Mahisagar district

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Mahisagar district
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Mahisagar district
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Location in Gujarat
Coordinates: 23°9′N73°39′E / 23.150°N 73.650°E / 23.150; 73.650
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Gujarat
HeadquartersLuneshvari
Established15 August 2013
Named for Mahi River
Government
  Type District Panchayat
Area
  Total2,260.64 km2 (872.84 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total994,624
  Density440/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Languages
  Official Gujarati, Hindi, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
389230
Telephone code+912674
Vehicle registration GJ-35
Website mahisagar.nic.in

Mahisagar district is a district in the state of Gujarat in India that came into being on 26 January 2013, becoming the 28th district of the state. The district has been carved out of the Panchmahal district and the Kheda district. District Name Mahisagar given from "Mahi River". [1] Lunawada is the district headquarters of Mahisagar. It started its operation in full-fledged from 15 August 2013.

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Demographics

At the time of the 2011 census, Mahisagar district had a population of 9,94,624, of which 105,987 (10.66%) lived in urban areas. Mahisagar had a sex ratio of 947 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 50,862 (5.11%) and 350,217 (35.21%) of the population respectively. [2] [3]

Religions in Mahisagar district (2011) [4]
ReligionPercent
Hinduism
93.85%
Islam
5.89%
Other or not stated
0.26%

Hindus are in majority with 933,421, while Muslims are 58,546. [4]

Gujarati is the predominant language, spoken by 98.95% of the population. [5]

Politics

DistrictNo.ConstituencyNamePartyRemarks
Mahisagar 122 Lunawada Gulabsinh Chauhan Indian National Congress
123 Santrampur (ST) Dr. Kuberbhai Dindor Bharatiya Janata Party

MoS

Geographic Profile [6]

SR. NOTALUKAAREA (HECTARE)NO. VILLAGEDISTA. FROM DIST. HEAD QUARTERLAND UNDER CULTIVA-TION (HECTARE)FOREST
1 Balasinor 30159474726186.002,559.00
2 Kadana 402551363625449.009,570.00
3Khanpur27833863017710.008,071.00
4 Lunawada 51645243070658.009,146.00
5 Santrampur 547161533230624.0011,060.00
6 Virpur 21456523014483.001,071.00
Total2,26,0647171,85,110.0013,497.20

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