Tapi district
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Tapi district is one of the 26 districts of Gujarat state in western India
. Vyara
town is the district headquarters.
consists of five talukas viz. Vyara, Songadh, Uchchal, Nizar and Valod.
Vyara and Songadh in Tapi district are known for dense forests with a major production of bamboos. Key tourist destinations: Fort of Songadh, Gaumukh, Dosvada Dam, Hindustan Bridge, Tapi River and Ukai Dam.
, Songadh
, Valod
, Uchchhal and Nizar
. This district shares border with Maharashtra.
has a population
of 806,489 , roughly equal to the nation of Comoros
or the US state of South Dakota
. This gives it a ranking of 484th in India (out of a total of 640
). The district has a population density of 249 PD/sqkm . Its population growth rate
over the decade 2001-2011 was 12.07 %. Tapi has a sex ratio
of 1004 females
for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate
of 69.23 %.
India
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. Vyara
Vyara
Vyara is a city, a municipality and the district headquarters of the Tapi district in the Indian state of Gujarat.-Geography:Vyara is located at . It has an average elevation of 69 metres .-Demographics:...
town is the district headquarters.
History
Located in the southern part of Gujarat. On 27th September 2007, the district of Surat was bifurcated into two new districts, viz. Surat district with its headquarter at Surat and Tapi district with its headquarter at Vyara. The newly constituted Tapi districtconsists of five talukas viz. Vyara, Songadh, Uchchal, Nizar and Valod.
Vyara and Songadh in Tapi district are known for dense forests with a major production of bamboos. Key tourist destinations: Fort of Songadh, Gaumukh, Dosvada Dam, Hindustan Bridge, Tapi River and Ukai Dam.
Divisions
The district consists of five talukas. These are: VyaraVyara
Vyara is a city, a municipality and the district headquarters of the Tapi district in the Indian state of Gujarat.-Geography:Vyara is located at . It has an average elevation of 69 metres .-Demographics:...
, Songadh
Songadh
Fort Songadh is a city and a municipality in Tapi district in the Indian state of Gujarat. It has previously been known as "Soneri Gadh, later being abbreviated to the now common Songadh.-Geography:Songadh is located at...
, Valod
Valod
Valod is a small town situated midway between Bardoli and Vyara, in Tapi district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Valod is located about 50 km east of Surat. National Highway 6 passes through Valod....
, Uchchhal and Nizar
Nizar
Abū Manṣūr Nizār al-Muṣṭafá liDīnillāh was a Fatimid Caliph and a Nizāri Ismā‘ilī Imām. He was deposed by his brother, Aḥmad al-Musta‘lī but his son, al-Hādī ibn Nizār, escaped to Alamūt and took refuge with believers there, thereby continuing the Imāmate.The followers of Nizār's descendants...
. This district shares border with Maharashtra.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census2011 census of India
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has a population
Demographics of India
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of 806,489 , roughly equal to the nation of Comoros
Comoros
The Comoros , officially the Union of the Comoros is an archipelago island nation in the Indian Ocean, located off the eastern coast of Africa, on the northern end of the Mozambique Channel, between northeastern Mozambique and northwestern Madagascar...
or the US state of South Dakota
South Dakota
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. This gives it a ranking of 484th in India (out of a total of 640
Districts of India
A district is an administrative division of an Indian state or territory. Districts are further subdivided, in some cases into Sub-Divisions, and otherwise directly into tehsils or talukas.District officials include:...
). The district has a population density of 249 PD/sqkm . Its population growth rate
Family planning in India
Family planning in India is based on efforts largely sponsored by the Indian government. In the 1965-2009 period, contraceptive usage has more than tripled and the fertility rate has more than halved , but the national fertility rate is still high enough to cause long-term population growth...
over the decade 2001-2011 was 12.07 %. Tapi has a sex ratio
Sex ratio
Sex ratio is the ratio of males to females in a population. The primary sex ratio is the ratio at the time of conception, secondary sex ratio is the ratio at time of birth, and tertiary sex ratio is the ratio of mature organisms....
of 1004 females
Women in India
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for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate
Literacy in India
Literacy in India is key for socio-economic progress, and the Indian literacy rate grew to 74.04% in 2011 from 12% at the end of British rule in 1947. Although this was a greater than sixfold improvement, the level is well below the world average literacy rate of 84%, and India currently has the...
of 69.23 %.