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'''Narmada district''' is an administrative [[district]] in the state of [[Gujarat]] in [[India]]. The district headquarters are located at [[Rajpipla]].{{citation needed|date=December 2012}} The district is bounded by [[Vadodara district]] in the north, by [[Maharashtra]] state in the east, by [[Tapi district]] in the south and by [[Bharuch district]] in the west. The district occupies an [[area]] of 2,755&nbsp;km² and has a [[population]] of 590,297 (as of 2011). It was 10.44% urban as of 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.censusindiamaps.net/page/India_WhizMap/IndiaMap.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=2010-11-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100111052456/http://www.censusindiamaps.net/page/India_WhizMap/IndiaMap.htm |archive-date=2010-01-11 }}</ref> As of 2011, it is the third least populous district of Gujarat (out of [[Districts of Gujarat|33]]), after [[Dang District, India|Dang]] and [[Porbandar district|Porbandar]].<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>
'''Narmada district''' is an administrative [[district]] in the state of [[Gujarat]] in [[India]]. The district headquarters are located at [[Rajpipla]]. The district is bounded by [[Vadodara district|Vadodara]] and [[Chhota Udaipur district|Chhota Udaipur]] districts in the north, by [[Nandurbar district]] of [[Maharashtra]] state in the east, by [[Surat district|Surat]] and [[Tapi district|Tapi]] districts in the south and by [[Bharuch district]] in the west. The district occupies an [[area]] of 2,755&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> and has a [[population]] of 590,297 (as of 2011). It was 10.44% urban as of 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.censusindiamaps.net/page/India_WhizMap/IndiaMap.htm |title=Census GIS India |access-date=2010-11-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100111052456/http://www.censusindiamaps.net/page/India_WhizMap/IndiaMap.htm |archive-date=2010-01-11 }}</ref> As of 2011, it is the third least populous district of Gujarat (out of [[Districts of Gujarat|33]]), after [[Dang District, India|Dang]] and [[Porbandar district|Porbandar]].<ref name="districtcensus"/>
 
89.5% of the district's population is rural and 81.6% of the population is [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|scheduled tribes]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Narmada District Population, Caste, Religion Data (Gujarat) - Census 2011|url=https://www.censusindia.co.in/district/narmada-district-gujarat-487|publisher=Census India}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
This district was carved out on October 2, 1997. The newly formed district consisted of Tilakwada taluka of erstwhile [[Vadodara district]] and 3 talukas of erstwhile [[Bharuch district]]: Nandod, Dediyapada and Sagbara.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://narmadadp.gujarat.gov.in/narmada/english/index.htm|title=About District|publisher=Narmada District Panchayat}}</ref>
This district was carved out on October 2, 1997. The newly formed district consisted of Tilakwada taluka of erstwhile [[Vadodara district]] and 3 talukas of erstwhile [[Bharuch district]]: Nandod, Dediyapada and Sagbara.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://narmadadp.gujarat.gov.in/narmada/english/index.htm|title=About District|publisher=Narmada District Panchayat}}</ref>


== Talukas ==
== Administration ==
The district consists of 5 talukas: [[Tilakwada]], Garudeshwar, [[Nandod]] (including [[Rajpipla]]), [[Dediyapada]], and [[Sagbara]].
The district consists of 5 talukas: [[Tilakwada]], Garudeshwar, [[Nandod]] (including [[Rajpipla]]), [[Dediyapada]], and [[Sagbara]]. <br>It consists two ''Vidhan Sabha'' constituency: [[Nandod (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Nandod]] and [[Dediapada (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dediapada]]


==Economy==
==Economy==
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==Demographics==
==Demographics==
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Narmada district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 590,297,<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.
{{historical populations|11=1901|12=1,05,930|13=1911|14=1,21,901|15=1921|16=1,24,941|17=1931|18=1,42,172|19=1941|20=1,69,679|21=1951|22=1,88,765|23=1961|24=2,44,985|25=1971|26=3,12,095|27=1981|28=3,74,940|29=1991|30=4,49,376|31=2001|32=5,14,404|33=2011|34=5,90,297|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}}
}}</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
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Narmada district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 590,297,<ref name="districtcensus">{{cite web |title=District Census Hand Book – Narmada |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/400/download/1248/DH_2011_2420_PART_A_DCHB_NARMADA.pdf |website=[[Census of India]] |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref> 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 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070613004507/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 13 June 2007 | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote = Solomon Islands 571,890 July 2011 est.
}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 528th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert| 214 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 14.77%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Narmada has a [[sex ratio]] of 960 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 73.29%.<ref name=districtcensus/>
}}</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|archive-date=27 December 2010|archive-url=https://archive.today/20101227010452/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php|url-status=dead}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 528th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert| 214 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 14.77%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Narmada has a [[sex ratio]] of 960 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 73.29%. 10.48% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 1.48% and 81.55% of the population respectively.<ref name=districtcensus/>
===Language===
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At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 68.50% of the population in the district spoke [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]], 14.8% [[Vasavi language|Vasava]], 11.57% [[Haryanvi language|Haryanvi]] and 1.73% [[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 Population ==
At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 68.50% of the population in the district spoke [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]], 26.37% [[Vasavi language|Vasavi]],{{efn|Census records where people are erroneously recorded as speaking Haryanvi are places where Vasava tribals dominate}} 1.73% [[Hindi]] and 0.93% [[Bhili language|Bhili]] as their first language.<ref name="language">{{cite web |title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Gujarat |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10212/download/13324/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-2700.XLSX |website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>
{{historical populations|11=1901|12=1,05,930|13=1911|14=1,21,901|15=1921|16=1,24,941|17=1931|18=1,42,172|19=1941|20=1,69,679|21=1951|22=1,88,765|23=1961|24=2,44,985|25=1971|26=3,12,095|27=1981|28=3,74,940|29=1991|30=4,49,376|31=2001|32=5,14,404|33=2011|34=5,90,297|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}}
 
