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
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. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes are 43,270 and 1,298 which is 6.60% and 0.20% of the population respectively.[5][6]

Religions in Botad district (2011)[7]
Religion Percent
Hindus
93.32%
Muslims
5.65%
Jains
0.89%
Other or not stated
0.14%

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

At the time of the 2011 census 99.65% of the population spoke Gujarati as their first language.[8]

Points of Interest in District

  • Salangpur Hanumanji Temple [Shri Kashtabhanjan Hanumanji Temple and BAPS Swaminarayan Temple]- Gadhada is among the more prominent centres in the Swaminarayan Sampraday.
  • Shree Swaminarayan Temple, Gadhada - old temple initiated by Lord Swaminarayan himself; and the massive new one built by BAPS gadi
  • Bhimnath Mahadev - at Bhimnath, Polarpur is an ancient temple, associated with mythology of Mahabharata times [across border with Ahmedabad district]. The temple is small and housed in the middle of a River path, which gets flooded during monsoon.[9]
  • With in the Botad city - Shree Swaminarayna mandir located Inside Nagalpar gate in the city centre is big and popular. Swaminarayan temple built by BAPS gadi in Sahjanand Society is located little easterly Nagalpar gate. There is another popular Swaminarayan Temple with an associated Gurukul in Mangal Para, located south-westerly in the outskirts. Also there are few other smaller Swaminarayan temples in the city. Virateshvar Mahadev Temple is located easterly in the outskirts.

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