Anand District is an administrative district 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

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and whose popular

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is Charotar. It was carved out of the

Kheda district Kheda District is one of the thirty-three districts of Gujarat state in western India. Its central city, Kheda, is the administrative headquarters of the district. History Formerly known as Kaira district, it was divided in two with the sou ...

in 1997. Anand is the administrative headquarters of the district. It is bounded by

Kheda District Kheda District is one of the thirty-three districts of Gujarat state in western India. Its central city, Kheda, is the administrative headquarters of the district. History Formerly known as Kaira district, it was divided in two with the sou ...

to the north,

Vadodara District Vadodara District also known as Baroda District is a district in the eastern part of the state of Gujarat in western India. The city of Vadodara (Baroda), in the western part of the district, is the administrative headquarters. Vadodara Distric ...

to the east,

Ahmedabad District {{Infobox settlement , name = Ahmedabad District , native_name = , native_name_lang = , settlement_type = District of Gujarat , image_skyline = D ...

to the west, and the

Gulf of Khambhat The Gulf of Khambhat, historically known as the Gulf of Cambay, is a bay on the Arabian Sea coast of India, bordering the state of Gujarat just north of Mumbai and Diu Island. The Gulf of Khambhat is about long, about wide in the north and ...

to the south. Major towns are

Umreth Umreth is a municipality (''nagar palika'') and administrative seat for Umreth Taluka in Anand district, Gujarat, India. As of 2001 it had a population of 32,191. Notable People * Dewang Mehta - Former President of NASSCOM The Natio ...

Khambhat Khambhat (, ), also known as Cambay, is a city and the surrounding urban agglomeration in Anand district in the Indian state of Gujarat. It was once an important trading center, but its harbour gradually silted up, and the maritime trade moved ...

, Karamsad, Tarapur,

Petlad Petlad is a Town and a municipality "Taluka" in Anand district in the Gujarat state of India. Petlad was founded and ruled by Koli Chieftain A tribal chief or chieftain is the leader of a tribal society or chiefdom. Tribe The concept o ...

, Borsad and

Sojitra Sojitra is a village in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is in the 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 dist ...

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Anand district has a

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of 2,092,745 (With total Males 1,088,253 and total Females 1,002,023), roughly equal to the nation of

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or the US state of

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. This gives it a ranking of 219th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 12.57%. Anand has a

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of 921

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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 85.79% (Males 93.23% and Females 77.76%). Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 4.99% and 1.19% of the population respectively. At the time of the

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, 96.67% of the population in the district spoke

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and 2.10%

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as their first language.

Administrative divisions

Anand District is administratively divided into eight

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 or subdistricts: Anand, Anklav, Borsad,

, Tarapur, and

Politics

Points of interest

* Anand City - birthplace of

Tribhuvandas Patel Tribhuvandas Kishibhai Patel (22 October 1903 - 3 June 1994) freedom fighter, a Gandhian,. Tribhuvandas Patel's single quality that stands out is his utter dislike for self promotion, a quality that many admire in the numerous instituti ...

, Founder of Anand Milk Union Limited and Cooperative movement, Milk City. *

Amul Anand Milk Union Limited (AMUL) is an Indian dairy state government cooperative society, based in Anand, Gujarat. Formed in 1946, it is a cooperative brand managed by Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd. (GCMMF), which today is ...

- Origin of

Operation Flood Operation Flood, launched on 13 January 1970, was the world's largest dairy development program and a landmark project of India's National Dairy Development Board (NDDB). It transformed India from a milk-deficient nation into the world's larges ...

, the ''White Revolution of India'' *

National Dairy Development Board The National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) is a statutory body set up by an Act of the Parliament of India. It is under the ownership of Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying of the Government of India. The main office is in Ana ...

- Headquarters *

Institute of Rural Management Anand Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA) is an autonomous institution and premier business school located in Anand Gujarat, India with the mandate of contributing to the professional management of rural organizations. IRMA was founded with the ...

Anand Agricultural University Anand Agricultural University (AAU) is located in the western Indian state of Gujarat between the cities of Vadodara and Ahmedabad. This was formerly the Anand Campus of Gujarat Agricultural University, which is now independent. It has three ...

Sardar Patel University Sardar Patel University (SPU) is a public state university in Vallabh Vidyanagar, a town Gujarat, India. It is named after the iron man of India Vallabhbhai Patel, and was founded in October 1955 by an Act of the Legislative Assembly of the then ...

- Located in Vallabh Vidyanagar in Anand District. *

Karamsad Karamsad is a city and a municipality in Anand district in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is part of the ''Chhagaam Gol'' ("Circle of Six Villages"). Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, one of India's greatest leaders in the Indian Independence Movement ...

- Native place of

Sardar 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 ...

. *

- A historic and ancient port in the bay of Khambhat, known for its trade with foreign countries. * Bhadran - was given nickname "Paris of

Gaekwad Gaekwad (also spelt Gaikwar and Gaikwad; mr, Gāyǎkǎvāḍǎ) is a surname native to the Indian state of Maharashtra. The surname is found among the Marathas, Kolis and in Scheduled castes. It is also a common surname among Bharadis, Dhor, an ...

state" due to its prosperity and civil works carried by Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III about one century ago. *

- Heritage City for Jainisam *

Vadtal Vadtal is located in the Kheda district of Gujarat, India. It is the pilgrim centre of Swaminarayan Sampraday and the headquarter of Swaminarayan's temple. Gomati is a holy lake in Vadtal. In 2011, ONGC announced that it would begin drilling ...

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