Tapi district

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Tapi district
District of Gujarat
River in Tapi district
River in Tapi district
Map
Interactive Map Outlining Tapi District
Location of district in Gujarat
Location of district in Gujarat
Coordinates: 21°7′12″N 73°24′0″E / 21.12000°N 73.40000°E / 21.12000; 73.40000
Country India
StateGujarat
HeadquartersVyara
Government
 • BodyNagar Palika
Area
 • Total
3,139 km2 (1,212 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
807,022
 • Density260/km2 (670/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialGujarati, Hindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Area code(s)02624, 02625, 02626, 02628
Vehicle registrationGJ 26
Websitetapi.nic.in

Tapi district is one of the 33 districts of Gujarat state in western India. It has seven talukas Vyara, Songadh, Nizar, Valod, Uchhal, Dolavan, Kukarmunda. Vyara town is the district headquarters. Tapi has 523 villages and two municipalities. The district was formed in 2007 out of some talukas that were separated from Surat district.[1]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901155,894—    
1911166,720+0.67%
1921167,361+0.04%
1931183,989+0.95%
1941221,965+1.89%
1951263,380+1.73%
1961329,134+2.25%
1971457,502+3.35%
1981527,971+1.44%
1991626,979+1.73%
2001719,634+1.39%
2011807,022+1.15%
source:[2]

According to the 2011 census, Tapi district has a population of 807,022,[3] roughly equal to the nation of Comoros[4] or the US state of South Dakota.[5] This gives it a ranking of 484th in India (out of a total of 640).[3] The district has a population density of 234 inhabitants per square kilometre (610/sq mi) .[3] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 12.07%.[3] Tapi has a sex ratio of 1004 females for every 1000 males,[3] and a literacy rate of 69.23%. 9.85% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 1.01% and 84.18% of the population respectively.[3]

Religions in Tapi district (2011)[6]
Hinduism
 
 89.95%
Christianity
 
 6.56%
Islam
 
 2.76%
Other or not stated
 
 0.73%
Distribution of religions
Languages of Tapi district (2011)[7]
  1. Gujarati (49.09%)
  2. Gamit (14.53%)
  3. Bhili (9.96%)
  4. Vasavi (8.02%)
  5. Chodri (5.96%)
  6. Hindi (2.86%)
  7. Marathi (2.86%)
  8. Kukna (1.96%)
  9. Others (4.76%)

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 49.09% of the population in the district spoke Gujarati, 14.53% Gamit, 9.96% Bhili, 8.02% Vasava, 5.96% Chaudhari, 2.86% Hindi, 2.86% Marathi and 1.96% Kukna as their first language.[7]

Politics

This section is transcluded from 15th Gujarat Assembly. (edit | history)
District No. Constituency Name Party Remarks
Tapi 171 Vyara (ST) Mohanbhai Konkani Bharatiya Janata Party
172 Nizar (ST) Dr. Jairam Gamit Bharatiya Janata Party

Notable persons

  1. Suresh Joshi (1921–1986) Writer and academic. Born in Valod.[8]
  2. Amarsinh Bhilabhai Chaudhary, Former Chief Minister of Gujarat (July 1985 to December 1989)

Tourism

The District shares Purna Wildlife Sanctuary with the Districts of Dang and Nandurbar, the latter of which is in Maharashtra. The sanctuary is a part of the Dangs' Forest.[9][10]

References

  1. ^ "About Tapi". Government of Gujarat.
  2. ^ Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
  3. ^ a b c d e f "District Census Hand Book – Tapi" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  4. ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2011. Comoros 794,683 July 2011 est.
  5. ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 30 September 2011. South Dakota 814,180
  6. ^ "Population by Religion - Gujarat". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  7. ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Gujarat". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  8. ^ Mohan, Sarala Jag, Chapter 4: "Twentieth-Century Gujarati Literature" (Google books link), in Natarajan, Nalini, and Emanuel Sampath Nelson, editors, Handbook of Twentieth-century Literatures of India, Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Publishing Group, 1996, ISBN 978-0-313-28778-7, retrieved 10 December 2008
  9. ^ "Mahal Eco Campsite". Gujarat Tourism. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  10. ^ Trivedi, Pranav; Soni, V. C. (2006). "Significant bird records and local extinctions in Purna and Ratanmahal Wildlife Sanctuaries, Gujarat, India" (PDF). Forktail. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
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