Vadodara district


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Vadodara district, also known as Baroda district, is situated in the eastern part of the state of Gujarat in western India. The administrative headquarters of the district is the city of Vadodara (Baroda). The district covers an area of 7,794 km2 and had a population of 4,165,626 as of 2011. Out of this population, 49.6% were urban, 50.4% were rural, 5.3% were Scheduled Castes and 27.6% were Scheduled Tribes.[6] As of 2011, Vadodara district is the third most populous district of Gujarat, out of 33 districts in the state.[7]

Vadodara district

Baroda district

Lakshmi Vilas Palace, Vadodara, Nilkanthdam, Poicha, Temple in Kayavarohan, Vidyadhar Stepwell, Hira Gate in Dabhoi

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Interactive Map Outlining Vadodara District

Location in Gujarat

Location in Gujarat

Coordinates: 22°10′48.00″N 73°7′12.00″E / 22.1800000°N 73.1200000°E
Country India
StateGujarat
Government
 • CollectorR B Barad, IAS
Area
 • Total4,110 km2 (1,590 sq mi)
Population

 (2011)[1][2]

 • Total4,193,795
 • Density1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Barodian, Badodekar, Barodekar
Languages[3]
 • OfficialGujarati
 • OtherHindi, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN

390 0XX

ISO 3166 codeIN-GJ-VD
Vehicle registrationGJ-06 (urban),
GJ-29 (rural)
Lok Sabha constituency2[4]
Vidhan Sabha constituency12[5]
ClimateSemi-Arid (BSh) (Köppen)
Avg. annual temperature12-43 °C
Avg. summer temperature26-43 °C
Avg. winter temperature12-33 °C
Websitevadodara.gujarat.gov.in Edit this at Wikidata

The Vadodara district has a dry climate and three distinct seasons, namely summer, winter and monsoon.

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Districts of central Gujarat

Vadodara is divided into 2 Prants:[8]

  1. Vadodara
  2. Dabhoi

Vadodara is divided into 8 talukas:[8]

  1. Dabhoi
  2. Karjan
  3. Padra
  4. Savli
  5. Sinor
  6. Vadodara City
  7. Vadodara Rural
  8. Waghodia
  9. Desar
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901575,650—    
1911679,540+1.67%
1921736,050+0.80%
1931856,580+1.53%
19411,019,524+1.76%
19511,181,782+1.49%
19611,490,144+2.35%
19711,936,523+2.65%
19812,509,431+2.63%
19913,038,127+1.93%
20013,641,802+1.83%
20114,165,626+1.35%
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According to the 2011 census Vadodara district has a population of 4,165,626,[1] The district has a population density of 551 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,430/sq mi) .[1] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 14.16%.[1] Vadodara has a sex ratio of 934 females for every 1000 males.[1] It has a literacy rate of 81.21% in 2011, a ten percentage points increase in 10 years.[1]

The divided district has a population of 3,093,795, of which 1,993,356 (64.43%) lived in urban areas. The divided district had a sex ratio of 923 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 196,350 (6.35%) and 293,039 (9.47%) of the population respectively.[1]

Hindus were 3,640,856 (86.59%), while Muslims were 450,357 (11.12%), Jains 75,355 (1.75%) and Christians 23,229 (0.60%).[10]

Languages of Vadodara district (2011)[11]

  Others (2.77%)

At the time of the 2011 census, 81.97% of the population spoke Gujarati, 9.64% Hindi, 4.51% Marathi and 1.11% Sindhi as their first language.[11]

District No. Constituency Name Party Remarks
Vadodara 135 Savli Ketan Inamdar Bharatiya Janata Party
136 Vaghodiya Dharmendrasinh Vaghela Independent Resigned on 24 January 2024[12]
Bharatiya Janata Party Elected on 04 June 2024
Vadodara 140 Dabhoi Shailesh Mehta Bharatiya Janata Party
141 Vadodara City (SC) Manisha Vakil Bharatiya Janata Party
142 Sayajigunj Keyur Rokadiya Bharatiya Janata Party
143 Akota Chaitanya Desai Bharatiya Janata Party
144 Raopura Balkrushna Shukla Bharatiya Janata Party
145 Manjalpur Yogesh Patel Bharatiya Janata Party
146 Padra Chaitanyasinh Zala Bharatiya Janata Party
147 Karjan Akshay Patel Bharatiya Janata Party

The Wadhvana Wetland located near Dabhoi Taluka here is a wetland that was designated as a Ramsar wetland site on 2021.[13]

Notable personalities

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