Gir Somnath

Gir Somnath is a district of Gujarat, India. It is located on the southern corner of the Kathiawar peninsula with its headquarters at the city of Somnath.

Gir Somnath
District of Gujarat
Top: Somnath temple
Middle: Gir National Park
Bottom: Bhalka Tirtha
Location of district in Gujarat
Location of district in Gujarat
Country India
StateGujarat
RegionSaurashtra
HeadquartersSomnath
Area
[1]
 • Total3,755 km2 (1,450 sq mi)
Population
 (2011[1])
 • Total1,217,477
 • Density320/km2 (840/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialGujarati, Hindi, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationGJ 32
Websitegirsomnath.nic.in

Gir Somnath was split from Junagadh district in August 2013, when seven new districts came into existence in Gujarat.[2][3]

Veraval, Talala, Sutrapada, Kodinar, Una and Gir-Gadhada are the talukas of Gir Somnath.[4]

The Gir Forest is a home of many wildlife creatures including lions, deer, and monkeys. Asiatic Lions can be only be found in the Gir Forest.[4]

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 census, Gir-Somnath district has a population of 1,217,477, of which 333,009 (27.35%) lived in urban areas. Gir-Somnath had a sex ratio of 964 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 113,822 (9.35%) and 17,761 (1.46%) of the population respectively.[5]

Religions in Gir Somnath district (2011)[6]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 86.14%
Islam
 
 13.52%
Other or not stated
 
 0.34%

Hindus are 1,048,741 (86.14%) and Muslims 164,520 (13.52%) of the population respectively.[6]

Languages of Gir Somnath district (2011)[7]

  Gujarati (96.09%)
  Hindi (1.70%)
  Others (2.21%)

At the time of the 2011 census 96.09% of the population spoke Gujarati and 1.70% Hindi as their first language.[7]

Politics
No. Constituency Name Party Remarks
90Somnath Vimalbhai Chudasama Indian National Congress
91Talala Bhagabhai Barad Bharatiya Janata Party
92Kodinar (SC) Pradyuman Vaja Bharatiya Janata Party
93Una Kalubhai Rathod Bharatiya Janata Party

See also

Notes and references
  1. Industrial Potentiality Survey Report of Gir Somnath [2016-17
  2. "Promises Delivered! Gujarat Cabinet approves creation of 7 New Districts and 22 New Talukas". Narendra Modi. 25 January 2013. Archived from the original on 15 April 2015.
  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. About Gir Somnath - Collectorate - District Gir Somnath
  5. "District Census Hand Book – Junagadh" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  6. "Population by Religion - Gujarat". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  7. "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Gujarat". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
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