Navsari district

Coordinates: 20°57′0″N 72°55′12″E / 20.95000°N 72.92000°E / 20.95000; 72.92000
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Navsari district
Vansda
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Navsari is an administrative

district in the state of Gujarat in India, with its headquarters at the city of Navsari. The district covers an area of 2,211 square kilometres and was formed in 1997 after Valsad district was split into Valsad and Navsari districts.[1] It is the largest producer of chikoos in India.[2]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901293,802—    
1911314,205+0.67%
1921315,412+0.04%
1931346,750+0.95%
1941418,321+1.89%
1951496,373+1.73%
1961588,362+1.71%
1971732,616+2.22%
1981909,765+2.19%
19911,085,692+1.78%
20011,229,463+1.25%
20111,329,672+0.79%
source:
640 districts. 30.77% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 2.07% and 48.11% of the population respectively.[4]

Children below 6 years old account for just 9.73% of the population, the lowest in Gujarat, and is composed of 52% male and 48% female. There are about 295,131 households in the district and each one has an average of 5 members.

Jalalpore being the least populated region with 228,065 people, ranks 86th and is the least populated taluka in Gujarat. Navsari taluka being the most populated region with 311,238 people, ranks 39th as the most populated taluka of Gujarat and Chikhli.[4]

The population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 8.24%, the lowest population growth rate in Gujarat (with 7.86% males and 8.63% females), less than half the growth rate of Gujarat in 1st decade of the 21st century.

Navsari has witnessed sharp decreases in rural population compared to neighbouring districts and is ranked highest in urban population with 64.7% of the population (~201,371 people) with 70,162 households.

The

Dang, Tapi, Dahod, Amreli and ranks 234th in India
among 640 district in 2011. The child sex ratio is 921 females every 1000 males, 7th in Gujarat after Dang, Tapi, Dahod, Narmada, Valsad and Panchmahal).

Navsari District has a literacy rate
of 84.78%. The urban literacy rate is 89.8% and the rural literacy rate is 82.55%.

At the time of the

2011 Census of India
, a total of 991 families lived on footpaths or without any roof cover.

Religion

Religions in Navsari district (2011)[7]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 92.13%
Islam
 
 5.92%
Jains
 
 1.01%
Christianity
 
 0.43%
Other or not stated
 
 0.51%

92.13% of the population is

Jains and Sikhs (1.01%, 0.18%).[8]

Language

Languages of Navsari district (2011)[9]

  Gujarati (89.46%)
  Hindi (4.95%)
  Marathi (2.69%)
  Others (2.90%)

At the time of the

2011 Census of India, 89.46% of the total population spoke Gujarati, 4.95% Hindi and 2.69% Marathi as their first language.[9]

Politics

This section is transcluded from 15th Gujarat Assembly. (edit | history)
District No. Constituency Name Party Remarks
Navsari 174 Jalalpore R. C. Patel Bharatiya Janata Party
175 Navsari Rakesh Desai Bharatiya Janata Party
176 Gandevi (ST) Naresh Patel Bharatiya Janata Party
177 Vansda (ST) Anant Patel Indian National Congress

Administrative divisions

Navsari district is divided into 6 talukas (20th out of 33):

  1. Navsari
  2. Jalalpore
  3. Gandevi
  4. Chikhli
  5. Khergam
  6. Vansda

Tourism

There are a few big tourist spots in Navsari District. Unai hot spring in Vansda taluka is famous for its medical benefit to the body And jankivan [sanskruti van] near vansda. Umbharat, Dandi and Dandi Beaches in South Gujarat with Tithal Beach of Valsad are also popular tourist spots for which the district is well known.

Some notable libraries are Sayaji Vaibhav Public Library in Navsari City, Mehrajirana library, NAU central library and Nila spore library.

Temples are another important part of the local tourism such as Andheshwar temple in

Jain
.

This district contains

Dangs' Forest.[12]

Dudhia Talao is a major market area with a shopping centre and the Ashapuri Temple. Part of the Dudhia Talao was given to J.N. Tata Navsari Memorial Trust and it was then used as a ground to build one of the finest auditoriums in Navsari known as J.N. Tata Memorial Hall in which performing arts and meetings take place. [citation needed]

Transport

Air

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport
, Ahmedabad

The Gujarat government and

Navsari District near Umbharat
connecting Navsari and Surat. The Gujarat Civil Aviation Board (GUJCAB) has been formed to foster the development of aviation infrastructure in Gujarat. The Board is headed by the Chief Minister.

International airports

Domestic airports operated by the Airports Authority of India (AAI)

Rail

Surat railway station closest busiest station near Navsari
Main page: Railway stations in Gujarat
Main article: Indian Railways
Further information:
Pune – Mumbai – Ahmedabad High-Speed Passenger Corridor

Gujarat comes under the

Western Railway Zone of the Indian Railways. Navsari Railway Station is one of the busiest railway stations in Gujarat. It is situated on the Mumbai – Delhi Western Railway Mainline. Other close important railway stations are Surat railway station, Bharuch Railway Station, Vadodra Railway Station and Valsad railway station. Indian Railways is planning Delhi–Mumbai dedicated rail freight route passing through the District. National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited is planning to Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor passing through Navsari District and having station stop at Bilimora
.

Sea

Ro-Ro ferry service is available near Navsari at Dahej. Modern fishing harbour (jalalpore) Dhaloi gone develop as Dhaloi Port at the cost of 3.5 million US Dollar
.

Road

Main articles:
List of National Highways in Gujarat and List of state highways in Gujarat

Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation

(GSRTC) is the primary body responsible for providing the bus services within the state of Gujarat and also with the neighbouring states. It is a public transport corporation providing bus services and public transit within Gujarat and to the other states in India. Apart from this, there are a number of services provided by GSRTC.

See also

References

  1. ^ "About Navsari". Government of Gujarat.
  2. ISSN 0971-8257
    . Retrieved 2023-04-02.
  3. ^ "Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901".
  4. ^ a b c "District Census Hand Book – Navsari" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  5. ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on June 13, 2007. Retrieved 2011-10-01. Estonia 1,319,133 July 2011 est.
  6. ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-09-30. Maine 1,328,361 and Hawaii 1,360,301
  7. ^ "C-16 Population By Religion - Gujarat". census.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India.
  8. ^ "Population by Religion - Gujarat". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  9. ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Gujarat". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  10. ^ "Mahal Eco Campsite". Gujarat Tourism. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
  11. ISBN 2-8317-0045-0
    .
  12. ^ "Vansda National Park". Gujarat Tourism. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
  13. ^ "Surat International Airport - Connecting the World with Surat, Gujarat - India". suratinternationalairport.com.
  14. ^ a b c "Services of GSRTC, Facilities Provided by GSRTC". www.discoveredindia.com.

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