Sabarkantha district
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Sabarkantha is a district in Northeast of Gujarat state of India.
[edit] Geography and political facts
The administrative headquarters of the district is Himmatnagar, about 80 km from Ahmedabad. Sabarkantha District has a population of 2,082,531 of which 10.81% were urban as of 2001. [1] It covers an area of 7,390 km².
Sabarkantha District is bounded by Rajasthan state to the northeast, Banaskantha and Mehsana districts to the west, Gandhinagar and Kheda districts to the south and Panchmahal District to the east.
[edit] Towns
The major towns in Sabarkantha are:
- Akrund
- Himmatnagar
- Idar - ancient fort
- Shamlaji - pilgrim center
- Khedbrahma - pilgrim center
- Modasa
- Dhansura
- Meghraj
- Bhiloda
- Vadali
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