Vav-Tharad district

Vav-Tharad district
District of Gujarat
Top: Tharad Town Bottom: Nadabet Seema Darshan Gate in Nadabet
Map of Vav-Tharad district in Gujarat
Country	India
State	Gujarat
Region	North Gujarat
Headquarters	Tharad
Talukas	Vav Tharad Suigam Lakhani Diyodar Bhabhar Rah dharnidhar (dhima)
Area
• Total	6,257 km2 (2,416 sq mi)
Population  (2011) [1]
• Total	1,380,870
• Density	220.7/km2 (571.6/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Gujarati, Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	GJ 40

Vav-Tharad district is a district of Gujarat, India. It is located on the eastern side of the Rann of Kutch and southern side of the Rajasthan State touches its borders, its headquarters is at the city of Tharad.

Vav-Tharad was carved out from the existing Banaskantha district on a 2 October 2025, making the newly existing thirty-fourth district of the Gujarat state of India. ^{[2] [3]}

Geography

The district is surrounded by Kutch district in the west, Banaskantha district in the east and Patan district in the south and the state of Rajasthan in the north. The West Banas River flows through its southern parts. There is an 800 year old temple of Lord Shiva in Ujjanwada village and there is a Ganga Kund where the Matri Pitr Tarpan ceremony is performed. The importance of this village is considered as sacred as Kashi Vishwanath, Somnath and Siddhapur.

Administrative Divisions

Vav-Tharad district comprises eight Talukas:

• Vav
• Tharad
• Suigam
• Lakhni
• Diyodar
• Bhabhar
• Dharnidhar
• Rah

AndTwo Municipalities such as:

• Bhabhar
• Tharad

Its headquarters is the city of Tharad which, together with Vav, is also a significant tourist destination. Important religious sites are available such as Nandevi Temple at Tharad and Nadeshwari Mata Temple at Nadabet. ^[4]

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Vav-Tharad district has a population of 1,380,870, ^[1] roughly equal to the nation of Swaziland. ^[5] The district has a population density of 220 inhabitants per square kilometre (570/sq mi) . ^[1]

Religions in Vav-Tharad district (2011) [6]
Religion			Percent
Hinduism			97.24%
Islam			2.21%
Other or not stated			0.52%

Politics

This section is transcluded from 15th Gujarat Assembly. (edit | history)

District	No.	Constituency	Name	Party		Remarks
Banaskantha & Vav-Tharad	7	Vav	Geniben Thakor		Indian National Congress	Elected to 18th Loksabha
			Swarupji Thakor		Bharatiya Janata Party	Elected on 23 November 2024
	8	Tharad	Shankarbhai Chaudhary		Bharatiya Janata Party	Speaker [7]
	9	Dhanera	Mavjibhai Desai		Independent
	10	Danta (ST)	Kantibhai Kharadi		Indian National Congress
	11	Vadgam (SC)	Jignesh Mevani
	12	Palanpur	Aniket Thakar		Bharatiya Janata Party
	13	Deesa	Pravin Mali
	14	Deodar	Keshaji Chauhan
	15	Kankrej	Amrutbhai Thakor		Indian National Congress

Notable people

• Gautam Adani - Owner and Chairman of Adani Enterprises, his ancestors was from tharad
• Geniben Thakor - Member of Parliament Banaskantha & Vav-Tharad
• Babubhai Desai Member of Parliament Rajya Sabha Gujarat Former MLA * Kankrej_Assembly_constituency
• Parbatbhai Patel - former MP from Banaskantha.
• Shankar Chaudhary- MLA from Tharad Assembly constituency.
• Mavji Desai -MLA of Dhanera Assembly constituency.
• Shankar Chaudhary - Speaker of Gujarat Legislative Assembly & Chairman of Banas Dairy and Banas Bank.
• Govabhai_Hamirabhai_Rabari former MLA of Dhanera Assembly constituency

References

1. "District Census Hand Book – Banas Kantha" (PDF). Census of India . Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
2. "Since formation of Gujarat, seventh time a new district has been formed". english.gujaratsamachar.com. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
3. DeshGujarat (2025-01-01). "Vav - Tharad to become 34th district of Gujarat; Govt announces decision". DeshGujarat. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
4. "બનાસકાંઠા જીલ્લા પંચાયત | જીલ્લા વિષે | જોવાલાયક સ્થળો | નડેશ્વરી માતાનું મંદિર". banaskanthadp.gujarat.gov.in. Archived from the original on 2011-08-29. Retrieved 2018-12-17.
5. US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on June 13, 2007. Retrieved 2011-10-01. Swaziland 1,133,066 July 2011 est.
6. "Population by Religion - Gujarat". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
7. PTI (2022-12-15). "Gujarat's former State minister Shankar Chaudhary set to become next Assembly Speaker". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 2022-12-15.