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| settlement_type = District | | settlement_type = [[List of districts of Gujarat|District]] of [[Gujarat]] | ||
| image_skyline = | | image_skyline = Bahauddin Maqbara - Junagadh - Gujarat - 002.jpg | ||
| image_alt = | | image_alt = | ||
| image_caption = | | image_caption = [[Mahabat Maqbara complex|Bahauddin Maqbara]] in [[Junagadh]] | ||
| image_map = Junagadh in Gujarat (India).svg | | image_map = Junagadh in Gujarat (India).svg | ||
| map_caption = Location of district in Gujarat | | map_caption = Location of district in Gujarat | ||
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| area_footnotes = | | area_footnotes = | ||
| area_rank = | | area_rank = | ||
| area_total_km2 = | | area_total_km2 = 5093 | ||
| elevation_footnotes = | | elevation_footnotes = | ||
| elevation_m = | | elevation_m = | ||
| population_total = | | population_total = 1,525,605 | ||
| population_as_of = 2011 | | population_as_of = 2011 | ||
| population_rank = | | population_rank = | ||
| population_density_km2 = auto | | population_density_km2 = auto | ||
| population_demonym = | | population_demonym = | ||
| population_footnotes = | | population_footnotes = <ref name="districtcensus"/> | ||
| demographics_type1 = Languages | | demographics_type1 = Languages | ||
| demographics1_title1 = Official | | demographics1_title1 = Official | ||
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| postal_code = 362001 | | postal_code = 362001 | ||
| registration_plate =GJ 11 | | registration_plate =GJ 11 | ||
| website = | | website = {{URL|https://junagadh.nic.in/}} | ||
| footnotes = | | footnotes = | ||
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The district is located on the [[Kathiawar]] peninsula in western [[Gujarat]]. It is surrounded by [[Rajkot District]] (North), [[Porbandar District]] (North-West), [[Amreli District]] (East). To the South and West is the [[Arabian Sea]]. | The district is located on the [[Kathiawar]] peninsula in western [[Gujarat]]. It is surrounded by [[Rajkot District]] (North), [[Porbandar District]] (North-West), [[Amreli District]] (East). To the South and West is the [[Arabian Sea]]. | ||
[[Porbandar]] | [[Porbandar]], was earlier a part of this district, before the Porbandar district was carved out of Junagadh district.{{Citation needed|date=October 2021}} | ||
Junagadh has a mountain range called [[Girnar]] which is a place of pilgrimage for [[Hinduism]] and [[Jainism]]. | Junagadh has a mountain range called [[Girnar]] which is a place of pilgrimage for [[Hinduism]] and [[Jainism]]. | ||
==Divisions== | ==Divisions== | ||
[[Taluk]]as of Junagadh are: Junagadh City, Bhesan subdistrict,<ref name="2011 Census">{{cite web |title=Bhesan |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=577669 |website=[[2011 Census of India]] |publisher=[[Government of India]] |access-date=1 December 2017 |archive-url=https://archive. | [[Taluk]]as of Junagadh are: Junagadh City, Bhesan subdistrict,<ref name="2011 Census">{{cite web |title=Bhesan |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=577669 |website=[[2011 Census of India]] |publisher=[[Government of India]] |access-date=1 December 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20171128191933/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=577669 |archive-date=28 November 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Junagadh Rural, Keshod, Malia, Manavadar, Mangrol, Mendarda, Vanthali, Visavadar | ||
==Transportation== | ==Transportation== | ||
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The district has a long shore line and has ports like [[Veraval]], [[Mangrol, Kathiawar|Mangrol]], Chorwad etc. But it has limited usages other than fisheries industry. | The district has a long shore line and has ports like [[Veraval]], [[Mangrol, Kathiawar|Mangrol]], Chorwad etc. But it has limited usages other than fisheries industry. | ||
As of October 2011, the government of India has given its approval for a rope way on Mount [[ | As of October 2011, the government of India has given its approval for a rope way on Mount and in 2021 it got completed and was inaugurated by Prime minister [[Narendra Modi]] . In the past helicopter service was available for Mount Girnar but it is now discontinued. | ||
==Demographics== | ==Demographics== | ||
{{historical populations|11=1901|12=4,15,521|13=1911|14=4,58,829|15=1921|16=4,91,969|17=1931|18=5,79,792|19=1941|20=7,29,508|21=1951|22=8,29,760|23=1961|24=10,51,074|25=1971|26=14,08,342|27=1981|28=18,13,780|29=1991|30=20,91,182|31=2001|32=24,48,173|33=2011|34=27,43,082|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 | {{historical populations|11=1901|12=4,15,521|13=1911|14=4,58,829|15=1921|16=4,91,969|17=1931|18=5,79,792|19=1941|20=7,29,508|21=1951|22=8,29,760|23=1961|24=10,51,074|25=1971|26=14,08,342|27=1981|28=18,13,780|29=1991|30=20,91,182|31=2001|32=24,48,173|33=2011|34=27,43,082|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]] Junagadh district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 2,743,082,<ref name=districtcensus>{{cite web | url =https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/24/2412_PART_A_DCHB_JUNAGADH.pdf| title = Junagadh District Population - Census 2011 | publisher = CensusIndia.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]] Junagadh district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 2,743,082,<ref name=districtcensus>{{cite web | url = | |||
