Thursday 3 January 2013

Gujarat

  Unknown       Thursday 3 January 2013

                                 Gujarat
                     
                             Map of Gujarat
                              
                                        Seal
Country
India
Established
1 May 1960
Capital City
Gandhinagar
Largest city
Ahmedabad
Districts
26 total
                     Government
Governor
Kamla Beniwal
Chief Minister
Narendra Modi (BJP)
 Legislature
Unicameral (182 seats)
Parliamentary constituency
26
High Court
Gujarat High Court
                          Area
Total
196,024 km  (75,685 sq mi)
Area rank
7th
               Population (2011)
Total
60,383,628
Rank
10th
Density
310/km (800/sq mi)
                   Languages
Official
Gujarati
Spoken languages
English, Hindi
Time zone
IST (UTC+05:30)
ISO 3166 code
IN-GJ
HDI
0.527 (medium)
HDI rank
11th (2011)
Literacy
80.18 %
Website

           Gujarat is a state in western India. It has an area of 78,687 sq mi (203,800 km2) with a coastline of 1,600 km, most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula, and a population in excess of 60 million. The state is bordered by Rajasthan to the north, Maharashtra to the south, Madhya Pradesh to the east, and the Arabian Sea as well as the Pakistani province of Sindh on the west. Its capital city is Gandhinagar, while its largest city is Ahmedabad. Gujarat is home to the Gujarati-speaking people of India.
            The state encompasses major sites of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization, such as Lothal and Dholavira. Lothal is believed to be one of the world's first ports. Gujarat's coastal cities, chiefly Bharuch and Khambhat, served as ports and trading centers in the Maurya and Gupta empires. Mahatma Gandhi, who led the Indian independence movement against British colonial rule, was a Gujarati. Muhammmad Ali Jinnah, Founding father and first Governor general of Pakistan was from an Gujrati Muslim family. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, independent India's first Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister, was also from Gujarat. Dhirubhai Ambani, founder of Reliance industries was from Chorvad, Gujarat. Today his company is the largest in India.
               Gujarat played an important role in the economic history of India. It is one of the most industrialized states of India, and has a per capita GDP above the national average.
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