Banaskantha district is one of the thirty-three districts of the Gujaratstate of India. The administrative headquarters of the district is at Palanpur which is also its largest city. The district is located in the Northeast of Gujarat and is presumably named after the West Banas River which runs through the valley between Mount Abu and Aravalli Range, flowing to the plains of Gujarat in this region and towards the Rann of Kutch.[2] The district is famous for the Ambaji temple which draws many tourists.[3] It covers an area of 12703 km2 and is the second largest district in the state.
The villages of Idar and Abu are also situated in Banaskantha. This place is also where the Aravalli Mountain range is located.
Economyedit
The economy of the district is based on agro & food Processing, tourism, textile, and mineral based industries (ceramics). The food processing industry in the district has attracted 57% of the total investment in the district over the last two decades. The district ranks first in the Country in milk production, the Asia's Largest Dairy Cooperative under the Brandname of AMUL is Banaskantha District Cooperative Milk Producers' Union Ltd., Palanpur known as Banas Dairy procuring almost 59,58,134 Lit. Milk on 15.01.2018 as Peak receipt. The Banaskantha is also first District having highest Cold Supply Chain of Milk by installing 1280 bulk milk chilling units procuring almost >90% milk as raw chilled milk & rest 10% in cans. Banaskantha District has 1,060 village dairy cooperatives. Societies certified as per ISO 9001 : QMS Standard. The district ranks first in the state in the production of vegetables contributing nearly 17.67% to the total vegetable production of Gujarat. It is the largest producer of potatoes in the state. Bajri, Maize, Tobacco, Castor oil, Jowar, Psyllium are the other major crops of the district. It is also one of the leading producers of Isabgul (Psyllium husk) in the country. It is also the 3rd largest producer of oil seeds in the state after Junagadh district and Jamnagar district.
The district has rich mineral reserves including limestone, marble, granite, building stone, and china clay. It accounts for almost the entire marble reserves (99.3%) of Gujarat and contributes about 15% to the total production of limestone in the state.
Banaskantha District Central Co-operative Bank is one of the most important banks of Gujarat.
In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Banaskantha one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).[5] It is one of the six districts in Gujarat currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[5]
According to the 2011 census Banaskantha district has a population of 3,120,506,[1] roughly equal to the nation of Mongolia[7] or the US state of Iowa.[8] This gives it a ranking of 111th in India (out of a total of 640).[1] The district has a population density of 290 inhabitants per square kilometre (750/sq mi) .[1] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 24.43%.[1] Banaskantha has a sex ratio of 936 females for every 1000 males,[1] and a literacy rate of 66.39%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 10.49% and 9.11% of the population respectively.[1]
Galbabhai Nanjibhai Patel(Chaudhary), Social Leader of Banaskantha District (Founder Chairman of Banas Dairy and well known Personality among Farmers community of Banaskantha and North Gujarat)
Parbatbhai Patel(Chaudhary), Politician [MP from Banaskantha; Former Minister of State Water Resources (Independent Charge), Water Supply, Government of Gujarat]
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^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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banaskantha, district, thirty, three, districts, gujarat, state, india, administrative, headquarters, district, palanpur, which, also, largest, city, district, located, northeast, gujarat, presumably, named, after, west, banas, river, which, runs, through, val. Banaskantha district is one of the thirty three districts of the Gujarat state of India The administrative headquarters of the district is at Palanpur which is also its largest city The district is located in the Northeast of Gujarat and is presumably named after the West Banas River which runs through the valley between Mount Abu and Aravalli Range flowing to the plains of Gujarat in this region and towards the Rann of Kutch 2 The district is famous for the Ambaji temple which draws many tourists 3 It covers an area of 12703 km2 and is the second largest district in the state Banaskantha districtDistrict of GujaratClockwise from top left Kirti Stambha in Palanpur Gabbar Temple in Ambaji Mokeshwar Dam fields in Vadgam Manibhadra Jain Temple in MagarwadaInteractive Map Outlining Banaskantha DistrictLocation of Banaskantha district in GujaratCoordinates 24 10 23 N 72 25 53 E 24 17306 N 72 43139 E 24 17306 72 43139Country IndiaStateGujaratHeadquartersPalanpurArea Total12 703 km2 4 905 sq mi Population 2011 1 Total3 120 506 Rank111 of 640 in India5 of 26 in Gujarat Density250 km2 640 sq mi Languages OfficialGujarati HindiTime zoneUTC 5 30 IST Vehicle registrationGJ 08Websitebanaskantha wbr nic wbr in Contents 1 Geography 2 taluka 3 Villages 4 Economy 5 Demographics 5 1 Language 6 Politics 7 Notable people 8 References 9 External linksGeography editBanaskantha shares its borders with Rajasthan state in the North Sabarkantha district in East Kutch district in West and Patan district and Mehsana district in the South taluka editVillages editThe villages of Idar and Abu are also situated in Banaskantha This place is also where the Aravalli Mountain range is located Economy editThe economy of the district is based on agro amp food Processing tourism textile and mineral based industries ceramics The food processing industry in the district has attracted 57 of the total investment in the district over the last two decades The district ranks first in the Country in milk production the Asia s Largest Dairy Cooperative under the Brandname of AMUL is Banaskantha District Cooperative Milk Producers Union Ltd Palanpur known as Banas Dairy procuring almost 59 58 134 Lit Milk on 15 01 2018 as Peak receipt The Banaskantha is also first District having highest Cold Supply Chain of Milk by installing 1280 bulk milk chilling units procuring almost gt 90 milk as raw chilled milk amp rest 10 in cans Banaskantha District