Kheda (district)

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Kheda district
District map
State Gujarat
Administrative headquarters : Nadiad
Area : 3,953 km²
Residents : 2,299,885 (2011)
Population density : 582 inhabitants / km²
Website : [1] District website

The district of Kheda ( Gujarati : ખેડા જિલ્લો ) is one of 26 districts of the state of Gujarat in India . The city of Nadiad is the capital of the district. The last census in 2011 showed a total population of 2,299,885 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 . In 1753 the area became part of the Hindu Marathon Empire . Between 1803 and 1817 all regions of today's district came under British rule. The district became part of the Northern Division of the British administrative region of Bombay Presidency . For the short time between 1830 and 1833 the area belonged to the Ahmedabad district . With India's independence in 1947 and the reorganization of the country, it became part of the new state of Bombay in 1950 . 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 Kheda district has been growing rapidly for decades. The increase between 2001 and 2011 was almost 14 percent (13.62%). In these ten years the population increased by around 275,000 people. The following table shows the exact numbers:

Significant places

Santaram temple in Nadiad

The most populous town in the district is Nadiad with almost 220,000 residents. Other major cities with a population of more than 20,000 people are Kapadvanj, Chaklasi, Balasinor, Mehmedabad, Kheda, Dakor and Kathlal. The urban population makes up only 22.77 percent of the total population.

Web links

Commons : Kheda (district)  - collection of images, videos and audio files

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

Coordinates: 22 ° 45 '  N , 72 ° 41'  E