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	\| settlement_type = District		\| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Gujarat\|District]] of [[Gujarat]]
	\| image_skyline =		\| image_skyline = The main memorial near the house.jpg
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	\| image_caption =		\| image_caption = [[Kirti Mandir, Porbandar\|Kirti Mandir]], birthplace of [[Mahatma Gandhi]]
	\| image_map = Porbandar in Gujarat (India).svg		\| image_map = Porbandar in Gujarat (India).svg
	\| map_caption = Location of Porbandar district in Gujarat		\| map_caption = Location of Porbandar district in Gujarat
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	'''Porbandar district ''' is one of the 33 districts of [[Gujarat]] state in western [[India]]. The district covers an area of 2,316 km<sup>2</sup>. It had a population of 5.85,449 of which 48.77% were urban as of 2011 census<ref>[http://www.censusindiamaps.net/page/India_WhizMap/IndiaMap.htm Census India Map] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100111052456/http://www.censusindiamaps.net/page/India_WhizMap/IndiaMap.htm \|date=2010-01-11 }}</ref> This district was carved out of [[Junagadh District]]. It lies on the [[Kathiawar]] peninsula. [[Porbandar]] city is the administrative headquarters of this district. This district is surrounded by [[Jamnagar district]] and [[Devbhumi Dwarka district\|Devboomi Dwarka]] to the north, [[Junagadh district]] and [[Rajkot district]] to the east and the [[Arabian Sea]] to the west and south.		'''Porbandar district '''is one of the 33 districts of [[Gujarat]] state in western [[India]]. The district covers an area of 2,316 km<sup>2</sup>. It had a population of 5.85,449 of which 48.77% were urban as of 2011 census<ref>[http://www.censusindiamaps.net/page/India_WhizMap/IndiaMap.htm Census India Map] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100111052456/http://www.censusindiamaps.net/page/India_WhizMap/IndiaMap.htm \|date=2010-01-11 }}</ref> This district was carved out of [[Junagadh district\|Junagadh District]]. It lies on the [[Kathiawar]] peninsula. [[Porbandar]] city is the administrative headquarters of this district. This district is surrounded by [[Jamnagar district]] and [[Devbhumi Dwarka district\|Devboomi Dwarka]] to the north, [[Junagadh district]] and [[Rajkot district]] to the east and the [[Arabian Sea]] to the west and south.

	As of 2011 it is the second least-populous district of Gujarat (out of [[Districts of Gujarat\|33]]), after [[Dang District, India\|Dang]].<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>		As of 2011 it is the second least-populous district of Gujarat (out of [[Districts of Gujarat\|33]]), after [[Dang District, India\|Dang]].<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>
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	==Demographics==		==Demographics==
	{{historical populations\|11=1901\|12=1,06,925\|13=1911\|14=1,18,346\|15=1921\|16=1,27,697\|17=1931\|18=1,50,852\|19=1941\|20=1,90,429\|21=1951\|22=2,16,450\|23=1961\|24=2,70,634\|25=1971\|26=3,54,094\|27=1981\|28=4,25,899\|29=1991\|30=4,69,472\|31=2001\|32=5,36,835\|33=2011\|34=5,85,449\|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}}According to the [[2011 census of India\|2011 census]] Porbandar district has a [[Demographics of India\|population]] of 585,449,<ref name="districtcensus"/> roughly equal to the nation of [[Solomon Islands]]<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=Solomon Islands 571,890 July 2011 est.}}</ref> or the US state of [[Wyoming]].<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=Wyoming 563,626}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 529th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India\|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/>		{{historical populations\|11=1901\|12=1,06,925\|13=1911\|14=1,18,346\|15=1921\|16=1,27,697\|17=1931\|18=1,50,852\|19=1941\|20=1,90,429\|21=1951\|22=2,16,450\|23=1961\|24=2,70,634\|25=1971\|26=3,54,094\|27=1981\|28=4,25,899\|29=1991\|30=4,69,472\|31=2001\|32=5,36,835\|33=2011\|34=5,85,449\|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}}According to the [[2011 census of India\|2011 census]] Porbandar district has a [[Demographics of India\|population]] of 585,449,<ref name="districtcensus"/> roughly equal to the nation of [[Solomon Islands]]<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=Solomon Islands 571,890 July 2011 est.}}</ref> or the US state of [[Wyoming]].<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=Wyoming 563,626}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 529th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India\|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/>
	The district has a population density of {{convert\|255\|PD/sqkm\|PD/sqmi}}.<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India\|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 9.17%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Porbandar has a [[sex ratio]] of 947 [[Women in India\|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India\|literacy rate]] of 76.63%.<ref name=districtcensus/>		The district has a population density of {{convert\|255\|PD/sqkm\|PD/sqmi}}.<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India\|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 9.17%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Porbandar has a [[sex ratio]] of 947 [[Women in India\|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India\|literacy rate]] of 76.63%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 8.85% and 2.23% of the population respectively.<ref name=districtcensus/>
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			Hindus are 93.90% while Muslims are 5.73% of the population.<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]], 96.76% of the population in the district spoke [[Gujarati language\|Gujarati]], 1.32% [[Hindi~~]], 1.06% [[Sindhi language\|Sindhi]] and 0.52% [[Urdu~~]] 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]], 96.76% of the population in the district spoke [[Gujarati language\|Gujarati]] and 1.21% [[Hindi]] as their first language.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref>

