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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Tapi district
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| other_name =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Gujarat|District]] of [[Gujarat]]
| image_skyline = Tapi District.1311.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = River in Tapi district
| image_map = Tapi in Gujarat (India).svg
| map_caption = Location of district in Gujarat
| coordinates =
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Gujarat]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
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| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Vyara]]
| government_type =
| governing_body = Nagar Palika
| leader_title = District Collectorate
| leader_name =
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 = 3139
| elevation_footnotes =
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| population_total = 807,022
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]], [[Hindi language|Hindi]], [[English language|English]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = 
| postal_code = 394650
| registration_plate = GJ 26
| area_code = 02624, 02625, 02626, 02628
| website = {{URL|https://tapi.nic.in/}}
| footnotes =
}}
'''Tapi district''' is one of the 33 districts of [[Gujarat]] state in western [[India]]. It has seven [[talukas]] [[Vyara]], [[Songadh]], [[Nijhar|Nizar]], [[Valod]], [[Uchhal]], Dolavan, [[Kukarmunda]]. [[Vyara]] town is the district headquarters. Tapi has 523 villages and two municipalities. The district was formed in 2007 out of some talukas that were separated from [[Surat district]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tapi.gujarat.gov.in/about-tapi|title=About Tapi|publisher=Government of Gujarat}}</ref> As of 2011, 90.15% of the district's population is rural and 84.2% of its population is Scheduled Tribes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.censusindia.co.in/district/tapi-district-gujarat-493|title=Tapi District Population, Caste, Religion Data (Gujarat) - Census 2011|publisher=Census 2011}}</ref>

==Demographics==
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]], Tapi district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 807,022,<ref name=districtcensus>{{Cite web|title=Gujarat Distrct Census - Tapi|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/24/2426_PART_A_DCHB_TAPI.pdf|publisher=Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Comoros]]<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 = Comoros 794,683 July 2011 est.
}}</ref> or the US state of [[South Dakota]].<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 =South Dakota 814,180
}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 484th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert| 234 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 12.07%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Tapi has a [[sex ratio]] of 1004 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 69.23%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 1.01% and 84.18% of the population respectively.<ref name=districtcensus/>
{{bar box
|title=Religions in Tapi district (2011)<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>
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{{bar percent|[[Hinduism]]|darkorange|89.95}}
{{bar percent|[[Christianity in Gujarat|Christianity]]|dodgerblue|6.56}}
{{bar percent|[[Islam]]|green|2.76}}
{{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.73}}
|caption=Distribution of religions
}}

At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 49.09% of the population in the district spoke [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]], 14.53% [[Gamit language|Gamit]], 9.96% [[Bhili language|Bhili]], 8.02% [[Vasavi language|Vasava]], 5.96% [[Chodri language|Chodri]], 2.86% [[Hindi]], 2.86% [[Marathi language|Marathi]] and 1.81% [[Dhodia-Kukna language|Kukna]] 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=1,55,894|13=1911|14=1,66,720|15=1921|16=1,67,361|17=1931|18=1,83,989|19=1941|20=2,21,965|21=1951|22=2,63,380|23=1961|24=3,29,134|25=1971|26=4,57,502|27=1981|28=5,27,971|29=1991|30=6,26,979|31=2001|32=7,19,634|33=2011|34=8,07,022|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}}

==Notable persons==
# [[Suresh Joshi]] (1921–1986) Writer and academic. Born in [[Valod]].<ref name="sm20cgl">Mohan, Sarala Jag, [https://books.google.com/books?id=1lTnv6o-d_oC&pg=PA100&lpg=PP9&dq=Urdu+poets&num=100&output=html Chapter 4: "Twentieth-Century Gujarati Literature"] (Google books link), in Natarajan, Nalini, and Emanuel Sampath Nelson, editors, ''Handbook of Twentieth-century Literatures of India'', Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Publishing Group, 1996, {{ISBN|978-0-313-28778-7}}, retrieved December 10, 2008</ref>
#[[Amarsinh Chaudhary|Amarsinh Bhilabhai Chaudhary]], Former [[List of chief ministers of Gujarat|Chief Minister of Gujarat]] (July 1985 to December 1989)

==Tourism==
The District shares [[Purna Wildlife Sanctuary]] with the Districts of [[Dang District, India|Dang]] and [[Nandurbar district|Nandurbar]], the latter of which is in [[Maharashtra]]. The sanctuary is a part of the [[Dangs' Forest]].<ref name="GujaratTourismPurna">{{cite web |title=Mahal Eco Campsite |publisher=Gujarat Tourism |url=http://www.gujarattourism.com/destination/details/5/142 |access-date=2017-01-25}}</ref><ref name="TrivediSoni2006">[http://orientalbirdclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Trivedi-Purna.pdf Significant bird records and local extinctions in Purna and Ratanmahal Wildlife Sanctuaries, Gujarat, India-PRANAV TRIVEDI and V. C. SONI]</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [https://tapi.nic.in/ Official website]
* [http://tapidp.gujarat.gov.in Tapi district Panchayat website]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Tapi district
|North = [[Narmada district]]
|Northeast = [[Nandurbar district]], [[Maharashtra]]
|East = [[Nandurbar district]], [[Maharashtra]]
|Southeast = [[Nandurbar district]], [[Maharashtra]]
|South = [[Dang District, India|Dang district]]
|Southwest = [[Navsari district]]
|West = [[Surat district]]
|Northwest = [[Surat district]]}}

{{Tapi district}}
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[[Category:Districts of Gujarat]]

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Tapi district - Revision history

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