Botad district

Botad District is a district of the state of Gujarat, India. It was created on 15 August 2013 from the southwestern part of Ahmedabad District and the northwestern part of Bhavnagar District. Botad consist of four talukas: Botad, Gadhada, Barvala, Ranpur.[2][3] Botad city is the administrative headquarters of the district.[4]

Botad district
District of Gujarat
New Swaminarayan Temple, Gadhada
New Swaminarayan Temple, Gadhada
Location in Gujarat
Location in Gujarat
Coordinates: 22°10′12″N 71°40′12″E
Country India
StateGujarat
RegionSaurashtra
HeadquartersBotad
Area
 • Total2,564 km2 (990 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total656,005
 • Density260/km2 (660/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialGujarati, Hindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Websitehttps://botad.gujarat.gov.in

This district is surrounded by Bhavnagar District to the southeast, Surendranagar District to the north and northwest, Amreli District to the southwest, Ahmedabad District to the northeast and Rajkot District to the west.[3]

History

The creation of Botad district was announced by the then Chief Minister of Gujarat Narendra Modi as part of Swami Vivekananda Vikas Yatra on September 23, 2012.  Botad district has been formed by splitting two talukas each from Ahmedabad and Bhavnagar districts . [5] Garhda and Botad talukas of Bhavnagar district and Barwala and Ranpur talukas of Ahmedabad district were included in this new Botad district.

Botad district is administratively divided into 2 provinces and 4 taluks and there are 3 municipalities in the district.

Divisions

Botad District consists of four talukas:[3]

Demographics

The district had a population of 656,005 according to the 2011 census, with an area of 2,564 square kilometres (990 sq mi) and a population density of 255 per square kilometre. 209,542 (31.94%) lived in urban areas. Botad had a sex ratio of 945 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes are 43,270 (6.60%) and 1,298 (0.20%) of the population respectively.[6][7]

Religions in Botad district (2011)[8]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 93.32%
Islam
 
 5.65%
Jainism
 
 0.89%
Other or not stated
 
 0.14%

Hindus were 612,159 while Muslims were 37,066 and Jains 5,835.[8]

Gujarati is the predominant language, spoken by 99.66% of the population.[9]

Politics
District No. Constituency Name Party Remarks
Botad 106Gadhada (SC) Mahant Tundiya Bharatiya Janata Party
107Botad Umeshbhai Makwana Aam Aadmi Party

Places of interest

References
  1. Botad District Panchayat, Government of Gujarat
  2. Kapil, Dave (14 August 2013). "7 new districts to start functioning from Independence Day". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 27 September 2014.
  3. "Maps of Gujarat's new 7 districts and changes in existing districts". Desh Gujarat. 13 August 2013. Archived from the original on 16 August 2013.
  4. "Tourist Places | About Botad | About Us | Collectorate - District Botad". Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  5. ""Development will increase as Botad becomes a district: People's suffering will decrease"". www.divyabhaskar.co.in.
  6. "District Census Hand Book – Bhavnagar" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  7. "District Census Hand Book – Ahmedabad" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  8. "Population by Religion - Gujarat". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  9. "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Gujarat". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  10. Historical placesbotaddp.gujarat.gov.in Archived 31 March 2017 at the Wayback Machine
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