Gir Somnath

Gir Somnath is a district of Gujarat, India. It is located on the southern corner of the Kathiawar peninsula with its headquarters at the City Of Somnath.

Gir Somnath
District of Gujarat
The famed Somnath temple, a Hindu pilgrimage sites is located in Gir Somnath
Location of district in Gujarat
Country India
StateGujarat
RegionSaurashtra
HeadquartersSomnath
Area
[1]
 • Total3,755 km2 (1,450 sq mi)
Population
 (2011[1])
 • Total1,217,477
 • Density320/km2 (840/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialGujarati, Hindi, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationGJ 32
Websitegirsomnath.nic.in

Gir Somnath was split from Junagadh district in August 2013, when seven new districts came into existence in Gujarat.[2][3]

Veraval, Talala, Sutrapada, Kodinar, Una and Gir-Gadhada are the talukas of Gir Somnath.[4]

The Gir Forest is a home of many wildlife creatures including lions, deer, and monkeys. Asiatic Lions can be only be found in the Gir Forest.[4]

Demographics
Religions in Gir Somnath (2011)[5]
Religion Percent
Hindus
 
 86.14%
Muslims
 
 13.52%
Other or not stated
 
 0.34%

The district has a population of 1,217,477 at the time of the 2011 census. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes are 113,822 and 17,761 which is 9.35% and 1.46% of the population respectively. Hindus are 1,048,741, Muslims are 164,520 which is 86.14% and 13.52% of the population respectively.[6]

At the time of the 2011 census 96.09% of the population spoke Gujarati and 1.70% Hindi as their first language.[7]

See also

Notes and references
  1. Industrial Potentiality Survey Report of Gir Somnath [2016-17
  2. "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.
  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. About Gir Somnath - Collectorate - District Gir Somnath
  5. "C-16 Population By Religion - Gujarat". census.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India.
  6. "Gujarat district census - Junagadh" (PDF). Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue

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