Anand district

Anand
—  district  —
District of central Gujarat
Coordinates
Country India
State Gujarat
Population

Density

1,856,872 (2001)

396 /km2 (1,026 /sq mi)

Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)
Area 4,690 square kilometres (1,810 sq mi)

Anand District is an administrative district of Gujarat state in western India. It was carved out of the Kheda district in 1997. Anand is the administrative headquarters of the district. It is bounded by Kheda District to the north, Vadodara District to the east, Ahmedabad District to the west, and the Gulf of Cambay to the south. The district had a population of 1,856,872 of which 27.36% were urban as of 2001.[1] Major towns are Khambhat, Tarapur, Petlad and Sojitra.

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Demographics

According to the 2011 census Anand district has a population of 2,090,276,[2] roughly equal to the nation of Macedonia[3] or the US state of New Mexico.[4] This gives it a ranking of 219th in India (out of a total of 640).[2] The district has a population density of 711 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,840 /sq mi) .[2] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 12.57 %.[2] Anand has a sex ratio of 921 females for every 1000 males,[2] and a literacy rate of 85.79 %.[2]

economy

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Points of interest

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References

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  2. ^ a b c d e f "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php. Retrieved 2011-09-30. 
  3. ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html. Retrieved 2011-10-01. "Macedonia 2,077,328 July 2011 est." 
  4. ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php. Retrieved 2011-09-30. "New Mexico - 2,059,179" 
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