Botad district

Botad District is a district of the state of Gujarat, India. It was created on 15 August 2013 from the southwestern part of Ahmedabad District and the northwestern part of Bhavnagar District. Botad consist of four talukas: Botad, Gadhada, Barvala, Ranpur.[2][3] Botad city is the administrative headquarters of the district.[4]

Botad district
District of Gujarat
New Swaminarayan Temple, Gadhada
Location in Gujarat
Country India
StateGujarat
RegionSaurashtra
HeadquartersBotad
Area
 • Total2,564 km2 (990 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total656,005
 • Density260/km2 (660/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialGujarati, Hindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Websitehttps://botad.gujarat.gov.in

This district is surrounded by Bhavnagar District to the southeast, Surendranagar District to the north and northwest, Amreli District to the southwest, Ahmedabad District to the northeast and Rajkot District to the west.[3]

Divisions

Botad District consists of four talukas:[3]

Demographics

The district had a population of 656,005 according to the 2011 census, with an area of 2,564 square kilometres (990 sq mi) and a population density of 255 per square kilometre. 209,542 (31.94%) lived in urban areas. Botad had a sex ratio of 945 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes are 43,270 (6.60%) and 1,298 (0.20%) of the population respectively.[5][6]

Religions in Botad district (2011)[7]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 93.32%
Islam
 
 5.65%
Jainism
 
 0.89%
Other or not stated
 
 0.14%

Hindus were 612,159 while Muslims were 37,066 and Jains 5,835.[7]

Gujarati is the predominant language, spoken by 99.66% of the population.[8]

Politics
No. Constituency Name Party Remarks
106Gadhada (SC) Mahant Tundiya BJP
107Botad Umeshbhai Makwana AAP

Landmarks

Notes and references
  1. Botad District Panchayat, Government of Gujarat
  2. Kapil, Dave (14 August 2013). "7 new districts to start functioning from Independence Day". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 27 September 2014.
  3. "Maps of Gujarat's new 7 districts and changes in existing districts". Desh Gujarat. 13 August 2013. Archived from the original on 16 August 2013.
  4. "Tourist Places | About Botad | About Us | Collectorate - District Botad".
  5. "District Census Hand Book – Bhavnagar" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  6. "District Census Hand Book – Ahmedabad" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  7. "Population by Religion - Gujarat". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  8. "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Gujarat". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  9. http://botaddp.gujarat.gov.in/historical-places-eng.htm
  10. "Congress suffers Rajya Sabha setback in Gujarat as four MLAs resign - The Hindu". The Hindu. Retrieved 7 May 2021.


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