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District of Gujarat
Clockwise from top-left: Sabarmati Ashram, Hutheesing Jain Temple, Jami Masjid, Ahmedabad, birds in Nal Sarovar, Sardar Patel Stadium
Nickname(s): Karnavati
Ahmedabad district location in Gujarat
Country	India
State	Gujarat
Metro	Ahmedabad Metro
Municipalities	Bareja, Dholka, Viramgam, Bavla, Dhandhuka, Sanand
Named for	Karnavati
Headquarters	Ahmedabad
Taluks	Ahmedabad City, Daskroi, Sanand, Viramgam, Detroj-Rampura, Mandal, Bavla, Dholka, Dhandhuka, Dholera
Area
• Total	8,087 km² (3,122 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	7,045,313
• Rank	1 of 33 in Gujarat
• Density	871.19/km² (2,256.37/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	390xxx
Telephone code	91 04142
Vehicle registration	GJ-1, GJ-27, GJ-38
Largest city	Ahmedabad
Nearest city	Ahmedabad city, Ahmedabad
Sex ratio	904 ♂/♀
Literacy	85.31%
Legislature type	elected
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Ahmedabad East, Ahmedabad West
Avg. summer temperature	41.5 °C (106.7 °F)
Avg. winter temperature	11.8 °C (53.2 °F)

Ahmedabad district comprises the city of Ahmedabad, in the central part of the state of Gujarat in western India. It is the seventh most populous district in India (out of 739).

Etymology
Data
Climate
Talukas
Politics
Demographics
Notable people
See also

Etymology

Main page: History of Ahmedabad

The area around Ahmedabad has been inhabited since the 11th century, when it was known as Ashaval. At that time, Karna, the Chaulukya (Solanki) ruler of Anhilwara (modern Patan), waged a successful war against the Bhil king of Ashaval, and established a city called Karnavati on the banks of the Sabarmati.

In 1411, this area came under the control of Muzaffar Shah I's grandson, Sultan Ahmed Shah, who selected the forested area along the banks of the Sabarmati river for a new capital city. He laid the foundation of a new walled city near Karnavati and named it Ahmedabad after himself. According to other versions, he named the city after four Muslim saints in the area who all had the name Ahmedabad.

