Gir Somnath is a district of Gujarat, India. It is located on the southern corner of the Kathiawar peninsula with its headquarters at the city of Somnath.
Gir Somnath | |
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Interactive Map Outlining Gir Somnath District | |
Coordinates: 20°53′49.06068″N 70°36′31.15681″E / 20.8969613000°N 70.6086546694°E | |
Country | India |
State | Gujarat |
Region | Saurashtra |
Headquarters | Somnath |
Government | |
• District Magistrate | H. K. Vadhvaniya, IAS |
• Superintendent of Police | Manoharsinh Jadeja, IPS |
Area | |
• Total | 3,755 km2 (1,450 sq mi) |
Population (2011[1]) | |
• Total | 1,217,477 |
• Density | 320/km2 (840/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Gujarati, Hindi, English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Vehicle registration | GJ 32 |
Website | girsomnath |
Gir Somnath was split from Junagadh district in August 2013, when seven new districts came into existence in Gujarat.[2][3]
Veraval, Talala, Sutrapada, Kodinar, Una and Gir-Gadhada are the talukas of Gir Somnath.[4]
The Gir Forest is a home of many wildlife creatures including lions, deer, and monkeys. Asiatic Lions can be only be found in the Gir Forest.[4]
At the time of the 2011 census, Gir-Somnath district has a population of 1,217,477, of which 333,009 (27.35%) lived in urban areas. Gir-Somnath had a sex ratio of 964 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 113,822 (9.35%) and 17,761 (1.46%) of the population respectively.[5]
Hindus are 1,048,741 (86.14%) and Muslims 164,520 (13.52%) of the population respectively.[6]
At the time of the 2011 census 96.09% of the population spoke Gujarati and 1.70% Hindi as their first language.[7]
District | No. | Constituency | Name | Party | Remarks | |
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Gir Somnath | 90 | Somnath | Vimalbhai Chudasama | Indian National Congress | ||
91 | Talala | Bhagabhai Barad | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
92 | Kodinar (SC) | Pradyuman Vaja | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
93 | Una | Kalubhai Rathod | Bharatiya Janata Party |