Kheda District is one of the thirty-three districts of
Gujarat
Gujarat (, ) is a state along the western coast of India. Its coastline of about is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula. Gujarat is the fifth-largest Indian state by area, covering some ; and the ninth ...
state in western India. Its central city,
Kheda
Kheda, also known as Kaira, is a city and a municipality in the Indian state of Gujarat. It was former administrative capital of Kheda district. India's First Deputy Prime Minister Vallabhbhai Patel Was Born In Kheda District of Gujarat State ...
, is the administrative headquarters of the district.
History
![Kaira district](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d5/Kaira_district.jpg)
Formerly known as Kaira district, it was divided in two with the southern part becoming
Anand district
Anand District is an administrative district of Gujarat state in western India and whose popular nickname is Charotar. It was carved out of the Kheda district in 1997. Anand is the administrative headquarters of the district. It is bounde ...
in 1997. The Charotar region of Kaira consisted of four
taluka
A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...
s (sub-districts):
Nadiad
Nadiad is a city in the state of Gujarat, India and the administrative centre of the Kheda district. The city is managed by the Nadiad Municipality. It is known for the Santram Mandir, the Mai Mandir, ,
Anand,
Borsad
Borsad is a town and a municipality in Anand district in the state of Gujarat, India. It is located around 17 km from Anand. It is surrounded by the fertile Charotar region which largely produces tobacco, bananas, cotton, barley and oth ...
, and
Petlad.
When the district was divided, Nadiad Taluka went with Kheda district and the other three with Anand district. Today, Kheda has eleven talukas.
Balasinor
Balasinor, also known as Vadasinor, is a city located in the Mahisagar district of Gujarat, India. The city was formerly part of Balasinor State, a princely state ruled by the Babi dynasty, from September 1758 until its accession to India in J ...
and
Virpur, once in Kheda district, were moved to the newly formed
Mahisagar district
Mahisagar district is a district in the state of Gujarat in India that came into being on 26 January 2013, becoming the 28th district of the state. The district has been carved out of the Panchmahal district and the Kheda district. District Nam ...
in 2013.
During the
Indian independence movement
The Indian independence movement was a series of historic events with the ultimate aim of ending British Raj, British rule in India. It lasted from 1857 to 1947.
The first nationalistic revolutionary movement for Indian independence emerged ...
in the first half of the 20th century, the
Patidar
Patidar ( Gujarati: ) is an Indian landlord and agrarian caste found mostly in Gujarat but also in at least 22 other states of India. The community comprises at multiple subcastes, most prominently the Levas and Kadvas. They form one of the ...
s of the Charotar region and other areas in Kaira resisted the British in a number of standoffs, notably the Kaira anti-tax campaign of 1913, the
Kheda Satyagraha of 1918
The Kheda Satyagraha of 1918 was a satyagraha movement in the Kheda district of Gujarat in India organised by Mahatma Gandhi during the period of the British Raj. It was a major revolt in the Indian independence movement. It was the third Saty ...
, the Borsad Satyagraha of 1923, and the
Bardoli Satyagraha
The Bardoli Satyagraha, in the state of bardoli, India during the British Raj, was a major phase of civil disobedience and revolt in the Indian Independence Movement on 12 June 1928. The movement was eventually led by Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, a ...
of 1928.
Demographics
According to the
2011 census Kheda district has a
population
Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a ...
of 2,299,885,
roughly equal to the nation of Latvia
or the US state of
New Mexico
)
, population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano)
, seat = Santa Fe
, LargestCity = Albuquerque
, LargestMetro = Tiguex
, OfficialLang = None
, Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ke ...
. This gives it a ranking of 197th in India (out of a total of
640).
[ The district has a population density of .][ Its ]population growth rate
Population growth is the increase in the number of people in a population or dispersed group. Actual global human population growth amounts to around 83 million annually, or 1.1% per year. The global population has grown from 1 billion in 1800 to ...
over the decade 2001-2011 was 12.81%.[ Kheda has a ]sex ratio
The sex ratio (or gender ratio) is usually defined as the ratio of males to females in a population. As explained by Fisher's principle, for evolutionary reasons this is typically about 1:1 in species which reproduce sexually. Many species d ...
of 937 females
Female (symbol: ♀) is the sex of an organism that produces the large non-motile ova (egg cells), the type of gamete (sex cell) that fuses with the male gamete during sexual reproduction.
A female has larger gametes than a male. Females ...
for every 1000 males,[ and a ]literacy rate
Literacy in its broadest sense describes "particular ways of thinking about and doing reading and writing" with the purpose of understanding or expressing thoughts or ideas in written form in some specific context of use. In other words, huma ...
of 84.31%. The divided district has a population of 2,053,769. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 98,686 and 37,310 which is 4.81% and 1.82% of the population respectively.[
Hindus are 1,780,801, while Muslims are 239,214 and Christians are 26,387.]
