0.34% of the population respectively.<ref name=districtcensus/>
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			Hindus were 2,176,962 while Muslims were 187,148 and Jains 21,851.<ref name="Religion">{{cite web \|title=C-16 Population By Religion - Gujarat\|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01/DDW24C-01%20MDDS.XLS\|website=census.gov.in \|publisher=Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India}}</ref>

	At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 97.87% of the population in the district spoke [[Gujarati language\|Gujarati]], 1.19% [[Hindi~~]] and 0.64% [[Sindhi language\|Sindhi~~]] as their first language.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref>		At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 97.52% of the population in the district spoke [[Gujarati language\|Gujarati]] and 1.18% [[Hindi]] as their first language.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref>

	{{historical populations\|11=1901\|12=4,63,403\|13=1911\|14=4,99,690\|15=1921\|16=4,90,446\|17=1931\|18=5,59,723\|19=1941\|20=6,81,078\|21=1951\|22=7,89,232\|23=1961\|24=9,94,473\|25=1971\|26=12,47,432\|27=1981\|28=16,81,073\|29=1991\|30=20,69,953\|31=2001\|32=24,69,630\|33=2011\|34=28,80,365\|percentages=pagr\|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>\|align=middle}}		{{historical populations\|11=1901\|12=4,63,403\|13=1911\|14=4,99,690\|15=1921\|16=4,90,446\|17=1931\|18=5,59,723\|19=1941\|20=6,81,078\|21=1951\|22=7,89,232\|23=1961\|24=9,94,473\|25=1971\|26=12,47,432\|27=1981\|28=16,81,073\|29=1991\|30=20,69,953\|31=2001\|32=24,69,630\|33=2011\|34=28,80,365\|percentages=pagr\|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>\|align=middle}}
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{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Bhavnagar}}
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[[File:Rajaparakhodiyarmandir.JPG|thumb|right|Main Gate of Shri Khodiyar Mandir]]
[[Image:Map GujDist Saurastra.png|thumb|200px|right|Districts of [[Saurashtra (region)|Saurastra]], Gujarat]]

'''Bhavnagar District''' is a [[Districts of India|district]] of southeastern [[Gujarat]], India, on the [[Saurashtra (region)|Saurashtra peninsula]]. It is also known as '''Gohilwar''' as a major portion of Bhavnagar district was ruled by [[Gohil]] [[Rajputs]].<ref name="Hist">{{Cite web|title=History |publisher=Bhavnagar District Panchayat, Gujarat Government |url=http://bhavnagardp.gujarat.gov.in/bhavnagar/english/jillavishe/history.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927221408/http://bhavnagardp.gujarat.gov.in/bhavnagar/english/jillavishe/history.htm |archive-date=27 September 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> The administrative headquarters is in the town of [[Bhavnagar]].

== Geography ==
Bhavnagar District covers an area of over 8334 km<sup>2</sup>. The coastal area is mostly [[alluvium]].

Bhavnagar borders with [[Ahmedabad District]] to the northeast, [[Botad District]] to the northwest, the [[Gulf of Cambay]] to the east and south and [[Amreli District]] to the west.

== History ==
[[Bhavnagar State]] was a [[salute state]] during the [[British Raj|Raj]],<ref name="Hist" /> ruled by the [[Gohil]] Rajputs, .<ref>{{Cite book|author=Singhji, Virbhadra |year=1994|chapter=The Gohil Rajputs |title=The Rajputs of Saurashtra |location=Bombay, India |publisher=Popular Prakashan |page=[https://books.google.com/books?id=NYK7ZSpPzkUC&pg=PA38 38] |isbn=978-81-7154-546-9}}</ref>

Bhavnagar lost two [[taluka]]s, [[Botad Taluka|Botad]] and [[Gadhada Taluka|Gadhada]], to the creation in August 2013 of the new district of [[Botad District|Botad]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Maps of Gujarat’s new 7 districts and changes in existing districts |date=13 August 2013|newspaper=Desh Gujarat |url=http://deshgujarat.com/2013/08/13/maps-of-gujarats-new-7-districts-and-changes-in-existing-districts/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130816151212/http://deshgujarat.com/2013/08/13/maps-of-gujarats-new-7-districts-and-changes-in-existing-districts/ |archive-date=16 August 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Administrative divisions ==
Bhavnagar District is divided into ten [[taluka]]s : [[Bhavnagar Taluka|Bhavnagar]], [[Sihor]], [[Umrala]], [[Gariadhar]], [[Palitana]], [[Mahuva, Bhavnagar|Mahuva]], [[Talaja, Bhavnagar|Talaja]], [[Ghogha]], [[Jesar]] and [[Vallabhipur Taluka|Vallbhipur]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Taluka Panchayat |publisher=Bhavnagar District Panchayat, Gujarat Government |url=http://bhavnagardp.gujarat.gov.in/bhavnagar/english/panchayat/taluka-panchayat.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130720230831/http://bhavnagardp.gujarat.gov.in/bhavnagar/english/panchayat/taluka-panchayat.htm | archive-date=20 July 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> There are close to 800 villages in this district.

