Anand district

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, Anand district has a population of 2,092,745 (With total Males 1,088,253 and total Females 1,002,023), roughly equal to the nation of North Macedonia{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070613004507/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = June 13, 2007 | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote = Macedonia 2,077,328 July 2011 est.

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 96.66% of the population in the district spoke Gujarati, 2.10% Hindi and 0.58% Urdu as their first language.

Talukas

Anand District is administratively divided into eight talukas or subdistricts: Anand, Anklav, Borsad, Khambhat, Petlad, Sojitra, Tarapur, and Umreth.

Politics

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Points of interest

• Anand City - birthplace of Tribhuvandas Patel, Founder of Anand Milk Union Limited and Cooperative movement, Milk City.
• Amul - Origin of Operation Flood, the White Revolution of India
• National Dairy Development Board - Headquarters
• Institute of Rural Management Anand
• Anand Agricultural University
• Sardar Patel University- Located in Vallabh Vidyanagar in Anand District.
• Karamsad - Native place of Sardar Patel.
• Khambhat - A historic and ancient port in the bay of Khambhat, known for its trade with foreign countries.
• Bhadran - was given nickname "Paris of Gaekwad state" due to its prosperity and civil works carried by Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III about one century ago.
• Umreth - Heritage City for Jainism
• Vadtal

References

References

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6. "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau.
7. (2016). "Anand District Panchayat". ananddp.gujarat.gov.in.
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9. "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Gujarat". [[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]].
10. "Gujarat Administrative Divisions 2011". Office of The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.
11. "Anand City".
12. "Welcome to Anand Agricultural University | Anand Agricultural University, Anand".