Vav-Tharad district
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Vav-Tharad district | |
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 Interactive Map Outlining Banaskantha and Vav-Tharad District | |
 Location of Vav-Tharad district in Gujarat | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Gujarat |
| Headquarters | Tharad |
| Area | |
• Total | 6,257 km2 (2,416 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 1,380,870 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (570/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Gujarati, Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | GJ 08 |
Vav-Tharad is a district of Gujarat, India. It is located on the eastern side of the Rann of Kutch with its headquarters at the city of Tharad.
Vav-Tharad was carved out from the existing Banaskantha district in January 2025, making the newly existing thirty-fourth district of the Gujarat state of India.[2][3]
Geography
[edit]Vav-Tharad shares its borders with Rajasthan state in the North, Banaskantha district in East, Kutch district in West and Patan district in the South.
Administration
[edit]Talukas
[edit]Municipalities
[edit]- Bhabhar
- Tharad
- Dhanera
- Thara
Demographics
[edit]According to the 2011 census Vav-Tharad district has a population of 1,380,870,[1] roughly equal to the nation of Swaziland.[4] The district has a population density of 220 inhabitants per square kilometre (570/sq mi) .[1]
Politics
[edit]| 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[6] | ||
| 9 | Dhanera | Mavjibhai Desai | Independent | |||
| 10 | Danta (ST) | Kantibhai Kharadi | Indian National Congress | |||
| 11 | Vadgam (SC) | Jignesh Mevani | Indian National Congress | |||
| 12 | Palanpur | Aniket Thaker | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
| 13 | Deesa | Pravin Mali | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
| 14 | Deodar | Keshaji Chauhan | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
| 15 | Kankrej | Amrutji Thakor | Indian National Congress | |||
Notable people
[edit]- Gautam Adani - Owner and Chairman of Adani Enterprises, his ancestors was from Tharad.
- Parbatbhai Patel - former MP from Tharad.
- Shankar Chaudhary - Current MLA from Tharad.
- Nathabhai Patel - Former MLA of Dhanera Assembly constituency.
- Shankar Chaudhary - Speaker of Gujarat Legislative Assembly & Chairman of Banas Dairy and Banas Bank.
References
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- ^ a b c "District Census Hand Book – Banas Kantha" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^ "Since formation of Gujarat, seventh time a new district has been formed". english.gujaratsamachar.com. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
- ^ DeshGujarat (2025-01-01). "Vav - Tharad to become 34th district of Gujarat; Govt announces decision". DeshGujarat. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Population by Religion - Gujarat". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
- ^ 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.
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