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词条 Kheda district
释义

  1. History

  2. Demographics

  3. Culture

     Notable personalities 

  4. See also

  5. References

  6. External links

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Kheda District is one of the thirty-three districts of Gujarat state in western India. Its central city, Kheda, is the administrative headquarters of the district. Kheda District one of the most developed area in Gujarat and India. Kheda is famous for its tobacco farming. In the British colonial times, Kheda was a military administration district.

History

Formerly known as Kaira District, it was divided in two with the southern part becoming Anand District in 1997.[1] The Charotar region of Kaira consisted of four taluka: Anand, Borsad, Nadiad, and Petlad.[2] When the district was divided, NadiadTaluka went with Kheda District and the other three with Anand District.[3]

During the struggle for independence in the first half of the 20th century, the Patidars of the Charotar region and other areas in Kaida resisted the British in a number of standoffs, notably the Kaira anti-tax campaign of 1913, the Borsad satyagraha of 1923,[4] and the Bardoli satyagraha of 1928.[5]

Demographics

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According to the 2011 census Kheda district has a population of 2,298,934,[6] roughly equal to the nation of Latvia[7] or the US state of New Mexico.[8] This gives it a ranking of 197th in India (out of a total of 640).[6] The district has a population density of {{convert| 541 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .[6] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 12.81%.[6] Kheda has a sex ratio of 937 females for every 1000 males,[6] and a literacy rate of 84.31%.[6]

Culture

Dakor houses a temple of Lord Ranchodrai, a form of Krishna. The temple town of Vadtal, Bochasan & Nadiad comes within this district. They are pilgrimage places of Swaminarayan Sampraday. Galteshwar is 17 Km away from Dakor and it is very famous place for river Mahisagar and ancient temple of Lord Shiva .

Notable personalities

  • Govardhanram Tripathi (1855–1907) Writer; born in Nadiad.
  • Manilal Nabhubhai (1858–1898) Writer and philosopher; born in Nadiad.
  • Ravji Patel (1939–1968) Modernist poet and novelist; born in Vallavpura village.
  • Sardar Patel Politician; born in Nadiad [9]

See also

  • Nirmali
  • Telnar
  • Abvel
  • Sarsavani
  • Vatrak River

References

1. ^{{Cite web|title=History of Anand District |publisher=Gujarat Government |url=http://ananddp.gujarat.gov.in/anand/english/about-district/history.htm |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150210035014/http://ananddp.gujarat.gov.in/anand/english/about-district/history.htm |archivedate=10 February 2015 | deadurl=no}}
2. ^{{Cite book|author=Heredia, Ruth |year=1997|title=The Amul India Story |location=New Delhi |publisher=McGraw-Hill |page=[https://books.google.com/books?id=TYEkjpYkHrMC&pg=PA8 8] |isbn=978-0-07-463160-7}}
3. ^{{Cite web|title=Gujarat Administrative Divisions 2011 |publisher=Office of The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/maps/administrative_maps/GUJARAT.pdf |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111026055421/http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/maps/administrative_maps/GUJARAT.pdf |archivedate=26 October 2011|deadurl=no}}
4. ^Satyagraha means the nonviolent resistance popularised by Gandhi. {{Cite book|author=Gandhi, Mahatma K. |year=1951 |title=Non-Violent Resistance (Satyagraha)|location=New York |publisher=Schocken |page=[https://books.google.com/books?id=sMugAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT189 189–190]|oclc=606004619}}
5. ^{{harvnb|Heredia|1997|page=10}}
6. ^{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | accessdate = 2011-09-30 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}
7. ^{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | accessdate = 2011-10-01 | quote = Latvia 2,204,708 July 2011 est. }}
8. ^{{cite web|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php |title=2010 Resident Population Data |publisher=U. S. Census Bureau |accessdate=2011-09-30 |quote=New Mexico - 2,059,179 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019160532/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php |archivedate=19 October 2013 |df= }}
9. ^{{Cite journal | last1 = Joshi | first1 = S. | title = Life against Death: The Poetry of Ravji Patel | journal = Books Abroad | volume = 43 | issue = 4 | pages = 499–503 | doi = 10.2307/40123774 | year = 1969 | pmid = | pmc = | jstor = 40123774 }}
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External links

  • Official site
  • Glorious India website.
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|North = Sabar Kantha district
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|Northwest = Gandhinagar district
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