Mahisagar district
District of Gujarat
Temple with a Dome, Kaleshwari
Bottom: Kadana Dam
Location in Gujarat
Location in Gujarat
Coordinates: 23°9′N 73°39′E / 23.150°N 73.650°E / 23.150; 73.650
Country India
StateGujarat
HeadquartersLuneshvari
Established15 August 2013
Named forMahi River
Government
 • TypeDistrict Panchayat
Area
 • Total2,260.64 km2 (872.84 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total994,624
 • Density440/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialGujarati, Hindi, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
389230
Telephone code+912674
Vehicle registrationGJ-35
Websitemahisagar.nic.in

Mahisagar district is a district in the state of Gujarat in India that came into being on 26 January 2013, becoming the 28th district of the state. The district has been carved out of the Panchmahal district and the Kheda district. District Name Mahisagar given from "Mahi River".[1] Lunawada is the district headquarters of Mahisagar. It started its operation in full-fledged from 15 August 2013.

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 census, Mahisagar district had a population of 9,94,624, of which 105,987 (10.66%) lived in urban areas. Mahisagar had a sex ratio of 947 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 50,862 (5.11%) and 350,217 (35.21%) of the population respectively.[2][3]

Religions in Mahisagar district (2011)[4]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 93.85%
Islam
 
 5.89%
Other or not stated
 
 0.26%

Hindus are in majority with 933,421, while Muslims are 58,546.[4]

Gujarati is the predominant language, spoken by 98.95% of the population.[5]

Politics

District No. Constituency Name Party Remarks
Mahisagar 122Lunawada Gulabsinh Chauhan Indian National Congress
123Santrampur (ST) Dr. Kuberbhai Dindor Bharatiya Janata Party

MoS

Geographic Profile[6]

SR. NO TALUKA AREA (HECTARE) NO. VILLAGE DISTA. FROM DIST. HEAD QUARTER LAND UNDER CULTIVA-TION (HECTARE) FOREST
1 Balasinor 30159 47 47 26186.00 2,559.00
2 Kadana 40255 136 36 25449.00 9,570.00
3 Khanpur 27833 86 30 17710.00 8,071.00
4 Lunawada 51645 243 0 70658.00 9,146.00
5 Santrampur 54716 153 32 30624.00 11,060.00
6 Virpur 21456 52 30 14483.00 1,071.00
Total 2,26,064 717 1,85,110.00 13,497.20

References

  1. ↑ "Mahisagar now a district in Gujarat". DNA. 14 August 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  2. ↑ "District Census Hand Book – Kheda" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  3. ↑ "District Census Hand Book – Panchamahal" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  4. 1 2 "Population by Religion - Gujarat". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  5. ↑ "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Gujarat". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  6. ↑ "About Mahisagar". Collectorate - District Mahisagar, GOVERNMENT OF GUJARAT. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
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