Porbandar (district)

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Porbandar district
District map
State Gujarat
Administrative headquarters : Porbandar
Area : 2,316 km²
Residents : 585,449 (2011)
Population density : 253 inhabitants / km²
Website : [1] District website

The district of Porbandar ( Gujarati : પોરબંદર જિલ્લો ) is one of 26 districts of the state of Gujarat in India . The city of the same name Porbandar is the capital of the district. The last census in 2011 showed a total population of 585,449 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 . The area has been ruled by the Rajputs since the Middle Ages and was involved in constant battles with Muslim armies. The ruling dynasty were the Rajputs of Jethwa. They ruled the area since the 12th century under the name Porbandar . The dynasty was embroiled in centuries of military conflicts with Muslim conquerors and rulers in northern India and other Rajput dynasties. Despite constant fighting with the Marathas , it remained an independent princely state until 1807, when Porbandar State became a British protectorate. From 1818 to 1947 it belonged as an independent prince state to the Sorat Prant within the Kathiawar Agency and thus administratively to the British administrative region of Bombay Presidency . With the independence of India in 1947, the Kathiawar Agency became the state of Saurashtra . The district only became part of the Bombay state again with the dissolution of the Saurashtra state in 1956 . In 1960 this Indian state was divided and the area came to the newly created state of Gujarat. From the time of reunification with the Bombay state until October 2, 1997, it was part of the Junagadh District . Since then it has been independent again.

population

Mahatma Gandhi's house in Porbandar

Population development

As everywhere in India, the population in the Porbandar district has been growing rapidly for decades. The increase in the years 2001–2011 was around 9 percent (9.06%). In these ten years, however, the population increased by almost 50,000 people. The following table shows the exact numbers:

Significant places

View of the city of Porbandar

The most populous town in the district is the main town Porbandar with over 150,000 residents. Other major cities with a population of more than 10,000 people are Chhaya, Ranavav, Khapat and Kutiyana. The urban population makes up 48.80 percent of the total population.

Web links

  • [2] - Map of the Porbandar District
  • [3] - Porbandar District
  • [4] - Economy, nature and sights
  • [5] - brief overview of the district
  • [6] - Results of the 2001 census for Porbandar
  • [7] - Porbandar 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

Coordinates: 21 ° 37 ′ 38 ″  N , 69 ° 36 ′ 0 ″  E