Devbhumi Dwarka district

This article is about the district in Gujarat, India. For the city, see Dwarka.

Devbhumi Dwarka District is a district of India located on the southern coast of the Gulf of Kutch in the state of Gujarat. Its headquarters are located in the city of Jamkhambhaliya. The district was created on 15 August 2013 from Jamnagar district.^[1][2][3]

Devbhumi Dwarka district
District of Gujarat
Dwarkadhish Temple
Interactive Map Outlining Devbhumi Dwaraka District
Location in Gujarat
Coordinates: 22°12′N 69°39′E
Country	India
State	Gujarat
Region	Saurashtra
Headquarters	Jamkhambhaliya
Area
• Total	4,051 km2 (1,564 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	752,484
• Density	190/km2 (480/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Gujarati, Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	GJ-37
Website	Official Website of Devbhumi Dwarka District

Talukas (Administrative Divisions)

The district consists of 4 talukas:

1. Dwarka
2. Bhanvad
3. Kalyanpur
4. Jamkhambhaliya

Demographics

The divided district had a population of 752,484, of which 241,795 (32.13%) lived in urban areas. The residual district had a sex ratio of 947 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 50,937 (6.77%) and 9,687 (1.29%) of the population respectively.^[4]

Religion

Religions in Devbhumi Dwarka district (2011)[5]
Religion			Percent
Hinduism			84.65%
Islam			15.00%
Other or not stated			0.35%

Hindus were 636,991 (84.65%) while Muslims were 112,894 (15.00%).^[5]

Language

Languages of Devbhumi Dwarka district (2011)^[6]

1. Gujarati (88.1%)
2. Kachchhi (9.35%)
3. Hindi (1.63%)
4. Others (0.90%)

At the time of the 2011 census, 88.12% of the population spoke Gujarati, 9.35% Kachchhi and 1.63% Hindi as their first language.^[6]

Politics

This section is transcluded from 15th Gujarat Assembly. (edit | history)

District	No.	Constituency	Name	Party		Remarks
Devbhoomi Dwarka	81	Khambhaliya	Mulubhai Bera		Bharatiya Janata Party	MoS
	82	Dwarka	Pabubha Manek		Bharatiya Janata Party

Villages

• Mota Gunda