Patan (district)

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Patan District
District map
State Gujarat
Administrative headquarters : Patan
Area : 5,792 km²
Residents : 1,343,734 (2011)
Population density : 232 inhabitants / km²
Website : [1] District website

The Patan District ( Gujarati : પાટણ જિલ્લો ) is one of 26 districts of the Gujarat state in India . The city of the same name, Patan, is the capital of the district. The last census in 2011 showed a total population of 1,343,734 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. Patan formed a taluka in the Kadi Prant of the Baroda State. Between 1780 and 1820 the state came under British rule. 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 . In 1960 this Indian state was divided and the area came to the newly created state of Gujarat. The Talukas Chanasma, Harij, Patan and Sidhpur of the Mahesana district as well as the Talukas Radhanpur and Santalpur of the Banaskantha district were separated from their previous districts in 2000 and the new district of Patan was created.

population

Population development

As everywhere in India, the population in the Patan district has been growing rapidly for decades. The increase in the years 2001–2011 was slightly more than 13 percent (13.61%). In these ten years the population increased by around 160,000 people. The following table shows the exact numbers:

Significant places

Rani Ki Vav stepwell in Patan

The most populous town in the district is the main town Patan with around 125,000 residents. Other major cities with a population of more than 10,000 people are Sidhpur , Radhanpur, Harij and Chanasma. The urban population makes up only 20.92 percent of the total population.

Web links

Commons : Patan 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: 23 ° 50 '  N , 72 ° 7'  E