This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Vadodara.

Vadodara district, also known as Baroda district, is situated in the eastern part of the state of Gujarat in western India. The administrative headquarters of the district is the city of Vadodara (Baroda). The district covers an area of 7,794 km2 and had a population of 4,165,626 as of 2011. Out of this population, 49.6% were urban, 50.4% were rural, 5.3% were Scheduled Castes and 27.6% were Scheduled Tribes.[6] As of 2011, Vadodara district is the third most populous district of Gujarat, out of 33 districts in the state.[7]

Climate

The Vadodara district has a dry climate and three distinct seasons, namely summer, winter and monsoon.

Divisions

Districts of central Gujarat

Vadodara is divided into 2 Prants:[8]

  1. Vadodara
  2. Dabhoi

Vadodara is divided into 8 talukas:[8]

  1. Dabhoi
  2. Karjan
  3. Padra
  4. Savli
  5. Sinor
  6. Vadodara City
  7. Vadodara Rural
  8. Waghodia

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901575,650—    
1911679,540+1.67%
1921736,050+0.80%
1931856,580+1.53%
19411,019,524+1.76%
19511,181,782+1.49%
19611,490,144+2.35%
19711,936,523+2.65%
19812,509,431+2.63%
19913,038,127+1.93%
20013,641,802+1.83%
20114,165,626+1.35%
source:[9]

According to the 2011 census Vadodara district has a population of 4,165,626,[1] The district has a population density of 551 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,430/sq mi) .[1] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 14.16%.[1] Vadodara has a sex ratio of 934 females for every 1000 males.[1] It has a literacy rate of 81.21% in 2011, a ten percentage points increase in 10 years.[1]

The divided district has a population of 3,093,795, of which 1,993,356 (64.43%) lived in urban areas. The divided district had a sex ratio of 923 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 196,350 (6.35%) and 293,039 (9.47%) of the population respectively.[1]

Religion

Religions in Vadodara district (2011)[10]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 86.59%
Islam
 
 11.12%
Jainism
 
 1.75%
Christianity
 
 0.65%
Other or not stated
 
 0.49%

Hindus were 3,640,856 (86.59%), while Muslims were 450,357 (11.12%), Jains 75,355 (1.75%) and Christians 23,229 (0.60%).[10]

Language

Languages of Vadodara district (2011)[11]

  Gujarati (81.97%)
  Hindi (9.64%)
  Marathi (4.51%)
  Sindhi (1.11%)
  Others (2.77%)

At the time of the 2011 census, 81.97% of the population spoke Gujarati, 9.64% Hindi, 4.51% Marathi and 1.11% Sindhi as their first language.[11]

Politics

This section is transcluded from 15th Gujarat Assembly. ( | history)
District No. Constituency Name Party Remarks
Vadodara 135 Savli Ketan Inamdar Bharatiya Janata Party
136 Vaghodiya Dharmendrasinh Vaghela Independent Resigned on 24 January 2024[12]
Vacant
Vadodara 140 Dabhoi Shailesh Mehta Bharatiya Janata Party
141 Vadodara City (SC) Manisha Vakil Bharatiya Janata Party
142 Sayajigunj Keyur Rokadiya Bharatiya Janata Party
143 Akota Chaitanya Desai Bharatiya Janata Party
144 Raopura Balkrushna Shukla Bharatiya Janata Party
145 Manjalpur Yogesh Patel Bharatiya Janata Party
146 Padra Chaitanyasinh Zala Bharatiya Janata Party
147 Karjan Akshay Patel Bharatiya Janata Party

Ecology

The Wadhvana Wetland located near Dabhoi Taluka here is a wetland that was designated as a Ramsar wetland site on 2021.[13]

Notable personalities

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "District Census Hand Book – Vadodara" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  2. ^ "Districts of Gujarat".
  3. ^ "About Vadodara".
  4. ^ "List of Gujarat Lok Sabha Members". Lok Sabha. Archived from the original on 2007-10-14. Retrieved 2007-06-30.
  5. ^ "List of Vadodara District MLAs". Gujarat Vidhan Sabha. Retrieved 2007-06-30.
  6. ^ "Vadodara District Population, Caste, Religion Data (Gujarat) – Census 2011". Census India.
  7. ^ "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
  8. ^ a b "Collectorate of Vadodara". Vadodara District Collectorate. Retrieved 2007-06-30.
  9. ^ Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
  10. ^ a b "Population by Religion - Gujarat". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  11. ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Gujarat". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  12. ^ "Gujarat : Independent MLA Dharmendrasinh Vaghela Joins BJP Ahead Of Lok Sabha Elections". The Blunt Times. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  13. ^ "Gujarat: Thol, Wadhwana in Ramsar's list of wetlands of international importance". Retrieved 13 September 2022.

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