This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Amreli.
Amreli district is one of the 33 administrative districts of the state of Gujarat in western India. The district headquarters are located at Amreli. The district occupies an area of 6,760 km2 and has a population of 1,514,190 of which 22.45% were urban (as of 2011). Amreli is the land of Yogiji Maharaj(Dhari), Danbapu, Sage Muldas, Sage Bhojalrambapa, Sage Muktanand Swami, Magician K.Lal, Zaverchand Megahani's place (Bagasara), Dr. Jivaraj Mehata etc. Amreli covers Dhari Gir National forest sanctuary area. Now it is developing as a Hub of Education.[2]
Amreli district name derives its name from the town of Amreli, which is the headquarters of the district. It is believed that during the year 534 AD, Amreli existed as a city place with name Anumanji. After that the name was Amlik and then Amravati. The ancient Sanskrit name of Amreli was Amarvalli.
Initially, Amreli was a small village with an ancient history, and part of various kingdoms and empires established in the area. It shot into prominence, turning from village to town, when the Marathas began acquiring territory and establishing their reign over the region in 1780s. Besides levying taxes on the other rulers of the Kathiawar Peninsula, the Gaekwads also acquired their own territory and chose Amreli as the headquarters for their "Kathewad Pranth", which included Dwarka mandal. Vithalrao Devaji was appointed the Diwan (1801–1820), and during this period, Amreli grew and prospered. Vithalrao Devaji converted much of the adjoining forest land into farm land to realise revenue and also built the Nagnath Mahadev temple. Later in 1886, under the Gaikwad regime, compulsory and free education policy was adopted in Amreli for the first time. From 18th century to 1959, Dwarika and Okhamandal was part of Gaikwad - Amreli state but after 1959, those two cities were merged with Jamnagar district.
During the British Raj, the Maratha Gaekwad dynasty organised its Baroda State into four administrative prants (equivalent to British Districts), namely Baroda itself, Kadi (the largest), Navsari and Amreli, the smallest.
After independence the district became the part of Bombay State and a separate district in Gujarat State after the bifurcation of Bombay State.
Geography
Amreli has a variety of soils such as Medium black, loamy, sandy, rocky inferior and saline.
Amreli district is industrially backward area. There are some small industries like oil mills spread over the district.
The economy depends upon agriculture. Agro-based industries are also well developed in the district. Mainly groundnut, cotton, sesame, bajri, wheat, and grams are grown therein. Fishery is an important sector in Rajula and Jafrabad talukas.
The district has 4 industrial estates under the GIDC (Gujarat Industrial Development Centres), two of which are in Babra. District has 4822 Small Scale Industries and 5 Medium Scale Industries in which Rs.4947.35 lakh is invested. 16,640 employments are generated through this industrial centres. Pipavav, Jafrabad and Victor ports are situated in the coastal district.
Gems
Gem cutting and polishing industries are located in Babra, while Savar Kundla taluka is famous for its Manual weighing Scales-Electronic Weighing machines across the country. Gold plating units in Bagasara city. The diamond trading industry is also well developed. small gem cutting industry located in Dhari
Mining
Rajula is famous for rajula stones which are famous worldwide.
Ginning
Babra is famous for Ginning industry with more than 50 ginning and pressing factories.
According to the 2011 census Amreli district has a population of 1,514,190,[4] roughly equal to the nation of Gabon[5] or the US state of Hawaii.[6] This gives it a ranking of 329th in India (out of a total of 640).[4]
The district has a population density of 205 inhabitants per square kilometre (530/sq mi) .[4] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 8.59%.[4] Amreli has a sex ratio of 964 females for every 1000 males,[4] and a literacy rate of 74.49%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 8.78% and 0.48% of the population respectively.[4]
Hindus are 93.15% while Muslims are 6.55% of the population.[7]
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 99.01% of the population in the district spoke Gujarati as their first language.[8]
Culture
The most popular temples in the city of Amreli are Nagnath Temple, Gayatri Temple and Shreenathji Haveli. The other tourist places in Amreli district are Tulshishyam-Una(via dhari), Sarkeshvar Mahadev, Balana (Jafarabad), Delvada, Holi-Dharin Nana Visavadar, Vakuni-Dhar, Hanuman Gada, Satadhar,[9] Galadhara-Khodiyar Temple and Khodiyar dam(Dhari). Kankai-banej and diu.ambardi safari park (Dhari) is most tourist attractions place in amreli district.