}}</ref> or the US state of [[Utah]].<ref>{{cite web | }}</ref> or the US state of [[Utah]].<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 | ||
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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110101090833/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php | |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110101090833/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php | ||
|archive-date=2011-01-01 | |archive-date=2011-01-01 | ||
}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 142nd in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert| 310 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}.<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001–2011 was 12.01%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Junagadh has a [[sex ratio]] of 952 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males.<ref name=districtcensus/> It had a literacy rate of 67.7% in 2001 which increased to a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 76.88% in 2011.<ref name=districtcensus/> | }}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 142nd in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert| 310 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}.<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001–2011 was 12.01%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Junagadh has a [[sex ratio]] of 952 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males.<ref name=districtcensus/> It had a literacy rate of 67.7% in 2001 which increased to a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 76.88% in 2011. | ||
The divided district has a population of 1,525,605. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes are 151,971 and 37,810 which is 9.96% and 2.48% of the population respectively.<ref name="districtcensus" /> | |||
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|title=Religions in Junagadh district (2011)<ref name=districtcensus/> | |||
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{{bar percent|[[Hinduism]]|darkorange|88.38}} | |||
{{bar percent|[[Islam]]|green|11.17}} | |||
{{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.45}} | |||
|caption=Distribution of religions | |||
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Hindus are 1,348,315 and Muslims 170,338 which is 88.38% and 11.17% of the population respectively.<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]], 97.44% of the population in the district spoke [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] as their first language.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref> | |||
==Notable personalities== | ==Notable personalities== | ||
* [[Narsinh Mehta]] (1414?–1481?), poet-saint, born in [[Talaja, Bhavnagar]]. | * [[Narsinh Mehta]] (1414?–1481?), poet-saint, born in [[Talaja, Bhavnagar]]. | ||
<!---[[Tribhovandas Motichand Shah]] (1850–1904), chief medical officer of Junagarh hospital. Performed [[nasal reconstruction using a paramedian forehead flap]]. Received formal modern medical training at Grant Medical College.<ref>http://journals.lww.com/plasreconsurg/Citation/1970/02000/Commentary_By_Dr__Charles_Pinto.12.aspx</ref>---> | *[[Putlibai Gandhi]] - mother of [[Mahatma Gandhi]] | ||
<!---[[Tribhovandas Motichand Shah]] (1850–1904), chief medical officer of Junagarh hospital. Performed [[nasal reconstruction using a paramedian forehead flap]]. Received formal modern medical training at Grant Medical College.<ref>http://journals.lww.com/plasreconsurg/Citation/1970/02000/Commentary_By_Dr__Charles_Pinto.12.aspx {{Bare URL inline|date=May 2022}}</ref>---> | |||
* [[Wazir Mohammad]] (1929–), cricketer, born at Junagadh, later settled in Pakistan | * [[Wazir Mohammad]] (1929–), cricketer, born at Junagadh, later settled in Pakistan | ||
* [[Dhirubhai Ambani]] (1932–2002), business magnate and entrepreneur, born at Chorwad, Junagadh | * [[Dhirubhai Ambani]] (1932–2002), business magnate and entrepreneur, born at Chorwad, Junagadh | ||
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== Education == | == Education == | ||
[[Junagadh Agricultural University]] is majorly famous here. | [[Junagadh Agricultural University]] is majorly famous here. Other educational institutes include: | ||
# N R Vekaria Institutes of Business Management Studies | # N R Vekaria Institutes of Business Management Studies | ||
# Amrut Institute, Junagadh | # Amrut Institute, Junagadh | ||