	==Transportation==		==Transportation==

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	\| leader_title = District ~~Collectorate~~		\| leader_title = District Collector
	\| leader_name =		\| leader_name = Mr. Mukesh A Pandya
	\| unit_pref = Metric		\| unit_pref = Metric
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	~~\| Collector = Mr. Mukesh A Pandya~~
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{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Porbandar}}
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| nickname = PBR
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| image_map = Porbandar in Gujarat (India).svg
| map_caption = Location of Porbandar district in Gujarat
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| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Gujarat]]
| subdivision_type2 = Region
| subdivision_name2 = [[Saurashtra (region)|Saurashtra]]
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| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Porbandar]]
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| population_as_of = 2011
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] , [[Hindi language|Hindi]] , [[Sindhi language|Sindhi]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
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| registration_plate = GJ-25
| website = {{URL|https://porbandar.gujarat.gov.in/}}
| footnotes =
| Collector = Mr. Mukesh A Pandya
}}

'''Porbandar district ''' is one of the 33 districts of [[Gujarat]] state in western [[India]]. The district covers an area of 2,316 km<sup>2</sup>. It had a population of 5.85,449 of which 48.77% were urban as of 2011 census<ref>[http://www.censusindiamaps.net/page/India_WhizMap/IndiaMap.htm Census India Map] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100111052456/http://www.censusindiamaps.net/page/India_WhizMap/IndiaMap.htm |date=2010-01-11 }}</ref> This district was carved out of [[Junagadh District]]. It lies on the [[Kathiawar]] peninsula. [[Porbandar]] city is the administrative headquarters of this district. This district is surrounded by [[Jamnagar district]] and [[Devbhumi Dwarka district|Devboomi Dwarka]] to the north, [[Junagadh district]] and [[Rajkot district]] to the east and the [[Arabian Sea]] to the west and south.

As of 2011 it is the second least-populous district of Gujarat (out of [[Districts of Gujarat|33]]), after [[Dang District, India|Dang]].<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>

==History==
Porbandar is the birthplace of [[Mahatma Gandhi]]. Porbandar is also mentioned in the ''[[Mahabharata]]'' as the native place of [[Krishna]]'s childhood friend [[Sudama]]. As per the mythological reference in Sudama Charitra of Skand Puran of Shrimad Bhagvad, the present Porbandar city was names after Goddess Porav, and was located along the river banks of Asmavati

==Administration==
Porbandar district has 3 talukas; [[Porbandar]], [[Ranavav]], [[Kutiyana]].