== Places of interest ==
 
* [[Ninai Falls]]
* [[Sardar Sarovar Dam]]
* [[Statue of Unity]] (Sardar Patel Statue)
 
==Politics==
{{transcluded section|source=15th Gujarat Assembly}} 
{{#section:15th Gujarat Assembly|MLA Header}}
{{#section:15th Gujarat Assembly|Narmada district}}
|}


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Shoolpaneshwar Wildlife Sanctuary]]
* [[Shoolpaneshwar Wildlife Sanctuary]]
* ''[[Statue of Unity]]''
* [[Statue of Unity]]
* [[Narmada River]]
* [[Narmada River]]
* [[Nandurbar district]]
* [[Nandurbar district]]
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==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
==Notes==
{{Reflist|group=lower-alpha}}


== External links ==
== External links ==
{{Commons category}}
{{Commonscat}}
* [https://narmada.nic.in/ Official website]
* {{official website|https://narmada.nic.in/}}
* {{osmrelation-inline|1952513}}


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Narmada district
District of Gujarat
Top: Statue of Unity and Sardar Sarovar Dam
Bottom: Zarwani Waterfall
Location of district in Gujarat
Location of district in Gujarat
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Country India
StateGujarat
HeadquartersRajpipla
Government
 • CollectorSanjay K. Modi (IAS)
Area
 • Total2,755 km2 (1,064 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total590,297
 • Density210/km2 (550/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialGujarati
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationGJ-22
Websitenarmada.nic.in

Narmada district is an administrative district in the state of Gujarat in India. The district headquarters are located at Rajpipla. The district is bounded by Vadodara and Chhota Udaipur districts in the north, by Nandurbar district of Maharashtra state in the east, by Surat and Tapi districts in the south and by Bharuch district in the west. The district occupies an area of 2,755 km2 and has a population of 590,297 (as of 2011). It was 10.44% urban as of 2011.[1] As of 2011, it is the third least populous district of Gujarat (out of 33), after Dang and Porbandar.[2]

History[edit | edit source]

This district was carved out on October 2, 1997. The newly formed district consisted of Tilakwada taluka of erstwhile Vadodara district and 3 talukas of erstwhile Bharuch district: Nandod, Dediyapada and Sagbara.[3]

Administration[edit | edit source]

The district consists of 5 talukas: Tilakwada, Garudeshwar, Nandod (including Rajpipla), Dediyapada, and Sagbara.
It consists two Vidhan Sabha constituency: Nandod and Dediapada

Economy[edit | edit source]

In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Narmada one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).[4] It is one of the six districts in Gujarat currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[4]

Demographics[edit | edit source]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901105,930—    
1911121,901+1.41%
1921124,941+0.25%
1931142,172+1.30%
1941169,679+1.78%
1951188,765+1.07%
1961244,985+2.64%
1971312,095+2.45%
1981374,940+1.85%
1991449,376+1.83%
2001514,404+1.36%
2011590,297+1.39%
source:[5]

According to the 2011 census Narmada district has a population of 590,297,[2] roughly equal to the nation of Solomon Islands[6] or the US state of Wyoming.[7] This gives it a ranking of 528th in India (out of a total of 640).[2] The district has a population density of 214 inhabitants per square kilometre (550/sq mi) .[2] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 14.77%.[2] Narmada has a sex ratio of 960 females for every 1000 males,[2] and a literacy rate of 73.29%. 10.48% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 1.48% and 81.55% of the population respectively.[2]

Religions in Narmada district (2011)[8]
Hinduism
 
 94.84%
Islam
 
 3.83%
Christianity
 
 0.75%
Other or not stated
 
 0.58%

Languages in Narmada district (2011)[9]

  Gujarati (68.50%)
  Vasavi (26.37%)
  Hindi (1.73%)
  Bhili (0.93%)
  Others (2.47%)

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 68.50% of the population in the district spoke Gujarati, 26.37% Vasavi,[lower-alpha 1] 1.73% Hindi and 0.93% Bhili as their first language.[9]

Places of interest[edit | edit source]

Politics[edit | edit source]

This section is transcluded from 15th Gujarat Assembly. (edit | history)
District No. Constituency Name Party Remarks
Narmada 148 Nandod (ST) Darshana Vasava
149 Dediapada (ST) Chaitar Vasava Aam Aadmi Party AAP LP Leader

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Census GIS India". Archived from the original on 11 January 2010. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 "District Census Hand Book – Narmada" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  3. ↑ "About District". Narmada District Panchayat.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Ministry of Panchayati Raj (8 September 2009). "A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme" (PDF). National Institute of Rural Development. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
  5. ↑ Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
  6. ↑ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2011. Solomon Islands 571,890 July 2011 est.
  7. ↑ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 30 September 2011. Wyoming 563,626{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  8. ↑ "Population by Religion - Gujarat". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Gujarat". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.

Notes[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Census records where people are erroneously recorded as speaking Haryanvi are places where Vasava tribals dominate

External links[edit | edit source]

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