has 1 060 village dairy cooperatives Societies certified as per ISO 9001 QMS Standard The district ranks first in the state in the production of vegetables contributing nearly 17 67 to the total vegetable production of Gujarat It is the largest producer of potatoes in the state Bajri Maize Tobacco Castor oil Jowar Psyllium are the other major crops of the district It is also one of the leading producers of Isabgul Psyllium husk in the country It is also the 3rd largest producer of oil seeds in the state after Junagadh district and Jamnagar district The district has rich mineral reserves including limestone marble granite building stone and china clay It accounts for almost the entire marble reserves 99 3 of Gujarat and contributes about 15 to the total production of limestone in the state Banaskantha District Central Co operative Bank is one of the most important banks of Gujarat It has got prestigious State Agricultural University Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University Sardarkrushinagar 4 The main agriculture is of Bajra crops In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Banaskantha one of the country s 250 most backward districts out of a total of 640 5 It is one of the six districts in Gujarat currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme BRGF 5 Demographics editHistorical populationYearPop p a 1901437 072 1911418 450 0 43 1921440 891 0 52 1931477 341 0 80 1941548 737 1 40 1951696 367 2 41 1961899 989 2 60 19711 146 159 2 45 19811 514 121 2 82 19911 981 513 2 73 20012 504 244 2 37 20113 120 506 2 22 source 6 According to the 2011 census Banaskantha district has a population of 3 120 506 1 roughly equal to the nation of Mongolia 7 or the US state of Iowa 8 This gives it a ranking of 111th in India out of a total of 640 1 The district has a population density of 290 inhabitants per square kilometre 750 sq mi 1 Its population growth rate over the decade 2001 2011 was 24 43 1 Banaskantha has a sex ratio of 936 females for every 1000 males 1 and a literacy rate of 66 39 Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 10 49 and 9 11 of the population respectively 1 Religions in Banaskantha district 2011 9 Religion PercentHinduism 92 62 Islam 6 84 Other or not stated 0 54 Language edit Languages of Banaskantha district 2011 10 Gujarati 96 35 Hindi 0 91 Marwari 0 60 Others 2 74 According to the 2011 Census of India 96 35 of the population in the district spoke Gujarati and 0 91 Hindi as their first language 10 Politics editThis section is transcluded from 15th Gujarat Assembly edit history District No Constituency Name Party RemarksBanaskantha 7 Vav Geniben Thakor Indian National Congress8 Tharad Shankarbhai Chaudhary Bharatiya Janata Party Speaker 11 9 Dhanera Mavjibhai Desai Independent10 Danta ST Kantibhai Kharadi Indian National Congress11 Vadgam SC Jignesh Mevani Indian National Congress12 Palanpur Aniket Thaker Bharatiya Janata Party13 Deesa Pravin Mali Bharatiya Janata Party14 Deodar Keshaji Chauhan Bharatiya Janata Party15 Kankrej Amrutji Thakor Indian National CongressNotable people editGalbabhai Nanjibhai Patel Chaudhary Social Leader of Banaskantha District Founder Chairman of Banas Dairy and well known Personality among Farmers community of Banaskantha and North Gujarat Parbatbhai Patel Chaudhary Politician MP from Banaskantha Former Minister of State Water Resources Independent Charge Water Supply Government of Gujarat Shivabhai Amarabhai Bhuriya Chaudhary Politician Former MLA from Deodar Assembly Constituency Nathabhai Hegolabhai Patel Chaudhary Politician Former MLA from Dhanera Assembly constituency Parthibhai Bhatol Chaudhary Politician Former Chairman of Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation GCMMF Former Banas Dairy Chairman Mavjibhai Chatarabhai Patel Chaudhary Politician Former MLA from Vav Assembly constituency Chandrakant Bakshi author born in Palanpur Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary Minister of State of Home Affairs and MP for Banaskantha Shankar Chaudhary Minister of State in Gujarat chairman of Banas Dairy and Banas Bank Harisinh Chavda former MP for Banaskantha B K Gadhvi former MP and Minister of State Banaskantha Mukesh Gadhvi former MP for Banaskantha Jayasimha Siddharaja ruler of Gujarat from the Chaulukya dynasty Pranav Mistry inventor of Sixthsense and vice president of Samsung USA Ranchordas Pagi scout for the Indian Army during the 1965 and 1971 warReferences edit a b c d e f g District Census Hand Book Banas Kantha PDF Census of India Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India Archived copy Archived from the original on 2017 02 24 Retrieved 2017 02 23 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Archived copy Archived from the original on 2017 02 28 Retrieved 2017 02 27 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University a b Ministry of Panchayati Raj September 8 2009 A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme PDF National Institute of Rural Development Archived from the original PDF on April 5 2012 Retrieved September 27 2011 Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901 US Directorate of Intelligence Country Comparison Population Archived from the original on June 13 2007 Retrieved 2011 10 01 Mongolia 3 133 318 July 2011 est 2010 Resident Population Data U S Census Bureau Archived from the original on October 19 2013 Retrieved 2011 09 30 Iowa 3 046 355 Population by Religion Gujarat censusindia gov in Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India 2011 a b Table C 16 Population by Mother Tongue Gujarat censusindia gov in Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India 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 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Banaskantha district Official website nbsp Banaskantha District profile DISTRICT PROFILE Rural nic in Banskantha District Panchayat English Collectorate District Banaskantha 1 nbsp Geographic data related to Banaskantha district at OpenStreetMapPortal nbsp IndiaBanaskantha district at Wikipedia s sister projects nbsp Definitions from Wiktionary nbsp Media from Commons nbsp News from Wikinews nbsp Quotations from Wikiquote nbsp Texts from Wikisource nbsp Textbooks from Wikibooks nbsp Resources from Wikiversity nbsp Travel guides from Wikivoyage nbsp Data from Wikidata Retrieved from 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