Morbi district is in the state of

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. It was formed on 15 August 2013, along with several other districts, on the 67th Independence Day of India.

Morbi Morbi or Morvi is a city founded as a princely state around 1698 by Jadeja Thakor Saheb Shree Kayoji Ravaji. It is in the Morbi district in the States and territories of India, state of Gujarat, India. It is situated on the Kathiawar peninsula. ...

city is the administrative headquarters of the district. The district has five talukas -

, Maliya, Tankara, Wankaner (previously in Rajkot district) and Halvad (previously in Surendranagar district). Morbi city is the administrative headquarters of Morbi district. The town of Morbi is situated on the Machchhu River, 35 km from the sea and 60 km from Rajkot. As per 2011 census data, the city had a population of 2,10,451 and average literacy rate of 83.64%. This district is surrounded by

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to the north,

Surendranagar district Surendranagar is an administrative district in Saurashtra region of Gujarat state in India. It has a population of approximately 1.7 million people. Surendranagar, along with the twin city of Wadhwan, has a total of 400,000 inhabitants, an ...

to the east,

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to the south and

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to the west.

Etymology

The district is named after Morbi city. The name of the city of Morbi (literally meaning the city of peacocks) was probably derived from the king of Bhuj. The district was formed from four talukas formerly in Rajkot district (

, Maliya, Tankara, Wankaner) and Halvad taluka, formerly in Surendranagar district.

Demographics

Morbi district has an approximate population of 9,60,329, of which 358,420 (37.32%) lived in urban areas. Morbi district has an area of approx. 4,871.5 km². and a density of 207 persons/sq km. The district had a sex ratio of 941 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes are 65,698 (6.84%) and 5,159 (0.54%) of the population respectively. 808,967 (84.24%) were Hindus, 143,925 (14.99%) were Muslims and 5,607 (0.58%) Jains. At the time of the 2011 census, 97.28% of the population spoke Gujarati, 0.96%

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and 0.90%

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as their first language.

Taluks

Morbi district consists of the following five talukas.

Politics

Transport

Morbi district is connected by a national highway. It has two railway junctions, Wankaner and Maliya-Miyana. Morbi railway station lies on the track connecting these two junctions.

References

External links

Official website
* {{Gujarat Districts of Gujarat 2013 establishments in Gujarat