==Economy==

===Agriculture===
The major crops produced in Porbander district are cotton, groundnut, [[Pearl millet|bajra]], gram, wheat, tal and [[jowar]].

==Demographics==
{{historical populations|11=1901|12=1,06,925|13=1911|14=1,18,346|15=1921|16=1,27,697|17=1931|18=1,50,852|19=1941|20=1,90,429|21=1951|22=2,16,450|23=1961|24=2,70,634|25=1971|26=3,54,094|27=1981|28=4,25,899|29=1991|30=4,69,472|31=2001|32=5,36,835|33=2011|34=5,85,449|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}}According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Porbandar district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 585,449,<ref name="districtcensus"/> roughly equal to the nation of [[Solomon Islands]]<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=Solomon Islands 571,890 July 2011 est.}}</ref> or the US state of [[Wyoming]].<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=Wyoming 563,626}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 529th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/>
The district has a population density of {{convert|255|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}.<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 9.17%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Porbandar has a [[sex ratio]] of 947 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 76.63%.<ref name=districtcensus/>

At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 96.76% of the population in the district spoke [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]], 1.32% [[Hindi]], 1.06% [[Sindhi language|Sindhi]] and 0.52% [[Urdu]] as their first language.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref>

==Transportation==
*Airport: Porbandar airport serving the city Mumbai & Ahmedabad by direct daily flight.
*Railway: Porbandar railway station connects [[Porbandar]] to whole country
*Roads & Highways:

# N.H.-8B connects Porbandar to [[Rajkot]]
# GJ S.H. 06: Connects [[Kutchh]] to [[Valsad]] via [[Porbandar]].
# GJ S.H. 27: Connects [[Jamnagar]] and [[Porbandar]] via [[Jamnagar]]-Lalpur-[[Ranavav]]–[[National Highway 8B (India)|NH8B]]–[[Bhanvad]].
# GJ S.H. 28: Connects [[Jamnagar]] and [[Porbandar]] via [[Khambhalia]]-Advana-[[Porbandar]].
# GJ S.H. 31A. Connects [[Rajkot District|Rajkot]], [[Porbandar District|Porbandar]] via [[Porbandar]]–[[Rajkot]]–[[Bamanbore]] road Passing Through [[Jetpur, Navagadh|Jetpur City Limit.]]
# N.H. 51 and N.H. 27 also intersects at [[Porbandar]].

==Notable personalities==
*[[Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi]] (1869–1948) The pre-eminent political and ideological leader of India during the [[Indian independence movement]]. Born in [[Porbandar]].<ref name=fischer1954>{{Cite book |title=Gandhi:His life and message for the world |last=Fischer |first=Louis |year=1954 |publisher=Mentor |isbn=9781101665909}}</ref>
*[[Vijaygupta Maurya]] (1909–1992) Science writer. Born in [[Porbandar]].
*[[Dilip Joshi]] (playing the role of Jethalal Gada in Tarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah)
*[[Nanji Kalidas Mehta]] (Business Tycoon and a Grandfather-in-law of Juhi Chawla)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Porbandar district}}
* [https://porbandar.nic.in/ Official website]
*[http://porbandar.gujarat.gov.in/ Collectorate website]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Porbandar district
|North = [[Jamnagar district]]
|Northeast = [[Rajkot district]]
|East = [[Rajkot district]]/[[Junagadh district]]
|Southeast = [[Junagadh district]]
|South = ''[[Arabian Sea]]''
|Southwest = ''[[Arabian Sea]]''
|West = ''[[Arabian Sea]]''
|Northwest = [[Devbhoomi Dwarka district]]
}}

{{Gujarat}}
{{Authority control}}

{{Coord|21|37|48|N|69|36|0|E|type:adm2nd_region:IN|display=title}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Porbandar District}}
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