Language
Administrative divisions
Since 2013, Kheda district has been divided into eleven taluka.
# Nadiad (city)
#Thasra
Thasra is one of the 182 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Gujarat state in India. It is part of Kheda district.
List of segments
This assembly seat represents the following segments,
# Thasra Taluka
Members of Legislative Assembly
*200 ...
(code 03878), city of Dakor
Dakor is a small city and a municipality in Kheda district in the state of Gujarat, India. It is prominent for its grand temple of Shree Ranchhodraiji.
Legends; History; Temple architecture
Dakor, in its earlier phases as pilgrimage center in ...
, villages include Kalsar,
#Kapadvanj
Kapadvanj (Karpat – Vanjiyam or "The Land of Textile") is a town as well as one of the Taluka of the Kheda district in the Gujarat India. It is located on bank of river Mohar. It is 65 km away from Ahmedabad and 93 km away from Vado ...
, villages include Abvel, Antroli, Ghadiya, Telnar
#Mehmedabad (Mahemdavad), headquartered in the town of Mahemdavad
Mahemdavad is a town with municipality in the Kheda district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Mahemdavad is situated on the Vatrak River bank. The nearest city is Kheda. It is 30 km from largest city of Gujarat, Ahmedabad.
Nearest airport ...
, villages include Haldarvas, Kanij, Sarsavani
#Kathlal, villages include Anara, Bajakapura
#Matar, headquartered in Matar village, villages include Asamali
#Mahudha, headquartered in the municipality of Mahisa, Mahudha
Mahudha is a municipality in Kheda district in the Indian state of Gujarat.
Mahudha is about 25 kilometres away (SE) from the pilgrim town of Dakor. The nearest city, Nadiad, is 16 kilometres south west.
Geography
Mahudha is located at . It ha ...
, villages include Heranj
#Kheda, villages include Dedarda, Vavdi
#Nadiad (rural), villages include Davda
#Galteshwar (, villages include Anghadi, Kuni, Pali
#Vaso, headquartered in Vaso, villages include Palana, Rampur (Rampura)
Politics
Notable people
* Govardhanram Tripathi
Govardhanram Madhavram Tripathi (; 20 October 1855 – 4 January 1907) was an Indian Gujarati language novelist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He is known for his four volume novel, '' Saraswatichandra'', acclaimed as one of the mas ...
(1855–1907) Writer; born in Nadiad
Nadiad is a city in the state of Gujarat, India and the administrative centre of the Kheda district. The city is managed by the Nadiad Municipality. It is known for the Santram Mandir, the Mai Mandir, .
* Manilal Nabhubhai
Manilal Nabhubhai Dwivedi (; 26 September 1858 – 1 October 1898) was a Gujarati-language writer, philosopher, and social thinker from British India, commonly referred to as Manilal in literary circles. He was an influential figure in 19th-ce ...
(1858–1898) Writer and philosopher; born in Nadiad
Nadiad is a city in the state of Gujarat, India and the administrative centre of the Kheda district. The city is managed by the Nadiad Municipality. It is known for the Santram Mandir, the Mai Mandir, .
* Ravji Patel
Ravji Patel (Gujarati: રાવજી પટેલ; 15 November 1939 – 10 August 1968) was a modernist poet, short story writer and novelist of Gujarati language.
Life
He was born in Bhatpur village (now in Anand district, Gujarat) on 15 Nove ...
(1939–1968) Modernist poet and novelist; born in Vallavpura village.
* Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Vallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel (; ; 31 October 1875 – 15 December 1950), commonly known as Sardar, was an Indian lawyer, influential political leader, barrister and statesman who served as the first Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister of I ...
(1875 – 1950) Indian freedom fighter and first Home minister of India; born in Nadiad
*Indulal Yagnik
Indulal Kanaiyalal Yagnik (22 February 1892 – 17 July 1972) was an Indian independence activist, who purchased indian tri colour flag from Germany to India. He was a leader of the All India Kisan Sabha and one who led the Mahagujarat Movement, w ...
(1892-1972) Indian independence activist, leader of the All India Kisan Sabha, and the most influential leader of the Mahagujarat movement
See also
* Koli rebellions
* Abvel
* Bajakpura
Bajakapura is a village in Kathalal Taluka in Kheda district of Gujarat State, India.
References
Villages in Kheda district
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* Nirmali
* Sarsavani
* Telnar
References
External links
Official site
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Districts of Gujarat