Tapi district

Tapi district
Tapi district
District of Gujarat
	River in Tapi district
	Interactive Map Outlining Tapi District
	Location of district in Gujarat
	Coordinates: 21°7′12″N 73°24′0″E / 21.12000°N 73.40000°E
Country	India
State	Gujarat
Headquarters	Vyara
Government
• Body	Nagar Palika
Area
• Total	3,139 km2 (1,212 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	807,022
• Density	260/km2 (670/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Gujarati, Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Area code(s)	02624, 02625, 02626, 02628
Vehicle registration	GJ 26
Website	tapi.nic.in

Tapi district is one of the 33 districts of Gujarat state in western India. It has seven talukas: Vyara, Songadh, Nizar, Valod, Uchhal, Dolavan and Kukarmunda. Vyara town is the district headquarters. Tapi has 523 villages and two municipalities. The district was formed in 2007 out of some talukas that were separated from Surat district.^[1]

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1901	155,894	—
1911	166,720	+0.67%
1921	167,361	+0.04%
1931	183,989	+0.95%
1941	221,965	+1.89%
1951	263,380	+1.73%
1961	329,134	+2.25%
1971	457,502	+3.35%
1981	527,971	+1.44%
1991	626,979	+1.73%
2001	719,634	+1.39%
2011	807,022	+1.15%
source:^[2]

According to the 2011 census, Tapi district has a population of 807,022,^[3] roughly equal to the nation of Comoros^[4] or the US state of South Dakota.^[5] This gives it a ranking of 484th in India (out of a total of 640).^[3] The district has a population density of 234 inhabitants per square kilometre (610/sq mi) .^[3] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 12.07%.^[3] Tapi has a sex ratio of 1004 females for every 1000 males,^[3] and a literacy rate of 69.23%. 9.85% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 1.01% and 84.18% of the population respectively.^[3]

Religions in Tapi district (2011)^[6]

Hinduism			89.95%
Christianity			6.56%
Islam			2.76%
Other or not stated			0.73%
Distribution of religions

Languages of Tapi district (2011)^[7]

Gujarati (49.09%)

Gamit (14.53%)

Bhili (9.96%)

Vasavi (8.02%)

Chodri (5.96%)

Hindi (2.86%)

Marathi (2.86%)

Kukna (1.96%)

Others (4.76%)

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 49.09% of the population in the district spoke Gujarati, 14.53% Gamit, 9.96% Bhili, 8.02% Vasava, 5.96% Chaudhari, 2.86% Hindi, 2.86% Marathi and 1.96% Kukna as their first language.^[7]

Politics

District	No.	Constituency	Name	Party		Remarks
Tapi	171	Vyara (ST)	Mohanbhai Konkani		Bharatiya Janata Party
Tapi	172	Nizar (ST)	Dr. Jairam Gamit		Bharatiya Janata Party

Notable persons

Suresh Joshi (1921–1986) Writer and academic. Born in Valod.^[8]
Amarsinh Bhilabhai Chaudhary, Former Chief Minister of Gujarat (July 1985 to December 1989)

Tourism

The District shares Purna Wildlife Sanctuary with the Districts of Dang and Nandurbar, the latter of which is in Maharashtra. The sanctuary is a part of the Dangs' Forest.^[9]^[10]