Data

S.NO.		SOURCE	PERIODICITY (and latest available)	DATA
A.	HEALTH
				Total		Rural		Urban
A.1	Sex Ratio (Number of females per 1000 males)	District Census Handbook, Census of India	Decadal (2011)	904		933		899
A.2	Births to women aged 15-19years out of total births (%)			Not available		Not available		Not available
A.3	Mean number of children ever born to women aged 40-49years (#)			Not available		Not available		Not available
A.4	Current use of family planning methods (%)			Not available		Not available		Not available
A.5	Current use of any modern method of family planning (%)			Not available		Not available		Not available
A.6	Total unmet need for family planning (%)			Not available		Not available		Not available
A.7	Institutional Deliveries (%)			Not available		Not available		Not available
A.8	Deliveries at home conducted by skilled health personnel (%)			Not available		Not available		Not available
A.9	Children who received full vaccination (%)			Not available		Not available		Not available
A.10	Prevalence of Acute illness (%)			Not available		Not available		Not available
A.11	Prevalence of Chronic illness (%)			Not available		Not available		Not available
A.12	Prevalence of Anaemia (6-59months) (%)			Not available		Not available		Not available
A.13	Prevalence of Severe Anaemia (6-59months) (%)			Not available		Not available		Not available
A.14	Prevalence of Anaemia in pregnant women aged 15-49years (%)			Not available		Not available		Not available
A.15	Prevalence of Severe Anaemia in pregnant women aged 15-49years (%)			Not available		Not available		Not available
A.16	Prevalence of Anaemia in women aged 15-49years (%)			Not available		Not available		Not available
A.17	Prevalence of Severe Anaemia in women aged 15-49years (%)			Not available		Not available		Not available
A.18	Mean age at marriage for girls			Not available		Not available		Not available
A.19	Mean age at marriage for boys			Not available		Not available		Not available
A.20	Currently married women married below 18years of age (%)			Not available		Not available		Not available
A.21	Currently married men married below 21years of age (%)			Not available		Not available		Not available
A.22	Villages with Sub-Health Centres within 3km (%)			Not available		Not applicable
A.23	Villages with Primary Health Centre within 10km (%)			Not available		Not applicable
A.24	PHCs functioning on a 24x7hours basis (%)			Not available		Not applicable
A.25	Number of District Hospitals (#)			Not available		Not applicable
B.	EDUCATION
B.1	Literacy Rate (%)	District Census Handbook, Census of India	Decadal (2011)	Total	85.31	Male	90.74	Female	79.35
				Primary			Upper Primary
B.2	Gross Enrolment Ratio (%)	DISE	Annual (2013-14)	102.3			86.7
B.3	Net Enrolment Ratio (%)	DISE	Annual (2013-14)	82.2			63.8
B.4	Drop Out Rate (%)	DISE	Annual (2013-14)	Not available			1.7
B.5	Pupil-Teacher Ratio (%)	DISE	Annual (2013-14)	35.0			35.0
B.6	Student-Classroom Ratio (%)	DISE	Annual (2013-14)	31.0			26.0
B.7	Girl's Enrolment (%)	DISE	Annual (2013-14)	50.7			48.6
B.8	Female Teachers (%)	DISE	Annual (2013-14)	82.8			57.1
B.9	New Government Schools since 2003 (%)	DISE	Annual (2013-14)	13.6			11.2
B.10	Schools with girls toilet (%)	DISE	Annual (2013-14)	100.0			100.0
B.11	Schools with boys toilet (%)	DISE	Annual (2013-14)	100.3			100.0
B.12	Schools with drinking water facility (%)	DISE	Annual (2013-14)	100.0			100.0
B.13	Schools with electricity (%)	DISE	Annual (2013-14)	100.0			100.0
C.	ELECTRICITY
				Total		Rural		Urban
C.1	Households with electricity (%)			Not available		Not available		Not available
C.2	Total Households in District (#)	Houselisting and Housing Census Data Tables- District Level (HH-7), Census of India	Decadal (2011)	1,494,656		228,886		1,265,770
				% (out of total HH)	#	% (out of total rural HH)	#	% (out of total urban HH)	#
C.3	Households with electricity as main source of lighting	Houselisting and Housing Census Data Tables- District Level (HH-7), Census of India	Decadal (2011)	97.42	1,456,046	92.13	210,869	98.37	1,245,177
C.4	Households with solar energy as main source of lighting	Houselisting and Housing Census Data Tables- District Level (HH-7), Census of India	Decadal (2011)	0.04	624	0.10	231	0.03	393
C.5	Households with no lighting	Houselisting and Housing Census Data Tables- District Level (HH-7), Census of India	Decadal (2011)	0.44	6,511	0.97	2,219	0.34	4,292
D.	WATER
				Total		Rural		Urban
D.1	Households with improved source of drinking water (%)			Not available		Not available		Not available
D.2	Total Households in District	Houselisting and Housing Census Data Tables- District Level (HH-6), Census of India	Decadal (2011)	1,494,656		228,886		1,265,770
				% (of total HH)	#	% (of total rural HH)	#	% (of total urban HH)	#
D.3	Households with main source of drinking water within premises	Houselisting and Housing Census Data Tables- District Level (HH-6), Census of India	Decadal (2011)	86.07	1,286,525	59.88	137,050	90.81	1,149,475
D.4	Households receiving treated tap water within premises	Houselisting and Housing Census Data Tables- District Level (HH-6), Census of India	Decadal (2011)	62.23	930,100	15.86	36,310	70.61	893,790
D.5	Households receiving untreated tap water within premises	Houselisting and Housing Census Data Tables- District Level (HH-6), Census of India	Decadal (2011)	14.16	211,600	39.82	91,135	9.52	120,465
E.	TELECOMMUNICATION
				Total		Rural		Urban
E.1	Households with landline phone (%)	District Census Handbook, Census of India	Decadal (2011)	5.17		2.40		5.67
E.2	Households with mobile phone (%)	District Census Handbook, Census of India	Decadal (2011)	61.79		57.01		62.66
E.3	Households with computer/laptop with internet connection (%)	District Census Handbook, Census of India	Decadal (2011)	8.45		0.44		9.90

