Gir Somnath district

<h2 id="demographics">Demographics</h2>
<p>At the time of the 2011 census, Gir-Somnath district has a population of 1,217,477, of which 333,009 (27.35%) lived in urban areas. Gir-Somnath had a sex ratio of 964 females per 1000 males. <a href="/facts/Scheduled_Castes_and_Scheduled_Tribes/e2tKbqeM">Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes</a> made up 113,822 (9.35%) and 17,761 (1.46%) of the population respectively.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a>
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<table><tbody><tr><th colspan="5">Religions in Gir Somnath district (2011)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2">Religion</td><td></td><td colspan="2">Percent</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Hinduism/oxV9YvQh">Hinduism</a></td><td> </td><td colspan="2">86.14%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Gujarati_Muslims/MbWCPLC4">Islam</a></td><td> </td><td colspan="2">13.52%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">Other or not stated</td><td> </td><td colspan="2">0.34%</td></tr></tbody></table>

<p>Hindus are 1,048,741 (86.14%) and <a href="/facts/Muslims/W2ukq4pg">Muslims</a> 164,520 (13.52%) of the population respectively.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a>
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<p>At the time of the 2011 census 96.09% of the population spoke <a href="/facts/Gujarati_language/kGKRRbwe">Gujarati</a> and 1.70% <a href="/facts/Hindi/n1QIEeCC">Hindi</a> as their first language.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a>
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<h2 id="politics">Politics</h2>
<p class="note">This section is transcluded from <a href="/facts/15th_Gujarat_Assembly/kgNoeFBp">15th Gujarat Assembly</a>. (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=15th_Gujarat_Assembly&action=edit">edit</a> | <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=15th_Gujarat_Assembly&action=history">history</a>)</p>  
<table><tbody><tr><th>District</th><th>No.</th><th>Constituency</th><th>Name</th><th colspan="2">Party</th><th>Remarks</th></tr><tr><td rowspan="4">Gir Somnath</td><td>90</td><td><a href="/facts/Somnath_Assembly_constituency/5TaNxbAe">Somnath</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Vimal_Chudasama/XJv2C03R">Vimal Chudasama</a></td><td></td><td scope="row"><a href="/facts/Indian_National_Congress/Im1gQksb">Indian National Congress</a></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>91</td><td><a href="/facts/Talala_Assembly_constituency/FoIH3pGJ">Talala</a></td><td>Bhagabhai Barad</td><td></td><td scope="row"><a href="/facts/Bharatiya_Janata_Party/raIzUjH5">Bharatiya Janata Party</a></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>92</td><td><a href="/facts/Kodinar_Assembly_constituency/nU6GT43g">Kodinar</a> (SC)</td><td><a href="/facts/Pradyuman_Vaja/mwHKXekQ">Pradyuman Vaja</a></td><td></td><td scope="row"><a href="/facts/Bharatiya_Janata_Party/raIzUjH5">Bharatiya Janata Party</a></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>93</td><td><a href="/facts/Una_(Gujarat_Vidhan_Sabha_constituency)/Uhe8ocr8">Una</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Kalubhai_Rathod/MYCfpyHG">Kalubhai Rathod</a></td><td></td><td scope="row"><a href="/facts/Bharatiya_Janata_Party/raIzUjH5">Bharatiya Janata Party</a></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
<h2 id="villages">Villages</h2>

<ul><li><a href="/facts/Amodra/dD6fvrPu">Amodra</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Bhuvavada/rDRcG2sg">Bhuvavada</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Delwada/Rj12DYUI">Delwada</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Matana%2c_Gir_Somnath/kaQvoASL">Matana</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Supasi/gj2Dpowj">Supasi</a></li>
<li>Malgam</li>
<li>Gangetha</li></ul>

<ul><li><a href="/facts/Sasan_Gir/3UmaPq99">Sasan Gir</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Somnath_temple/HDbv6Fv8">Somnath temple</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Veraval/z6op1bdF">Veraval</a></li>
<li>Veraval Chowpati</li></ul>
<h2 id="notes-and-references">Notes and references</h2>

<h2 id="external-links">External links</h2>

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<ul><li><a href="https://girsomnath.nic.in/">Official website</a></li>
<li> Geographic data related to <a href="https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/8258731">Gir Somnath district</a> at <a href="/facts/OpenStreetMap/Hd3yejum">OpenStreetMap</a></li></ul>

<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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<li id="fn:1"><p>"Promises Delivered! Gujarat Cabinet approves creation of 7 New Districts and 22 New Talukas". Narendra Modi. 25 January 2013. Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. <a href="http://www.narendramodi.in/promises-delivered-gujarat-cabinet-approves-creation-of-7-new-districts-and-22-new-talukas/" target="_blank">http://www.narendramodi.in/promises-delivered-gujarat-cabinet-approves-creation-of-7-new-districts-and-22-new-talukas/</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:2"><p>"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. <a href="http://deshgujarat.com/2013/08/13/maps-of-gujarats-new-7-districts-and-changes-in-existing-districts/" target="_blank">http://deshgujarat.com/2013/08/13/maps-of-gujarats-new-7-districts-and-changes-in-existing-districts/</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:3"><p>"About Gir Somnath - Collectorate - District Gir Somnath". Archived from the original on 20 July 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2017. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180720165552/https://girsomnath.gujarat.gov.in/about-gir-somnath" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20180720165552/https://girsomnath.gujarat.gov.in/about-gir-somnath</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:4"><p>"About Gir Somnath - Collectorate - District Gir Somnath". Archived from the original on 20 July 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2017. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180720165552/https://girsomnath.gujarat.gov.in/about-gir-somnath" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20180720165552/https://girsomnath.gujarat.gov.in/about-gir-somnath</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:5"><p>"District Census Hand Book – Junagadh" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. <a href="https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/384/download/1184/DH_2011_2412_PART_A_DCHB_JUNAGADH.pdf" target="_blank">https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/384/download/1184/DH_2011_2412_PART_A_DCHB_JUNAGADH.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:6"><p>"Population by Religion - Gujarat". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011. <a href="https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11373/download/14486/DDW24C-01%20MDDS.XLS" target="_blank">https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11373/download/14486/DDW24C-01%20MDDS.XLS</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:7"><p>"Population by Religion - Gujarat". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011. <a href="https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11373/download/14486/DDW24C-01%20MDDS.XLS" target="_blank">https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11373/download/14486/DDW24C-01%20MDDS.XLS</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:8"><p>"Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Gujarat". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. <a href="https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10212/download/13324/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-2700.XLSX" target="_blank">https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10212/download/13324/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-2700.XLSX</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:9"><p>Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Kathiawar (Public Domain text). Vol. VIII. Printed at the Government Central Press, Bombay. 1884. p. 400. <a href="https://archive.org/details/1884GazetteerByBombayPresidencyVol8Kathiawar349D" target="_blank">https://archive.org/details/1884GazetteerByBombayPresidencyVol8Kathiawar349D</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
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