Patan district

Patan district
Patan district
District of Gujarat
	Top: Rani ki vav in Patan; Bottom: Ruins of Rudra Mahalaya Temple in Siddhpur
	Interactive Map Outlining Patan District
	Location of district in Gujarat
	Coordinates: 23°49′48″N 72°7′12″E / 23.83000°N 72.12000°E
Country	India
State	Gujarat
Founded by	Vanaraja Chavda
Named for	Anhilpur Patan
Headquarters	Patan
Taluks	Patan City; Siddhpur; Chanasma; Harij; Radhanpur; Santalpur; Saraswati; Shankheshwar ; Sami; Unjha (Until 2011)
Government
• District Collector	Shri Arvind V., IAS
• MP	Bharatsinhji Dabhi
Area
• Total	5,792 km2 (2,236 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	1,343,734
• Density	230/km2 (600/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Gujarati, Hindi, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	GJ-24
Website	gujaratindia.com
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official name	Rani ki vav
Type	Cultural
Criteria	Cultural: (i), (iv)
Designated	2014 (38th session)
Reference no.	922
Region	Southern Asia

Patan district is one of the 33 districts of Gujarat state in western India. Its main city is Patan. This district is located in northern Gujarat and bounded by Banaskantha district in the north and northeast, Mehsana district in the east and southeast, Surendranagar district in the south and Kutch District and the Kutch nu Nanu Ran (Little Rann of Kutch) in the west. The district occupies an area of 5792 km².

Some of its areas, Harij and Sami, bordering Kutch are quite sensitive ^{[citation needed]} as there is no settled population between there and the border of Pakistan even though geographically the border is quite some distance away.

Origin of name

The district is named after Patan, the headquarters of the district. It was one of the ancient and early medieval capitals of Gujarat, described vividly in the novels written by K.M. Munshi.Originally King [Vanraj Chavda] established this new city and named Anahilpur Patan OR Anhilvad Patan after the name of his very close friend Rabari chief anhil rabari. Anhil was known as an anabha in him rabari tribe. He was from ulva clan of Rabari. and the pioneer in establishing the state of Patan, the long fought battle against the then ruler from south with help of local tribals, citizens and loyal warriors to his father The king of state Panchasara few kilometers away from Patan today. Later, a number of rulers like Bhimdev, Kumarpal, Siddharaj and Karndev ruled from Patan.

History

Patan District was formed on 2-10-2000 from the parts of Mahesana and Banaskantha Districts. Patan District was formed including Patan, Siddhpur, Chanasma, Harij and Sami Talukas of Mahesana district and Radhanpur and Santalpur Talukas of Banaskantha District. The headquarter of the District is Patan. There are many Hindu temples and Jain Temple in the district.

Divisions

Patan district comprises nine Talukas:

Its headquarters is the city of Patan which, together with Modhera, is a significant tourist destination. Religious sites such as Shankheshwar Jain Temple are also popular, as is Sahastralinga Tank (a lake of thousand Lingas) and Rani ki vav (a deep well).^[1]

Lok Sabha

Demographics

Religions in Patan district (2011)^[2]
Religion			Percent
Hinduism			88.91%
Islam			10.63%
Other or not stated			0.46%

According to the 2011 census Patan district has a population of 1,343,734,^[3] roughly equal to the nation of Eswatini.^[4] This gives it a ranking of 359th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 234 inhabitants per square kilometre (610/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 13.53%. Patan has a sex ratio of 935 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 72.30%. 20.92% of the population lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 9.18% and 0.99% of the population respectively.^[3]

Language

Languages of Patan district (2011)^[5]

Gujarati (98.36%)

Hindi (1.10%)

Others (0.54%)

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 98.36% of the population in the district spoke Gujarati and 1.10% Hindi as their first language.^[5]

Politics

District	No.	Constituency	Name		Remarks
Patan	16	Radhanpur	Lavingji Solanki	Bharatiya Janata Party
	17	Chanasma	Dinesh Thakor	Indian National Congress
	18	Patan	Kirit Patel	Indian National Congress
	19	Sidhpur	Balvantsinh Rajput	Bharatiya Janata Party	Cabinet Minister