Date of Formation :: 1st May, 1960.
Area : 1,96,100 sq.km.
Capital City of Gujarat is Gandhinagar.
Neighboring States : Madhya Pradesh, Damn-Diu, Arabian Sea, Maharashtra, Pakistan (country).
Population Minimum to Maximum : 5,25,00,000
Males : 2,70,00,000
Females : 2,55,00,000 Urban Population is 40.00% Population density : 260, Sex Ratio : 930.
Literacy : 72.00%, males are 85.00% and females are 65.00%.
Gujarat State No. of Districts are 25 these are above
Ahmedabad, Amreli, Anand, Banaskantha, Bharuch, Bhavnagar, Dahod, Dangs, Gandhinagar, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Kheda, Kuchchh, Mahesana, Narmada, Navsari, Panchamahals, Patan, Porbandar, Rajkot, Sabarkantha, Surat, Surendranagar, Vadodara, Valsad.
Villages are 19,000 and towns are 250.
LEGISLATIVE BODIES :
State Legislature Unicameral Seats : 185, Lok Sabha Seats are 28, Rajya Sabha Seats are 11.
Seat of High Court : Ahmedabad
Chief Languages : Gujarati.
Major Religions : Hinduism, Islam.
Main Towns : Ahmedabad International, Vadodara, Bhavnagar, Bhuj, Surat, Jamnagar, Kandla, Mehsana, Porbandar, Rajkot.
GEOGRAPHICAL :
Rivers : Sabarmati, Mahi, Narmada and Tapti. Smaller rivers like Banas, Saraswati and Damanganga.
Mountains : Gir Range, Barda Hills, Girnar Hills.
ECONOMY :
Minerals in state Petroleum Oil, Natural Gas.
Industries are in state Textiles, inorganic chemicals, Petro chemicals, drugs, oil refinery, pharmaceuticals, cement, electronic and electrical goods, machine tools, sugar, oil, Newly added Tata Nano Car production plant etc.,
Agricultural Products are in Gujarat State Bajra, Jowar, Maize, Rice, Wheat, Tobacco, Cotton, Groundnut, Isabgol, Sugarcane, Mangoes, Bananas.
TRANSPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS :
Entire State Road Length is 74080 kilo meters, Main Railway Stations are Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Bharuch, Valsad, Navsar, Surat, Dahod, Nadiad, Bhavnagar, Bhuj, Jamnagar, Rajkot, Mehsana, Himatnagar, Palanpur.
Airports : Ahmedabad International, Vadodara, Bhavnagar, Bhuj, Surat, Jamnagar, Kandla, Keshod, Porbandar, Rajkot.
Ports : Kandla.
TOURIST DESTINATIONS :
Gandhi Ashram Sabarmati, Lothal dockyard Siddi Bashir mosque known for its shaking minarets, Teen Darwaza, Gaurishankar Lake, Kankeria Lake.
Shrines : Modhera Sun Temple – Mehsana, Hatheesing Jain Temple, Bhadreshwar Jain pilgrimage, Shamlaji famous Vaishnava temple, Jama Masjid, Rani Rupmati mosque, Akshardham temple – made of sandstone, Parsees fire temple – Udwada.
Historic sites : Patan remains of Solanki dynasty, Lothal and Dholavira remains of Harrappan civilisation, Adlaj Vav, Gandhinagar, Raniki Vav built by Udayamati, queen of Bhimdeva 1 between 1022 and 1063, Uperkot Fort built by Yadavas.
Beaches : Porbandar, Chorwad, Beyt Dwaraka, Somnath and Veraval, Mandvi near Delvada.
Wildlife : Gir and National Park asiatic lions, Pirotan Marine National Park known for corals and fish, Wild Ass Sanctuary Rann of Kutchch, Nal Sarovar Bird Santuary, Ratanlal and Jessore Sloth Bear Sanctuary Gujarat Madhya Pradesh border.
Shopping centers : Patola saris, bead embroidered ghagras, cholis, torans, tondris, chakla, zari, chandrawas, Namdas felt embroidered with wool, block printed textiles, clay painting, hand painted fabrics.
EDUCATION :
Total Schools are in state 44920, Total Colleges are in state 600 and Universities are 30.
CULTURES :
Dances : Garba, Dandia Ras, Tippani.
Festivals : Janmastami, Dwarka and Dakor, Mahavir Jayanti Palitana, International Kite Festival in January, Makar Sankranti, Navratri in September and October, Tarnetar fair in August and September, Madhavrai fair Porbandar March and April, Ambaji fair Banaskanta district, Shamalji fair, Dangi durbar in March month etc.
