Narmada District
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Interactive Map Outlining Narmada District | |
Location of district in Gujarat
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| Coordinates: 21°52′12″N 73°30′0″E / 21.87000°N 73.50000°E / 21.87000; 73.50000 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Gujarat |
| Headquarters | Rajpipla |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,755 km2 (1,064 sq mi) |
| Population
(2011)
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| • Total | 590,297 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (550/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Gujarati |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | GJ-22 |
| Website | narmada |
Narmada district is an administrative district in the state of GujaratinIndia. The district headquarters are located at Rajpipla. The district is bounded by Vadodara and Chhota Udaipur districts in the north, by Nandurbar districtofMaharashtra 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]
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]
The district consists of 5 talukas: Tilakwada, Garudeshwar, Nandod (including Rajpipla), Dediyapada, and Sagbara.
It consists two Vidhan Sabha constituency: Nandod and Dediapada
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]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1901 | 105,930 | — |
| 1911 | 121,901 | +1.41% |
| 1921 | 124,941 | +0.25% |
| 1931 | 142,172 | +1.30% |
| 1941 | 169,679 | +1.78% |
| 1951 | 188,765 | +1.07% |
| 1961 | 244,985 | +2.64% |
| 1971 | 312,095 | +2.45% |
| 1981 | 374,940 | +1.85% |
| 1991 | 449,376 | +1.83% |
| 2001 | 514,404 | +1.36% |
| 2011 | 590,297 | +1.39% |
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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] | ||||
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| Hinduism |
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94.84% | ||
| Islam |
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3.83% | ||
| Christianity |
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0.75% | ||
| Other or not stated |
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0.58% | ||
Languages in Narmada district (2011)[9]
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 68.50% of the population in the district spoke Gujarati, 26.37% Vasavi,[a] 1.73% Hindi and 0.93% Bhili as their first language.[9]
| District | No. | Constituency | Name | Party | Remarks | |
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| Narmada | 148 | Nandod (ST) | Dr. Darshana Deshmukh (Vasava) | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 149 | Dediapada (ST) | Chaitar Vasava | Aam Aadmi Party | AAP LP Leader | ||
Solomon Islands 571,890 July 2011 est.
Wyoming 563,626
Geographic data related to Narmada districtatOpenStreetMap
Places adjacent to Narmada district
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