^ abcdef"District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
^US Directorate of Intelligence. . Archived from the original on June 13, 2007. Retrieved 2011-10-01. Gabon 1,576,665
^. U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-10-19. Retrieved 2011-09-30. Hawaii 1,360,301
^ ab"C-16 Population By Religion - Gujarat". census.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India.
^2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue
^"Satadhar :: Official Website of Shree Satadhar Temple | Shree Aapagiga Ni Jagya, Satadhar, Suarashtra, Gujarat, India". www.satadhar.com.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Amreli district.
Official website
Amreli district collector website
January 10, 2023
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This article is about the district For its eponymous headquarters see Amreli This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Amreli district news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message Amreli district is one of the 33 administrative districts of the state of Gujarat in western India The district headquarters are located at Amreli The district occupies an area of 6 760 km2 and has a population of 1 514 190 of which 22 45 were urban as of 2011 Amreli is the land of Yogiji Maharaj Dhari Danbapu Sage Muldas Sage Bhojalrambapa Sage Muktanand Swami Magician K Lal Zaverchand Megahani s place Bagasara Dr Jivaraj Mehata etc Amreli covers Dhari Gir National forest sanctuary area Now it is developing as a Hub of Education 2 Amreli districtDistrict of GujaratKotadi mountainAmreli District location in Gujarat India Coordinates 21 25 N 71 15 E 21 417 N 71 250 E 21 417 71 250 Coordinates 21 25 N 71 15 E 21 417 N 71 250 E 21 417 71 250Country IndiaStateGujaratRegionSaurashtraHeadquartersAmreliGovernment District CollectorGaurang Makwana IAS District Development OfficerDinesh Gurav IASArea Total7 397 km2 2 856 sq mi Population 2011 1 Total1 514 190 Rank19 of 26 in Gujarat Density200 km2 530 sq mi Summer DST IST UTC 05 30 Websitegujaratindia wbr com Contents 1 Origin of name 2 History 3 Geography 4 Politics 5 Economy 5 1 Gems 5 2 Mining 5 3 Ginning 6 Divisions 7 Demographics 8 Culture 9 Notable people 10 See also 11 References 12 External linksOrigin of name EditAmreli district name derives its name from the town of Amreli which is the headquarters of the district It is believed that during the year 534 AD Amreli existed as a city place with name Anumanji After that the name was Amlik and then Amravati The ancient Sanskrit name of Amreli was Amarvalli History EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed July 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message Initially Amreli was a small village with an ancient history and part of various kingdoms and empires established in the area It shot into prominence turning from village to town when the Marathas began acquiring territory and establishing their reign over the region in 1780s Besides levying taxes on the other rulers of the Kathiawar Peninsula the Gaekwads also acquired their own territory and chose Amreli as the headquarters for their Kathewad Pranth which included Dwarka mandal Vithalrao Devaji was appointed the Diwan 1801 1820 and during this period Amreli grew and prospered Vithalrao Devaji converted much of the adjoining forest land into farm land to realise revenue and also built the Nagnath Mahadev temple Later in 1886 under the Gaikwad regime compulsory and free education policy was adopted in Amreli for the first time From 18th century to 1959 Dwarika and Okhamandal was part of Gaikwad Amreli state but after 1959 those two cities were merged with Jamnagar district During the British Raj the Maratha Gaekwad dynasty organised its Baroda State into four administrative prants equivalent to British Districts namely Baroda itself Kadi the largest Navsari and Amreli the smallest After independence the district became the part of Bombay State and a separate district in Gujarat State after the bifurcation of Bombay State Geography EditAmreli has a variety of soils such as Medium black loamy sandy rocky inferior and saline Politics EditThis section is transcluded from 15th Gujarat Assembly edit history No Constituency Name Party Remarks94 Dhari Jaysukhbhai Kakdiya BJP95 Amreli Kaushik Vekariya BJP96 Lathi Janakbhai Talaviya BJP97 Savarkundla Mahesh Kasvala BJP98 Rajula Hirabhai Solanki BJPEconomy EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed July 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message Amreli district is industrially backward area There are some small industries like oil mills spread over the district The economy depends upon agriculture Agro based industries are also well developed in the district Mainly groundnut cotton sesame bajri wheat and grams are grown therein Fishery is an important sector in Rajula and Jafrabad talukas The district has 4 industrial estates under the GIDC Gujarat Industrial Development Centres two of which are in Babra District has 4822 Small Scale Industries and 5 Medium Scale Industries in which Rs 4947 35 lakh is invested 16 640 employments are generated through this industrial centres Pipavav Jafrabad and Victor ports are situated in the coastal district Gems Edit Gem cutting and polishing industries are located in Babra while Savar Kundla taluka is famous for its Manual weighing Scales Electronic Weighing machines across the country Gold plating units in Bagasara city The diamond trading industry is also well developed small gem cutting industry located in Dhari Mining Edit Rajula is famous for rajula stones which are famous worldwide Ginning Edit Babra is famous for Ginning industry with more than 50 ginning and pressing factories Divisions EditThe district comprises 11 talukas Amreli Babra Dhari Vadia Lathi Lilia Savar Kundla Khambha Rajula Jafrabad BagasaraDemographics EditHistorical populationYearPop p a 1901339 702 1911365 575 0 74 1921363 009 0 07 1931415 110 1 35 1941501 270 1 90 1951576 272 1 40 1961716 720 2 21 1971900 824 2 31 19811 138 394 2 37 19911 308 867 1 41 20011 393 918 0 63 20111 514 190 0 83 source 3 According to the 2011 census Amreli district has a population of 1 514 190 4 roughly equal to the nation of Gabon 5 or the US state of Hawaii 6 This gives it a ranking of 329th in India out of a total of 640 4 The district has a population density of 205 inhabitants per square kilometre 530 sq mi 4 Its population growth rate over the decade 2001 2011 was 8 59 4 Amreli has a sex ratio of 964 females for every 1000 males 4 and a literacy rate of 74 49 Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 8 78 and 0 48 of the population respectively 4 Religions in Amreli district 2011 7 Religion PercentHindus 93 15 Muslims 6 55 Other or not stated 0 30 Hindus are 93 15 while Muslims are 6 55 of the population 7 At the time of the 2011 Census of India 99 01 of the population in the district spoke Gujarati as their first language 8 Culture EditThe most popular temples in the city of Amreli are Nagnath Temple Gayatri Temple and Shreenathji Haveli The other tourist places in Amreli district are Tulshishyam Una via dhari Sarkeshvar Mahadev Balana Jafarabad Delvada Holi Dharin Nana Visavadar Vakuni Dhar Hanuman Gada Satadhar 9 Galadhara Khodiyar Temple and Khodiyar dam Dhari Kankai banej and diu ambardi safari park Dhari is most tourist attractions place in amreli district Notable people EditBhoja Bhagat poet saint Yogiji Maharaj Hindu sadhu and guru Jivraj Narayan Mehta first Chief Minister of Gujarat Ramesh Parekh famous poet of Gujarat Kalapi writer amp poet and was also Thakor of Lathi Kavi Kant poet Manubhai Kotadia politician Muktanand Swami sadhu and paramahansa of Swaminarayan sampraday Savji Dholakia diamond merchant from Surat and the founder of Hari Krishna Exports Pvt Ltd See also EditAmreli SteelsReferences Edit List of districts of Gujarat www census2011 co in Census GIS India Archived from the original on 2007 07 03 Retrieved 2009 08 27 Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901 a b c d e f District Census 2011 Census2011 co in 2011 Retrieved 2011 09 30 US Directorate of Intelligence Country Comparison Population Archived from the original on June 13 2007 Retrieved 2011 10 01 Gabon 1 576 665 2010 Resident Population Data U S Census Bureau Archived from the original on 2013 10 19 Retrieved 2011 09 30 Hawaii 1 360 301 a b C 16 Population By Religion Gujarat census gov in Office of the Registrar General amp Census Commissioner India 2011 Census of India Population By Mother Tongue Satadhar Official Website of Shree Satadhar Temple Shree Aapagiga Ni Jagya Satadhar Suarashtra Gujarat India www satadhar com External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Amreli district Official website Amreli district collector website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Amreli district amp oldid 1126871224, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
