Tapi (district)
Tapi district | |
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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 | |||||||||||
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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 | |||||||||
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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 | ||
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
Individual evidence
- ^ Result of the 2011 census
- ↑ http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/maps/administrative_maps/INDIA2011.pdf
Coordinates: 21 ° 12 ' N , 73 ° 4' E