Tapi (district)

Tapi district
State	Gujarat
Administrative headquarters :	Vyara
Area :	3139 km²
Residents :	807,022 (2011)
Population density :	257 inhabitants / km²
Website :	[1]

The Tapi District ( Gujarati : તાપી જિલ્લો ) is a district in the state of Gujarat in India . The city of Vyara is the capital of the district. The last census in 2011 showed a total population of 807,022 people.

geography

The district is located in the south of the state of Gujarat on the border with Maharashtra . To the west and northwest, Tapi is bordered by the Surat district , to the north by the Narmada district , to the east and northeast by the state of Maharashtra, to the south by the Dang district and to the southwest by the Navsari district . The area has a very large forest area.

history

The area has been settled for a long time. Historically, it shared the fate of the neighboring regions. The district was created on September 27, 2007 by outsourcing the 5 districts (Talukas) Nizar, Songadh, Uchchal, Valod and Vyara in the east of the then Surat district .

population

At the last census in 2011, 807,022 inhabitants were counted. Of these, 402,188 were men (49.84 percent) and 404,834 women. Among the Dalit in 2011 were only 8,168 (1.01 percent), the Adivasi 679,320 (84.18 percent) people. Of the total number of residents, only 79,487 people (9.85 percent) lived in urban areas in 2011. Thus, more than 9 out of 10 residents lived in rural areas.

District population by ethnic group

The district is one of those parts of India in which the proportion of Scheduled Tribes is particularly high. Of the total population of 807,022 people, 679,320 belong to this group. While they make up only 22.091 of the 79,487 inhabitants (or 27.79%) in the cities, 657,229 of the 727,535 inhabitants (or 90.34%) of Adivasi are in rural areas. The most important of these peoples are the Brahmin, Choudhuri / Choudhury, Desai, Gamit (Shah), Panchal, Pancholi, Patel / Patelia and Rana.

In contrast, the proportion of Dalit / casteless people is very low at 8,168 people (or 1.01%).

District population by gender

Contrary to the development in many parts of India, the proportion of the female population has increased sharply in percentage terms over the past decades. While in the majority of areas of the country there is a significant surplus of men, a slight majority of the population in the Tapi district is female.

Distribution of the population by gender in the Tapi district
	1961 census		1971 census		1981 census		1991 census		2001 census		2011 census
	number	proportion of	number	proportion of	number	proportion of	number	proportion of	number	proportion of	number	proportion of
TOTAL	329.134	100.00%	457.502	100.00%	527.971	100.00%	626.979	100.00%	719.634	100.00%	807.022	100.00%
Men	166,939	50.72%	233,792	51.10%	265,495	50.29%	315,477	50.35%	360.467	50.09%	402.188	49.84%
Women	162.195	49.28%	223.710	48.90%	262,476	49.71%	311.502	49.65%	359.167	49.91%	404.834	50.16%

District population by language

A majority of the population speaks several Bhil languages (505,591 people or 70.26%). With the exception of the Taluks Valod (33,506 people or 38.46%), all Taluks (districts) are mostly bilingual. The Taluk Uchchhal achieved the highest value, where 68,521 people (or 93.81%) use a Bhil language.

The most common language is Gamti / Gavit, a Bhil language. Gujarati, the majority language of the state of Gujarat, is only used as a mother tongue by just under 18% of the population. In addition to the languages listed below, there are also Kokna / Kokni / Kukna (another Bhil language; 4,725 speakers) in the Taluka Vyara, Ahirani (a Kandeshi dialect; 3,175 speakers) and Rajasthani (a Hindi dialect; 3,448 speakers), both regionally in the Taluka Nizar, worth mentioning.

The fluctuations in the most widely spoken languages within the talukas (circles) are enormous. Gamti is spoken by 115,483 people (or 56.53%) of the residents of the Taluka, Songadh, as their mother tongue. In the Taluka Nizar, however, it is completely insignificant (0.35%). With Gujarati the deviations are just as huge. In the Talukas Valod (52.40%) and Vyara (18.71%) with 45,655 and 46,744 people respectively, a considerable number, in the Talukas Nizar (6.83%) and Uchchhal (2.41%) a small minority. Bhili / Bhilodi is severely restricted to the Taluka Nizar (41,582 people or 39.46% of the population). Chodhari / Chodri is the most important language in the Taluka Vyara (68,188 people or 27.30% of the population). In the Talukas Nizar and Uchchhal, however, this language is hardly present. The same goes for Vasava / Vasavi. Hardly present in the two talukas Vyara and Valod, in the other three talukas in the three most popular languages. In the Taluka Uchchhal it is with 35,719 people (or 48.90%) in a relative majority.

