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Junagadh district
Junagadh district
District of Gujarat
	Clockwise from top-left: Bahauddin Maqbara in Junagadh, Mul Dwarka temple in Visavadar, Shil beach, lions in Devalia Safari Park, Girnar Jain temples
	Interactive Map Outlining Junagadh District
	Location of district in Gujarat
	Coordinates: 21°31′N 70°27′E / 21.517°N 70.450°E
Country	India
State	Gujarat
Region	Saurashtra
Headquarters	Junagadh
Area
• Total	5,093 km2 (1,966 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	1,525,605
• Density	300/km2 (780/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Gujarati, Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	362001
Vehicle registration	GJ 11
Website	junagadh.nic.in

Junagadh district is a district of the Indian state of Gujarat. Its administrative headquarters is the city of Junagadh.

Geography

The district is located on the Kathiawar peninsula in western Gujarat. It is surrounded by Rajkot district (north), Porbandar District (north-west), and Amreli district (east). To the south and west is the Arabian Sea.

Porbandar was earlier a part of this district, before the Porbandar district was carved out of Junagadh district.^{[citation needed]}

Junagadh has a mountain range called Girnar which is a place of pilgrimage for Hinduism and Jainism.

Divisions

Talukas of Junagadh are Junagadh City, Bhesan subdistrict, Junagadh Rural, Keshod - in this taluka only one Ari-port on this entire JUNAGADH district, Malia, Manavadar, Mangrol, Mendarda, Vanthali, and Visavadar.^[2]

Transportation

Junagadh is well connected by road and railway networks. It is about 100 km from Rajkot and 350 km from Ahmedabad. National highway 8D connects Junagadh to Rajkot via Jetpur.

Junagadh railway station is also well connected with Rajkot, Ahmedabad. It is in the city area. Junagadh also has an airport at Keshod which has limited connectivity with Mumbai.

The district has a long shoreline and has ports including Veraval, Mangrol, and Chorwad. However, it has limited use other than the fishery industry.

As of October 2011, the government of India had given its approval for a ropeway on Mount and in 2021 it was completed and was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In the past, helicopter service was available for Mount Girnar but it is now discontinued.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1901	415,521	—
1911	458,829	+1.00%
1921	491,969	+0.70%
1931	579,792	+1.66%
1941	729,508	+2.32%
1951	829,760	+1.30%
1961	1,051,074	+2.39%
1971	1,408,342	+2.97%
1981	1,813,780	+2.56%
1991	2,091,182	+1.43%
2001	2,448,173	+1.59%
2011	2,743,082	+1.14%
source:^[3]

According to the 2011 census Junagadh district has a population of 2,743,082,^[1] roughly equal to the nation of Jamaica^[4] or the US state of Utah.^[5] This gives it a ranking of 142nd in India (out of a total of 640).^[1] The district has a population density of 310 inhabitants per square kilometre (800/sq mi).^[1] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 12.01%.^[1] Junagadh has a sex ratio of 952 females for every 1000 males.^[1] It had a literacy rate of 67.7% in 2001 which increased to a literacy rate of 76.88% in 2011.^[1]

The divided district has a population of 1,525,605, of which 573,403 (37.59%) lived in urban areas. Junagadh had a sex ratio of 945 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes are 151,971 (9.96%) and 37,810 (2.48%) of the population respectively.^[1]

Religions in Junagadh district (2011)^[6]

Hinduism			88.38%
Islam			11.17%
Other or not stated			0.45%
Distribution of religions

Hindus are 1,348,315 (88.38%) and Muslims 170,338 (11.17%) of the population respectively.^[6]

Gujarati was the predominant language, spoken by 97.44% of the population.^[7]

Politics

District	No.	Constituency	Name		Remarks
Junagarh	85	Manavadar	Arvindbhai Ladani	Indian National Congress	Resigned on 06 March 2024
	85	Manavadar	Arvindbhai Ladani	Bharatiya Janata Party	Elected on 04 June 2024
	86	Junagadh	Sanjay Koradiya	Bharatiya Janata Party
	87	Visavadar	Bhupendra Bhayani	Aam Aadmi Party	Resigned on 13 December 2023^[8]
	87	Visavadar	Vacant
	88	Keshod	Devabhai Malam	Bharatiya Janata Party
	89	Mangrol (Junagadh)	Bhgwanjibhai Kargatiya	Bharatiya Janata Party

Notable personalities

Narsinh Mehta (1414?–1481?), poet-saint, born in Talaja, Bhavnagar
Putlibai Gandhi, mother of Mahatma Gandhi
Keshubhai Patel (1928–2020), politician who served as Chief Minister of Gujarat, born in Visavadar in Junagadh
Wazir Mohammad (1929–), cricketer, born at Junagadh, later settled in Pakistan
Dhirubhai Ambani (1932–2002), business magnate and entrepreneur, born at Chorwad, Junagadh
Hanif Mohammad (1934–2016), cricketer, born at Junagadh, settled in Pakistan after 1947
Rajendra Shukla (1942–), poet, born at Bantwa, Junagadh
Mushtaq Mohammad (1943–), cricketer, born at Junagadh, later settled in Pakistan
Sadiq Mohammad (1945–), cricketer, born at Junagadh, later settled in Pakistan
Parveen Babi (1949–2005), Bollywood actress, born at Junagadh
Nawab Muhammad Mahabat Khan

Flora and fauna

Junagadh contains the Gir Forest National Park, which is the only home to Asiatic lions. Mount Girnar is also declared a forest reserve for bamboo. Girnari Giddh, the long-billed vultures, are found only on Girnar, as the Girnar region alone accounts for about 25 per cent of the species and about 10 per cent of the total vulture population in the Gujarat state.