Rajkot district
District of Gujarat
Clockwise from top-left: Naulakha Palace in Gondal, Khodaldham in Kagwad, temple in Danidhar, view of Thorala village, Khambalida Buddhist caves
Location of district in Gujarat
Location of district in Gujarat
Coordinates: 22°18′0″N 70°46′48″E / 22.30000°N 70.78000°E / 22.30000; 70.78000
Country India
StateGujarat
RegionSaurashtra
Named forRaju Sandhi
HeadquartersRajkot
Area
 • Total11,203 km2 (4,326 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1][2]
 • Total3,804,558
 • Rank67 of 640 in India
4 of 26 in Gujarat
 • Density340/km2 (880/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialGujarati, Hindi, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Websiterajkot.nic.in

Rajkot district is one of the 33 districts of the Indian state of Gujarat. Located in Saurashtra peninsula, Rajkot city is the administrative headquarters of the district. It is the third-most advanced district in Gujarat and the fourth most populus.[2]

This district is surrounded by Morbi district in north, Surendranagar and Botad districts in east, Amreli and Junagadh districts in south and Porbandar Jamnagar district in west. The district occupies an area of 11203 km².

Origin of name

The district is named after its headquarters, Rajkot city. The name of the city of Rajkot (literally means the city of princes) was probably derived from Raju Sandhi, the co-founder of the erstwhile princely state of Rajkot in 1620.

Geography

The city is situated between 23°08' North latitude and 20º58' North latitude and 71º40' East longitude and 70º20' East longitude. Rajkot has relatively pleasant climate. The climate does not exhibit a lot of extremities. The summer spans from March to June. The temperature at this time varies between 20 °C and 40 °C. The rainy season spans from July to September. The average amount of rainfall received by the place is 550 mm. The winter months are October to February.

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Divisions

The district comprises 11 talukas. These are Paddhari, Lodhika, Dhoraji, Rajkot, Jam Kandorna, Upleta, Jetpur, Kotda Sangani, Jasdan, Vinchhiya and Gondal. About 600 villages are in Rajkot District as per 2011 census data.

There are 8 Vidhan Sabha constituencies in this district: Rajkot East, Rajkot West, Rajkot South, Rajkot Rural, Jasdan, Gondal, Jetpur and Dhoraji. Tankara, Wankaner, Rajkot East, Rajkot West, Rajkot South, Rajkot Rural and Jasdan constituencies are part of Rajkot Lok Sabha constituency. Gondal, Jetpur and Dhoraji are part of Porbandar Lok Sabha constituency. Morbi is part of Kachchh Lok Sabha constituency.

Transport

Rajkot Airport, located near Rajkot city provides air connectivity with Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Bangalore, and Goa. The only port of this district was the Port of Navlakhi, an all-weather lighterage port located on the southwest end of the Gulf of Kutch, which now belongs to Morbi district that was introduced later.

The National Highway 8A links Morbi with Kandla. The National Highway 8B connects Rajkot with Porbandar. The National Highway 8D links Jetpur with Junagadh.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901500,686—    
1911590,389+1.66%
1921586,561−0.07%
1931678,820+1.47%
1941799,863+1.65%
1951930,024+1.52%
19611,208,519+2.65%
19711,624,072+3.00%
19812,093,094+2.57%
19912,514,122+1.85%
20013,169,881+2.34%
20113,804,558+1.84%
source:[3]

According to the 2011 census Rajkot district has a population of 3,804,558,[1] roughly equal to the nation of Liberia[4] or the US state of Oregon.[5] This gives it a ranking of 68th in India (out of a total of 640).[1] The district has a population density of 339 inhabitants per square kilometre (880/sq mi) .[1] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 19.87%.[1] Rajkot has a sex ratio of 924 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 82.2%.[1]

After bifurcation the population was 3,015,229, of which 1,887,654 (62.60%) lived in urban areas. The divided district had a sex ratio of 923 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes were 235,749 (7.82%) and 19,160 (0.64%) of the population respectively.[1]

Religions in Rajkot district (2011)[6]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 91.33%
Islam
 
 7.38%
Jainism
 
 0.94%
Other or not stated
 
 0.35%

In the divided district Hindus were 2,753,712 (91.33%) while Muslims were 222,649 (7.38%) and Jains were 28,297 (0.94%).[6]

Languages of Rajkot district (2011)[7]

  Gujarati (96.31%)
  Hindi (1.95%)
  Others (1.74%)

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 96.31% of the population in the district spoke Gujarati and 1.95% Hindi as their first language.[7]

It had a population of 3,169,881 of which 51.29% were urban as of 2001.[8] The literacy rate is 74.85% (2001 census).

Politics

District No. Constituency Name Party Remarks
Rajkot 68Rajkot East Uday Kangad Bharatiya Janata Party
69Rajkot West Dr. Darshita Shah Bharatiya Janata Party
70Rajkot South Rameshbhai Tilala Bharatiya Janata Party
71Rajkot Rural (SC) Bhanuben Babariya Bharatiya Janata Party Cabinet Minister
72Jasdan Kunwarjibhai Bavaliya Bharatiya Janata Party Cabinet Minister
73Gondal Geetaba Jadeja Bharatiya Janata Party
74Jetpur (Rajkot) Jayesh Radadiya Bharatiya Janata Party
75Dhoraji Dr. Mahendrabhai Padaliya Bharatiya Janata Party

Notable personalities

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "District Census Hand Book – Rajkot" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  2. 1 2 "Districts of Gujarat".
  3. ↑ Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
  4. ↑ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2011. Liberia 3,786,764 July 2011 est.
  5. ↑ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 30 September 2011. Oregon 3,831,074
  6. 1 2 "Population by Religion - Gujarat". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  7. 1 2 "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Gujarat". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  8. ↑ "Census GIS India". Archived from the original on 11 January 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
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