Ahmedabad (Amdavad) district is a district comprises the city of Ahmedabad, in the central part of the state of Gujarat in western India. It is the seventh most populous district in India (out of 739). Ahmedabad District Surrounded By Kheda district in the east, Mehsana district in the north, Anand district in the south and Surendranagar district in the west.
Etymology
The area around Ahmedabad has been inhabited since the 11th century, when it was known as Ashaval. At that time, Karna, the Chaulukya (Solanki) ruler of Anhilwara (modern Patan), waged a successful war against the Bhil king of Ashaval, and established a city called Karnavati on the banks of the Sabarmati River.
In 1411, this area came under the control of Muzaffar Shah I's grandson, Sultan Ahmed Shah, who selected the forested area along the banks of the Sabarmati river for a new capital city. He laid the foundation of a new walled city near Karnavati and named it Ahmedabad after himself. According to other versions, he named the city after four Muslim saints in the area, who all had the name Ahmed.
Climate
Talukas
thumb|Map of Ahmedabad district under Bombay Presidency, British India 1877
500px|thumb|Talukas of Ahmedabad district before formation of [[Dholera taluka]]
thumb|Talukas of Ahmedabad district
Following are the talukas of Ahmedabad district:
Talukas in Ahmedabad City - East
- Maninagar
- Asarwa
- Vatva
Talukas in Ahmedabad City - West
- Vejalpur
- Sabarmati
- Ghatlodiya
Talukas in Ahmedabad Suburban
- Daskroi
- Sanand
Talukas in Rural North Ahmedabad
- Viramgam
- Detroj-Rampura
- Mandal
Talukas in Rural South Ahmedabad
- Bavla
- Dholka
- Dhandhuka
- Dholera
Villages
- Badarkha
Politics
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Demographics
According to the 2011 census Ahmedabad district has a population of 7,214,225, or the U.S. state of Washington. This gives it a ranking of 8th in India (out of a total of 640).
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!Name
!Status
!Population
Census
1991-03-01
!Population
Census
2001-03-01
!Population
Census
2011-03-01
|-
|Ahmadabad
|Municipal Corporation with Outgrowth (Metropolis)
|2,876,710
|3,694,974
|5,633,927
|-
|Ahmadabad Cantonment
|Cantonment (Board)
|11,967
|14,706
|7,588
|-
|Bareja
|Municipality
|...
|15,427
|19,690
|-
|Barwala
|Municipality
|...
|16,048
|17,951
|-
|Bavla
|Municipality with Outgrowth
|25,391
|30,871
|42,458
|-
|Bopal
|Census Town
|...
|12,181
|37,635
|-
|Dhandhuka
|Municipality
|27,781
|29,572
|32,475
|-
|Dholka
|Municipality with Outgrowth
|49,860
|61,569
|80,945
|-
|Nandej
|Census Town
|6,878
|7,642
|9,176
|-
|Ranpur
|Census Town
|...
|14,486
|16,944
|-
|Sanand
|Municipality with Outgrowth
|25,674
|32,417
|95,890
|-
|Singarva
|Census Town
|8,183
|9,889
|12,547
|-
|Viramgam
|Municipality
|50,788
|53,094
|55,821
|}