Area : 1,96,100 sq.km.
Capital City of Gujarat is Gandhinagar.
Neighboring States : Madhya Pradesh, Damn-Diu, Arabian Sea, Maharashtra, Pakistan (country).
Population Minimum to Maximum : 5,25,00,000
Males : 2,70,00,000
Females : 2,55,00,000 Urban Population is 40.00% Population density : 260, Sex Ratio : 930.
Literacy : 72.00%, males are 85.00% and females are 65.00%.
Gujarat State No. of Districts are 25 these are above
Ahmedabad, Amreli, Anand, Banaskantha, Bharuch, Bhavnagar, Dahod, Dangs, Gandhinagar, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Kheda, Kuchchh, Mahesana, Narmada, Navsari, Panchamahals, Patan, Porbandar, Rajkot, Sabarkantha, Surat, Surendranagar, Vadodara, Valsad.
Villages are 19,000 and towns are 250.
LEGISLATIVE BODIES :
State Legislature Unicameral Seats : 185, Lok Sabha Seats are 28, Rajya Sabha Seats are 11.
Seat of High Court : Ahmedabad
Chief Languages : Gujarati.
Major Religions : Hinduism, Islam.
Main Towns : Ahmedabad International, Vadodara, Bhavnagar, Bhuj, Surat, Jamnagar, Kandla, Mehsana, Porbandar, Rajkot.
GEOGRAPHICAL :
Rivers : Sabarmati, Mahi, Narmada and Tapti. Smaller rivers like Banas, Saraswati and Damanganga.
Mountains : Gir Range, Barda Hills, Girnar Hills.
ECONOMY :
Minerals in state Petroleum Oil, Natural Gas.
Industries are in state Textiles, inorganic chemicals, Petro chemicals, drugs, oil refinery, pharmaceuticals, cement, electronic and electrical goods, machine tools, sugar, oil, Newly added Tata Nano Car production plant etc.,
Agricultural Products are in Gujarat State Bajra, Jowar, Maize, Rice, Wheat, Tobacco, Cotton, Groundnut, Isabgol, Sugarcane, Mangoes, Bananas.
TRANSPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS :
Entire State Road Length is 74080 kilo meters, Main Railway Stations are Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Bharuch, Valsad, Navsar, Surat, Dahod, Nadiad, Bhavnagar, Bhuj, Jamnagar, Rajkot, Mehsana, Himatnagar, Palanpur.
Airports : Ahmedabad International, Vadodara, Bhavnagar, Bhuj, Surat, Jamnagar, Kandla, Keshod, Porbandar, Rajkot.
Ports : Kandla.
TOURIST DESTINATIONS :
Gandhi Ashram Sabarmati, Lothal dockyard Siddi Bashir mosque known for its shaking minarets, Teen Darwaza, Gaurishankar Lake, Kankeria Lake.
Shrines : Modhera Sun Temple – Mehsana, Hatheesing Jain Temple, Bhadreshwar Jain pilgrimage, Shamlaji famous Vaishnava temple, Jama Masjid, Rani Rupmati mosque, Akshardham temple – made of sandstone, Parsees fire temple – Udwada.
Historic sites : Patan remains of Solanki dynasty, Lothal and Dholavira remains of Harrappan civilisation, Adlaj Vav, Gandhinagar, Raniki Vav built by Udayamati, queen of Bhimdeva 1 between 1022 and 1063, Uperkot Fort built by Yadavas.
Beaches : Porbandar, Chorwad, Beyt Dwaraka, Somnath and Veraval, Mandvi near Delvada.
Wildlife : Gir and National Park asiatic lions, Pirotan Marine National Park known for corals and fish, Wild Ass Sanctuary Rann of Kutchch, Nal Sarovar Bird Santuary, Ratanlal and Jessore Sloth Bear Sanctuary Gujarat Madhya Pradesh border.
Shopping centers : Patola saris, bead embroidered ghagras, cholis, torans, tondris, chakla, zari, chandrawas, Namdas felt embroidered with wool, block printed textiles, clay painting, hand painted fabrics.
EDUCATION :
Total Schools are in state 44920, Total Colleges are in state 600 and Universities are 30.
CULTURES :
Dances : Garba, Dandia Ras, Tippani.
Festivals : Janmastami, Dwarka and Dakor, Mahavir Jayanti Palitana, International Kite Festival in January, Makar Sankranti, Navratri in September and October, Tarnetar fair in August and September, Madhavrai fair Porbandar March and April, Ambaji fair Banaskanta district, Shamalji fair, Dangi durbar in March month etc.
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