Anjar (India)
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| State : | Gujarat | ||
| District : | Kachchh | ||
| Location : | 23 ° 8 ′ N , 70 ° 1 ′ E | ||
| Height : | 81 m | ||
| Residents : | 87,183 (2011) | ||
Anjar is a city in the Indian state of Gujarat . With almost 1,400 years of history, Anjar is the oldest city in the Kachchh district .
Anjar has the status of a municipality . The city is divided into 12 wards (constituencies).
history
Anjar was founded around 650 AD.
The city was devastated in the 2001 Gujarat earthquake .
Demographics
The city's population is 87,183 according to the 2011 census. Anjar has a gender ratio of 930 women per 1000 men and thus a male surplus typical for India. The literacy rate was 80.5% in 2011. Almost 77% of the population are Hindus , approx. 21% are Muslims and approx. 2% belong to another or no religion. 13.5% of the population are children under 6 years of age.
economy
Anjar is known for its traditional clothing, handicrafts, and metal crafts. Swords and knives made in Anjar and the surrounding villages are also exported outside of India.
Individual evidence
- ↑ www.census2011.co.in
- ↑ Emily Buchanan, Bhasker Solanki: Gujarat's astonishing rise from rubble of 2001 quake. In: bbc.com . January 30, 2011, accessed August 3, 2020.
- ↑ Anjar Municipality City Population Census 2011-2019 | Gujarat. In: census2011.co.in. Retrieved October 5, 2019 .