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{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Rajkot}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2013}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Rajkot district
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| map_caption = Location of district in Gujarat
| coordinates = {{coord|22.30|N|70.78|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Gujarat]]
| subdivision_type2 = Region
| subdivision_name2 = [[Saurashtra (region)|Saurashtra]]
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| established_date = 1620
| founder =
| named_for = Raju Sandhi
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Rajkot]]
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| area_total_km2 = 11203
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| population_total = 3,804,558
| population_as_of = 2011
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[[File:Palais Naulakha 01.jpg|thumb|right|[[Naulakha Palace]] in Gondal]]

'''Rajkot district''' is one of the 33 districts of the [[India]]n state of [[Gujarat]]. Located in [[Saurashtra (region)|Saurashtra peninsula]], [[Rajkot]] city is the administrative headquarters of the district. It is the third-most advanced district in Gujarat and the fourth most populus.<ref name=gujd/>

This district is surrounded by [[Morbi district]] in north, [[Surendranagar District|Surendranagar]] and [[Botad district|Botad]] districts in east, [[Amreli district|Amreli]] and [[Junagadh District|Junagadh]] districts in south and [[Porbandar District|Porbandar]] [[Jamnagar district]] in west. The district occupies an area of 11203 km².

==Origin of name==
The district is named after its headquarters, Rajkot city. The name of the city of Rajkot (literally means the city of princes) was probably derived from [http://library.rotaryrajkotmidtown.org/heritage.asp Raju Sandhi], the co-founder of the erstwhile [[princely state]] of Rajkot in 1620.

==Geography==

The city is situated between 23°08' North latitude and 20º58' North latitude and 71º40' East longitude and 70º20' East longitude. [[Rajkot]] has relatively pleasant climate. The climate does not exhibit a lot of extremities. The summer spans from March to June. The temperature at this time varies between 20 °C and 40 °C. The rainy season spans from July to September. The average amount of rainfall received by the place is 550 mm. The winter months are October to February.

==Divisions==
The district comprises 11 [[taluka]]s. These are Paddhari, Lodhika, Dhoraji, Rajkot, Jam Kandorna, Upleta, Jetpur, Kotda Sangani, Jasdan, Vinchhiya and Gondal. About 600 villages are in Rajkot District as per 2011 census data.

There are 8 [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituencies in this district: Rajkot East, Rajkot West, Rajkot South, Rajkot Rural, Jasdan, Gondal, Jetpur and Dhoraji. Tankara, Wankaner, Rajkot East, Rajkot West, Rajkot South, Rajkot Rural and Jasdan constituencies are part of Rajkot Lok Sabha constituency. Gondal, Jetpur and Dhoraji are part of Porbandar Lok Sabha constituency. Morbi is part of Kachchh Lok Sabha constituency.

==Transport==
[[Rajkot Airport]], located near Rajkot city provides air connectivity with [[Mumbai]], [[Delhi]], [[Hyderabad]], [[Bangalore]], and [[Goa]]. The only port of this district was the [[Port of Navlakhi]], an all-weather lighterage port located on the southwest end of the [[Gulf of Kutch]], which now belongs to Morbi district that was introduced later.

The [[National Highway 8A (India)|National Highway 8A]] links Morbi with [[Kandla]]. The [[National Highway 8B (India)|National Highway 8B]] connects Rajkot with [[Porbandar]]. The [[National Highway 8D (India)|National Highway 8D]] links Jetpur with [[Junagadh]].

== Demographics ==
{{historical populations|11=1901|12=5,00,686|13=1911|14=5,90,389|15=1921|16=5,86,561|17=1931|18=6,78,820|19=1941|20=7,99,863|21=1951|22=9,30,024|23=1961|24=12,08,519|25=1971|26=16,24,072|27=1981|28=20,93,094|29=1991|30=25,14,122|31=2001|32=31,69,881|33=2011|34=38,04,558|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]] Rajkot district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 3,804,558,<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 [[Liberia]]<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 =Liberia 3,786,764 July 2011 est.
}}</ref> or the US state of [[Oregon]].<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> This gives it a ranking of 68th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert| 339 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 19.87%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Rajkot has a [[sex ratio]] of 924 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 82.2%.<ref name=districtcensus/>

At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 96.41% of the population in the district spoke [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]], 1.96% [[Hindi]] and 0.73% [[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>

It had a population of 3,169,881 of which 51.29% were urban as of 2001.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.censusindiamaps.net/page/India_WhizMap/IndiaMap.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=2009-08-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100111052456/http://www.censusindiamaps.net/page/India_WhizMap/IndiaMap.htm |archive-date=11 January 2010 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> The literacy rate is 74.85% (2001 census).

==Culture==
The District has a considerable population of Sindhi Speaking people and Sindhi tribes such as Sammas, Jadejas etc. There are also some graves of Samma princes of Sindh from [[Samma Dynasty]], that ruled Sindh from 1350 AD to 1520 AD.

=== Notable personalities ===
* [[Dhumketu (Gujarati writer)|Dhumaketu]] (1892–1965) Writer. Born in [[Virpur (Rajkot)|Virpur]].
* [[Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi]]: Born in [[Porbandar]], Mahatma Gandhi grew up in Rajkot and maintained his permanent home in Rajkot for the majority of his life.
* [[Jalaram Bapa]]: Hindu saint. Born in [[Virpur (Rajkot)|Virpur]].
*[[Shrimad Rajchandra]]: Spiritual mentor of Mahatma Gandhi, Famous Jain philosopher and thinker
* [[Cheteshwar Pujara]]: Indian National Cricketer.
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|12|30|0
|16|35|0
|21|38|0
|23|40|10
|25|37|100
|25|32|270
|23|31|120
|22|33|80
|20|35|10
|16|32|0
|12|29|0
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* [[Karsan Ghavri]]: Indian National Cricketer.
* [[Pankaj Udhas]]: Notable Ghazal and Bollywood Singer.
* [[Manhar Udhas]]: Notable Ghazal and Bollywood Singer.
* [[Niranjan Shah]]: Former Secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)
* [[Vijay Rupani]]: Gujarat State Chief Minister
*[[Sairam Dave]]: A popular hasya kalakar
*[[Osman Mir]]: Popular folk singer
*[[Ramesh Mehta (comedian)|Ramesh Mehta]]: Gujarati film comedian
*[[Hemu Gadhvi]]: Famous folk Singer

==Notes==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [https://rajkot.nic.in/ Official website]
* [http://rajkot.gujarat.gov.in/ Rajkot district collectorate website]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Rajkot district
|North = [[Kutch district]]
|Northeast = [[Surendranagar district]]
|East = [[Bhavnagar district]]
|Southeast = [[Amreli district]]
|South = [[Junagadh district]]
|Southwest = [[Porbandar district]]
|West = [[Jamnagar district]]
|Northwest =
}}

{{Rajkot district}}
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