Amreli (district)

Amreli district
State	Gujarat
Administrative headquarters :	Amreli
Area :	7,397 km²
Residents :	1,514,190 (2011)
Population density :	205 inhabitants / km²

The district of Amreli ( Gujarati : અમરેલી જિલ્લો ) is one of 26 districts of the state of Gujarat in India . The city of the same name Amreli is the capital of the district. The last census in 2011 showed a total population of 1,514,190 people.

history

From pre-Christian times until 1298, the area - like the entire region - was ruled by various Buddhist and Hindu rulers. The first civilization was the Indus culture . The first state known by name was the Maurya Empire , the last non-Muslim dynasty were the Solanki . After centuries of military conflict with Muslim conquerors and rulers in northern India, it was occupied by Muslim soldiers in 1298. Thereafter, various Muslim dynasties ( Sultanate of Delhi , Sultanate of Gujarat and the Mughals ) ruled until 1753 . The Marathas had been attacking Muslim rule since the beginning of the 18th century. Between 1732 and 1753 a part of today's district was overrun by the Marathas or at least paid tribute to them. The Baroda State was created . In 1753, the remainder of the district became part of the Hindu Marathon Empire and part of the Baroda State. Between 1780 and 1820 the state came under British rule. In the Treaty of Pune in 1817, he had to cede parts of today's district to the British. These formed part of the Kathiawar Agency until India's independence . Baroda State became an independent principality (princely state) within the British administrative region of Bombay Presidency . With India's independence in 1947 and the reorganization of the country, it became part of the new state of Bombay in 1949 . The Kathiawar Agency became Saurashtra (State) in 1947 . This part of the district did not become part of the Bombay state again until 1956. In 1960 this Indian state was divided and the area came to the newly created state of Gujarat.

population

Population development

As everywhere in India, the population in the Amreli district has been growing rapidly for decades. The increase has, however, weakened and was slightly more than 8 percent (8.63%) in the years 2001–2011. In these ten years the population increased by around 120,000 people. The following table shows the exact numbers:

Significant places

The most populous town in the district is the main town Amreli with over 100,000 residents. Other major cities with a population of more than 20,000 people are Savarkundla , Rajula , Bagasara , Jafrabad , Babra and Lathi . The urban population makes up 25.53 percent of the total population.

Population of the district by confession

A clear vast majority of nearly 94 percent of the population are Hindus. The only numerically significant religious minority are the Muslims. The following table shows the exact religious composition of the population:

year	Buddhists		Christians		Hindus		Jainas		Muslims		Sikhs		Other		not specified		Total
	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	Residents	%
2001	131	0.01%	188	0.01%	1,307,460	93.80%	2,309	0.17%	83,077	5.96%	168	0.01%	14th	0.00%	571	0.04%	1,393,918	100.00%
Source: 2001 India Census

District population by language

Almost the entire population speaks Gujarati. Small linguistic minorities are Hindi (around 6,800 people with Hindi dialects), Kachchhi (a Sindhi dialect), Marathi, Urdu, Marwari (a Rajastani dialect) and Sindhi. The following table shows the exact linguistic composition of the population:

year	Gujarati		Hindi		Kachchhi		Marathi		Urdu		Marwari		Sindhi		Other		Total
	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	Residents	%
2001	1,382,820	99.20%	5,776	0.41%	836	0.06%	627	0.04%	350	0.03%	346	0.02%	314	0.02%	2,849	0.20%	1,393,918	100.00%
Source: 2001 India Census

Literacy

The enrollment rate in the district has increased from decade to decade thanks to efforts by the administration. This is why the number of residents who are able to read has increased significantly in the past few decades (from 1991 to 2011). Yet there are huge differences. While the illiteracy rate among men in urban areas is rather an exception at around 13%, almost 40% of women in rural areas are still unable to read or write.

year	Total population			urban			rural
	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
1991	60.46%	71.21%	49.68%	71.16%	80.73%	61.16%	57.14%	68.18%	46.22%
2001	66.09%	76.44%	55.78%	77.19%	85.17%	68.81%	62.83%	73.79%	52.09%
2011	74.25%	82.21%	66.09%	81.42%	87.11%	75.48%	71.77%	80.49%	62.88%
Source: India Censuses

District Administration

Local administration

The district is divided into 11 talukas :

Taluka	Population (2001)	Population (2011)	Population (%) (2011)	Area (km²)	Surface (%)	Population density (2011)	main place
Amreli	217.501	241.279	15.93	892.08	12.00	270	Amreli
Babra	122,983	140,521	9.28	793.17	10.67	401	Babra
Bagasara	78.314	83.054	5.49	350.56	4.72	237	Bagasara
Dhari	136.253	139,807	9.23	1,035.05	13.93	135	Dhari
Jafrabad	90.732	108.002	7.13	355.70	4.79	304	Jafrabad
Khambha	84,529	93,431	6.17	595.30	8.01	157	Khambha
Kunkavav Vadia	95,872	99,794	6.59	545.82	7.34	183	Kunkavav Vadia
Lathi	132.139	132.914	8.78	632.75	8.51	210	Lathi
Lilia	60,722	60,423	3.99	394.99	5.32	153	Lilia
Rajula	145,628	175,693	11.60	656.26	8.83	268	Rajula
Savar Kundla	229.245	239.272	15.80	1,179.56	15.87	203	Savar Kundla

Web links

Commons : Amreli District  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Map of the Amreli district
• Amreli district
• Economy, nature and sights
• 2001 census result for Amreli
• Amreli District Statistical Manual

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 2011 census
2. ^ History of the district up to 1900 in the Imperial Gazeteer Of India
3. ^ Result of the 2011 census on city population
4. ↑ Result of the 1991 and 2001 censuses ( Memento of the original from May 14, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
5. ↑ Results of the 2001 and 2011 censuses ( memento of the original from March 24, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 

Coordinates: 21 ° 36 '  N , 71 ° 14'  E