year	Gamti / Gavit		Gujarati		Chodhari / Chodri		Vasava / Vasavi		Bhili / Bhilodi		Hindi		Konkani		Marathi		Dhodia		Other languages		Total
year	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%
2001	240.335	33.40%	128,990	17.92%	100,946	14.03%	77,579	10.78%	47,677	6.63%	20,021	2.78%	19,196	2.67%	18,865	2.62%	9,508	1.32%	56,517	7.85%	719.634	100.00%
Source: India 2001 census result

Population of the district by confession

The majority of the residents profess Hinduism. The only significant religious minority are the Muslims with around 6 percent of the population. The 11,100 Jainas and the 6,400 Christians are small minorities. The following table shows the exact religious composition of the population:

year	Buddhists		Christians		Hindus		Jainas		Muslims		Sikhs		Other		not specified		Total
year	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%
1991	283	0.05%	25,741	4.11%	584,335	93.20%	1,481	0.24%	14,648	2.34%	141	0.02%	339	0.05%	11	0.00%	626.979	100.00%
2001	857	0.12%	67,429	9.37%	627.994	87.27%	1,849	0.26%	17,546	2.44%	115	0.02%	896	0.12%	2,948	0.41%	719.634	100.00%
2011	1,476	0.18%	52,930	6.56%	725.890	89.95%	1,828	0.23%	22.309	2.76%	239	0.03%	408	0.05%	1,942	0.24%	807.022	100.00%
Source: 1991, 2001 and 2011 census results in India

Population development

As everywhere in India, the population in the Tapi district grew strongly over decades. The increase was 12.14 percent between the last two censuses and is also significant in absolute terms. From 2001 to 2011 the population increased by more than 87,000 people. The following table shows the exact numbers:

Significant places

The most populous town in the district is the main town Vyara with almost 40,000 inhabitants. Another city with more than 10,000 residents is Songadh. There are also two other places with over 5,000 inhabitants.

Distribution urban and rural population

Tapi is one of the very rural districts within the state.

Urban and rural population in the Tapi district
	1991 census		2001 census		2011 census
	number	proportion of	number	proportion of	number	proportion of
TOTAL	626.979	100%	719.634	100%	807.022	100%
CITY	64,374	10.27%	69,515	9.66%	79,487	9.85%
COUNTRY	562,605	89.73%	650.119	90.34%	727.535	90.15%

education

Despite significant efforts, the goal of full literacy has not yet been achieved. There are also huge differences. While around 9 out of 10 men can read and write in the cities, this is the case for only 3 out of 5 people in rural areas. The following table shows the development:

Literacy in Surat District
unit	VZ 1991	2001 census		2011 census
unit	proportion of	number	proportion of	number	proportion of
TOTAL	46.07%	354.064	57.05%	490.036	68.26%
Men	56.08%	205.118	66.23%	269.007	75.44%
Women	35.96%	148.946	47.91%	221.029	61.16%
TOTAL CITY	k.Ang.	48,832	80.07%	59,660	84.67%
City men	k.Ang.	27.097	87.05%	32,273	89.88%
City women	k.Ang.	21,735	72.79%	27,387	79.26%
TOTAL COUNTRY	k.Ang.	305.232	54.54%	430.376	66.47%
Country men	k.Ang.	178.021	63.90%	236.734	73.83%
Country women	k.Ang.	127.211	45.26%	193,642	59.22%

economy

Most of the working population is employed in agriculture. There are only a few significant service companies and industrial companies.

administration

The Tapi district comprises 7 talukas. Since the separation from the Surat district, the Talukas Dolvan and Kukarmunda have been added to the original 5 Talukas. These are:

Dolvan, Kukarmunda, Nizar, Songadh, Uchchal, Valod and Vyara

In the 2011 census, the 4 towns were opposed to a total of 488 villages. 451 of these villages were inhabited. There are now 523 villages.

Web links

Commons : Tapi District - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

21.2 73.066666666667Coordinates: 21 ° 12 ' N , 73 ° 4' E

[1] Result of the 2011 census

[2] ttp://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/maps/administrative_maps/INDIA2011.pdf