Climate

Climate data for Ahmedabad
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	28.3 (82.9)	30.4 (86.7)	35.6 (96.1)	39.8 (103.6)	41.5 (106.7)	38.4 (101.1)	33.4 (92.1)	31.8 (89.2)	34.0 (93.2)	35.8 (96.4)	32.8 (91.0)	29.3 (84.7)	41.5 (106.7)
Average low °C (°F)	20.1 (68.2)	13.9 (57.0)	18.9 (66.0)	23.7 (74.7)	26.2 (79.2)	27.2 (81.0)	25.6 (78.1)	24.6 (76.3)	24.2 (75.6)	21.1 (70.0)	16.6 (61.9)	13.2 (55.8)	11.8 (53.2)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	2.0 (0.08)	1.0 (0.04)	0 (0)	3.0 (0.12)	20 (0.8)	103.0 (4.06)	247.0 (9.72)	288.0 (11.34)	83.0 (3.27)	23.0 (0.91)	14.0 (0.55)	5.0 (0.20)	789 (31.1)
Average rainy days (≥ 0 mm)	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.3	0.9	4.8	13.6	15.0	5.8	1.1	1.1	0.3	43.6
Mean monthly sunshine hours	288.3	274	279	307	329	237.0	130	111.6	222	291	273	288.3	3,020
Source: HKO

Talukas

Map of Ahmedabad district under Bombay Presidency, British India 1877

Talukas of Ahmedabad district before formation of Dholera taluka

Talukas of Ahmedabad district

Following are the talukas of Ahmedabad district:

Talukas in Ahmedabad City - East

Maninagar
Asarwa
Vatva

Talukas in Ahmedabad City - West

Vejalpur
Sabarmati
Ghatlodiya

Talukas in Ahmedabad Suburban

Daskroi
Sanand

Talukas in Rural North Ahmedabad

Viramgam
Detroj-Rampura
Mandal

Talukas in Rural South Ahmedabad

Bavla
Dholka
Dhandhuka
Dholera

Politics

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Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1901	681,713	—
1911	717,107	+0.51%
1921	765,900	+0.66%
1931	850,077	+1.05%
1941	1,178,608	+3.32%
1951	1,516,191	+2.55%
1961	2,016,668	+2.89%
1971	2,765,925	+3.21%
1981	3,706,573	+2.97%
1991	4,631,351	+2.25%
2001	5,893,164	+2.44%
2011	7,214,225	+2.04%
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According to the 2011 census Ahmedabad district has a population of 7,214,225, roughly equal to Hong Kong or the U.S. state of Washington. This gives it a ranking of 8th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 983 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,550/sq mi) . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 22.31%. Ahmedabad has a sex ratio of 903 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 86.65%.

The divided district has a population of 7,045,313, of which 6,028,152 (85.56%) lived in urban areas. Ahmedabad had a sex ratio of 904 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 747,806 (10.61%) and 88,911 (1.26%) of the population respectively.

Cities and Towns

The population of all cities and towns in the Ahmedabad district by census years.

Name	Status	Population Census 1991-03-01	Population Census 2001-03-01	Population Census 2011-03-01
Ahmadabad	Municipal Corporation with Outgrowth (Metropolis)	2,876,710	3,694,974	5,633,927
Ahmadabad Cantonment	Cantonment (Board)	11,967	14,706	7,588
Bareja	Municipality	...	15,427	19,690
Barwala	Municipality	...	16,048	17,951
Bavla	Municipality with Outgrowth	25,391	30,871	42,458
Bopal	Census Town	...	12,181	37,635
Dhandhuka	Municipality	27,781	29,572	32,475
Dholka	Municipality with Outgrowth	49,860	61,569	80,945
Nandej	Census Town	6,878	7,642	9,176
Ranpur	Census Town	...	14,486	16,944
Sanand	Municipality with Outgrowth	25,674	32,417	95,890
Singarva	Census Town	8,183	9,889	12,547
Viramgam	Municipality	50,788	53,094	55,821

Religion

Religions in Ahmedabad district (2011)
Religion			Percent
Hinduism			83.54%
Islam			12.38%
Jainism			2.96%
Christianity			0.72%
Other or not stated			0.40%

Hindus are 5,885,869 while Muslims are 871,887, Jains are 208,575 and Christians 50,631.

Language

Languages of Ahmedabad district (2011) Gujarati (74.21%) Hindi (16.01%) Urdu (2.78%) Sindhi (1.80%) Marathi (1.64%) Marwari (1.55%) Others (2.01%)

At the time of the 2011 census, 74.21% of the population spoke Gujarati, 16.01% Hindi, 2.78% Urdu, 1.80% Sindhi, 1.64% Marathi and 1.55% Marwari as their first language.

Notable people

Acharya Hemachandra (1089–1172) Jain polymath. Born in Dhandhuka.
Joravarsinh Jadav (born 1940), folklorist