Porbandar district
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Porbandar district is one of the 33 districts of Gujarat state in western India. The district covers an area of 2,316 km2. It had a population of 5.85,449 of which 48.77% were urban as of the 2011 census.[1] This district was carved out of Junagadh district. It lies on the Kathiawar peninsula. Porbandar city is the administrative headquarters of this district. This district is surrounded by Jamnagar district and Devboomi Dwarka to the north, Junagadh district and Rajkot district to the east and the Arabian Sea to the west and south.
As of 2011 it is the second least-populous district of Gujarat (out of
History
Porbandar is the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi. Porbandar is also mentioned in the Mahabharata as the native place of Krishna's childhood friend Sudama. As per the mythological reference in Sudama Charitra of Skand Puran of Shrimad Bhagvad, the present Porbandar city was named after Goddess Porav, and was located along the river banks of Asmavati.
Administration
Porbandar district has three talukas: Porbandar-Chhaya, Ranavav, and Kutiyana.
Economy
Agriculture
The major crops produced in Porbander district are cotton, groundnut,
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1901 | 106,925 | — |
1911 | 118,346 | +1.02% |
1921 | 127,697 | +0.76% |
1931 | 150,852 | +1.68% |
1941 | 190,429 | +2.36% |
1951 | 216,450 | +1.29% |
1961 | 270,634 | +2.26% |
1971 | 354,094 | +2.72% |
1981 | 425,899 | +1.86% |
1991 | 469,472 | +0.98% |
2001 | 536,835 | +1.35% |
2011 | 585,449 | +0.87% |
source:[3] |
According to the
Hindus are 93.90% while Muslims are 5.73% of the population.[6]
At the time of the
Politics
District | No. | Constituency | Name | Party | Remarks | |
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Porbandar | 83 | Porbandar | Arjun Modhwadia | Indian National Congress | Resigned on 4 March 2024[8] | |
Vacant | ||||||
84 | Kutiyana | Kandhal Jadeja | Samajwadi Party | SP LP Leader |
Transportation
- Airport: Porbandar airport serving the city Mumbai & Ahmedabad by direct daily flight.
- Railway: Porbandar railway station connects Porbandar to whole country
- Roads and highways:
- N.H.-8B connects Porbandar to Rajkot.
- GJ S.H. 06 connects .
- GJ S.H. 27 connects NH8B–Bhanvad.
- GJ S.H. 28 connects Khambhalia-Advana-Porbandar.
- GJ S.H. 31A connects city limit.
- N.H. 51 and N.H. 27 also intersects at Porbandar.
Notable personalities
- Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869–1948), pre-eminent political and ideological leader of India during the Indian independence movement; born in Porbandar[9]
- Dilip Joshi, actor, played Jethalal Gada in Tarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah
- Vijaygupta Maurya (1909–1992), science writer; born in Porbandar
- Nanji Kalidas Mehta, business tycoon and grandfather-in-law of Juhi Chawla
Localities
References
- ^ Census India Map Archived 2010-01-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d e f g "District Census Hand Book – Porbandar" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^ Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
- ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on June 13, 2007. Retrieved 2011-10-01.
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- ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
Wyoming 563,626
- ^ a b "Population by Religion - Gujarat". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
- ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Gujarat". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^ "Arjun Modhwadia, Congress leader resigns from Gujarat Assembly, likely to join BJP". IndiaTV. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ISBN 9781101665909.
External links
- Official website
- Collectorate website
- Geographic data related to Porbandar district at OpenStreetMap