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Anand District (Gujarat)
Posted Date: 12 Jan 2009 Posted By: Webmaster Member Level: Platinum Points: 0
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| Author: Manish Jain 26 Nov 2009 Member Level: Gold Points: 25 (Rs 15) | About Anand
The Anand district was established in the year 1997 when it was carved out of the Kheda District of Gujarat in the western part.The district has many special features in it.It has 10 talukas lie Anand, Petlad, Borsad, Anklav, Khanbhat etc. Anand is the administrative head of the district.The district is covered from all the sides by Kheda, Vadodara,Ahmedabad and Gulf of Cambay.
The district population is about 1,856,872 of which 27.36% were urban as of 2001.The Major towns are Khambhat, Tarapur, Petlad and Sojitra, Anand, etc.The average literacy rate among the district people is more than 57% and most importantly the sex ratio of the district is also as good as that of the country i.e 910 girls per thousand boys.
Boundaries and Goegraphy
The district shares it boundaries with other state districts from all the sides.
North : Kheda
East : Ahmedabad
West : Vadodara
South : Gulf of Cambay
Latitude : 22.070 to 23.290 North
Longitude : 72.150 to 73.180 East
Languages : Gujarati, Hindi and English
Seismic Zone : Zone III
Literacy Rate : 57.27%
Sex Ratio : 910 Females per 1000 Males
Population Density : 558 Persons per sq. km.
Talukas 10
District Headquarter : Anand
Area : 2,951 sq. km.
Rivers : Sabarmati, Mahisagar, Shedhi and Navida
Average Rainfall : 777 mm
Important Cities
Anand
Petlad
Umreth
Borsad
Anklav
Khambhat
Sojitra
Tarapur
Unreth
Tarapura
Perlad5
Interesting Facts
Anand district is situated in the southern part of gujarat near the Gulf of Cambay.
The district has very good industrial area as it is very much near to the Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Vadodara and Bharuch districtwhich are already the Business hubs in the state.
Amul( Anand Milk Union Limited), which has a capacity of 6.5 million litres (2006-07)in a day, is the largest dairy of India.
Anand is an industrial base for Chemical, Engineering and Food & Agriculture products.
Agriculture products produced in the Anand district are banana(third largest in the state), papaya, potato, mango, onion and cabbage.
Industries in the distrist
Anand Dairy
National Dairy Development Board
Beepee Coating Limited
Eimco Elecon India Limited
Hidustan Packaging Limited
Indian Dairy Machinary Company (P) Limited
Jh Kharawala Private Limited
Metalco India Limited
Vulcan Gears
Tourist Places
Flo-Art gallery
Amul Dairy Cooperative Museum
Anand Milk Union Limited (AMUL) Dairy
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and Veer Vithalbhai Patel Memorial is present in Karamsad
Khambhat famous all over for its silk and chintz
Stambhan Parshvanath Jinalaya, the 11 century Jain Temple
Swaminarayan Mandir,
Darbar Ghat,
BD Rao College Museum
Education In Distrist
Primary School : 1123
Secondary School : 225
Higher Secondary School : 68
Universities : 2
Management College : 4
ITI’s : 19
Pharmacy College : 12
Medical College : 1
Polytechnic College : 1
Engineering Colleges : 5
Other Colleges : 24
Health Centre
Anand Orthopedics Hospital
Sankara Eye Hospital
Adarsh Hospital
Shree Krishna Hospital
and many more are there.
Member Of Parliament
Shri Solanki Bharatsinh Madhavsinh
Assembly Constituencies
Anand : Patel Jyotsnaben Rajubhai
Sarsa : Jayantbhai Ramanbhai Patel
Petlad : Niranjan Patel
Sojitra: Rohit Ambalal Ashabhai
Borsad : Amitkumar Ajitkumar Chavda
Bhadran: Parmar Rajendrasinh Dhirsinh
Umreth : Vadodia Lalsinh Udeshinh
Khambhat: Shukal Shirishkumar Madhusudan
Contact Collector
District Collector Office (Anand)
Mobile : 9825049126
Phone (O) : 02692-242871
Phone(R) : 261000
E-Mail : colanand@guj.nic.in
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