Panchmahal (District)

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Panchmahal District
District map
State Gujarat
Administrative headquarters : Godhra
Area : 5231 km²
Residents : 2,390,776 (2011)
Population density : 457 inhabitants / km²
Website : [1] District website

The Panchmahal District ( Gujarati : પંચમહાલ જિલ્લો ) is one of 26 districts of the Gujarat state in India . The city of Godhra is the capital of the district. The last census in 2011 showed a total population of 2,390,776 people.

history

From pre-Christian times, the area - like the entire region - was ruled by various Buddhist and Hindu rulers. The first civilization was the Indus culture . It was embroiled in military clashes with Muslim conquerors and rulers in northern India for centuries. In 1484 the last Hindu dynasty, the Chauhan, was defeated by the Sultan of Gujarat and the country came under Islamic rule. The Sultanate of Gujarat ruled the country until 1575, after which it became subject to the Mughals . The Marathas had been attacking Muslim rule since the beginning of the 18th century . In 1753 the area became part of the Hindu Marathon Empire . In 1755 it became a part of Gwalior State . It shared the history of this principality until 1861. After the Third Marath War it came under British rule and belonged to the British administrative region of Bombay Presidency . In 1861 Gwalior and the British exchanged territories. The current district came under the name of Panch Mahals District under direct British rule as part of the Northern Division of the 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 . Some small principalities were added. In 1960, Bombay State was divided and the area came to the newly created state of Gujarat. The area of ​​the district as it is today was created on October 2, 1997. At that time, parts of the previous district were spun off and merged to form the new district of Dahod .

population

Population development

As everywhere in India, the population in the Panchmahal district has been growing rapidly for decades. However, the increase has slowed slightly and amounted to around 18 percent (18.05%) in the years 2001–2011. In these ten years, however, the population increased by around 365,000 people. The following table shows the exact numbers:

Significant places

The town with the largest population and the only major city in the district is the main town of Godhra with around 150,000 residents. Other major cities with a population of more than 10,000 people are Halol , Lunawada , Kalol , Santrampur and Shehera . The urban population makes up only 14 percent of the total population.

Web links

Commons : Panchmahal 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 , 73 ° 36'  E