== Demographics ==
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Bhavnagar district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 2,880,365,<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 [[Jamaica]]<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 = Jamaica 2,868,380 July 2011 est
}}</ref> or the US state of [[Kansas]].<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=Kansas 2,853,118
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019160532/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php
|archive-date=2013-10-19
}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 133rd in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert| 288 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 16.53%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Bhavnagar has a [[sex ratio]] of 931 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 76.84%.<ref name=districtcensus/>

At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 97.87% of the population in the district spoke [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]], 1.19% [[Hindi]] and 0.64% [[Sindhi language|Sindhi]] as their first language.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref>

{{historical populations|11=1901|12=4,63,403|13=1911|14=4,99,690|15=1921|16=4,90,446|17=1931|18=5,59,723|19=1941|20=6,81,078|21=1951|22=7,89,232|23=1961|24=9,94,473|25=1971|26=12,47,432|27=1981|28=16,81,073|29=1991|30=20,69,953|31=2001|32=24,69,630|33=2011|34=28,80,365|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=middle}}

== Sites ==

=== Historical places ===
Among the many historical places in Bhavnagar District are:<ref>{{Cite web|title=Historical Places|publisher=Bhavnagar District Panchayat, Gujarat Government |url=http://bhavnagardp.gujarat.gov.in/bhavnagar/english/jillavishe/historical-places/historical-places-index.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140626234058/http://bhavnagardp.gujarat.gov.in/bhavnagar/english/jillavishe/historical-places/historical-places-index.htm | archive-date=26 June 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>
*Buddhist caves in Taleja,
*Statues of Seven Sisters in Rauhishala, and
*Gandhi Memorial and Sardar Memorial at Crescent Circle in the town of Bhavnagar.

=== Natural heritage sites ===
[[File:Blackbucks in Blackbuck National Park 02.jpg|thumb|[[Blackbuck National Park, Velavadar|Blackbuck National Park]]]]

[[Blackbuck National Park, Velavadar|Velavadar Blackbuck National Park]] is the only tropical grassland in India recognised as a National park. It is spread over an area of 34.08 km<sup>2</sup>. The park contains mainly [[blackbuck]], [[antelopes]], [[nilgai]], [[wolves]], [[jackals]], [[hyenas]], [[jungle cats]], [[fox]], and [[wild boar]]. Endangered birds such as [[Houbara Bustard]], [[Lesser Florican]], [[Sarus crane|Sarus White Storks]], [[Great white pelican|White Pelican]], Montagu, and [[Pallid harrier]] also call the park home. Raptors including the [[Greater Spotted Eagle]], [[Eastern imperial eagle|Juvenile Imperial Eagle]], [[Bonelli's Eagle]], [[Short-toed Snake Eagle]], and [[Long-legged Buzzard]] are also seen in the park. The climate in Velavdar National Park makes it one of the best places for the migrating birds to breed.

[[Piram Island]] is an island approximately 6 km offshore off [[Ghogha]]. It is said that this island was created about 3.5 million years ago. It is well known for its diversity of life, including many vulnerable or endangered species. There is a ruined fort which was built in 1325. The island has mangrove vegetation and also nesting site for two endangered species of sea turtle; [[Olive ridley sea turtle]] and [[Green sea turtle]], and around fifty species of birds, mostly seabirds.

[[File:Gopnath Mandir Bhavnagar.jpg|thumbnail|Gopnath Mandir at [[Gopnath Beach]]]]

== Notes and references ==
{{Reflist}}
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== External links ==
* [https://bhavnagar.nic.in/ Official website]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Bhavnagar district
|North = [[Botad district]]
|Northeast = "[[ahmedabad district]]
|East = ''[[Gulf of Khambhat]]''
|Southeast = "[[gulf of khambhat]]
|South = ''[[Arabian Sea]]''
|Southwest = [[Amreli district]]
|West = [[Amreli district]]
|Northwest = [[Rajkot district]]
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{{Gujarat}}

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