Banaskantha district is one of the thirty-four districts of the Gujarat state of India. The administrative headquarters and largest city is Palanpur. The district is in northeastern Gujarat where the West Banas River runs through the valley between Mount Abu and Aravalli Range, flowing to the plains of Gujarat in this region. The district is famous for the Ambaji temple which draws many tourists. It has an area of 12,703&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> and was the second largest district in the state until January 2025, when Vav-Tharad district was carved out of the western part of the district and remaining area of 6,176&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> remains the same.

Geography

Banaskantha shares its borders with Rajasthan. characterized by the Aravalli Range and the Banas River. Sabarkantha district in East, Vav-Tharad district in West and Patan district and Mehsana district in the South.

Economy

It is the site of Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University.

In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Banaskantha one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).

Talukas

There are 10 Talukas in Banaskantha District.

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!Sr.No.

!Taluka

!Headquarter

!Population ()

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|1

|Amirgadh Taluka

|Amirgadh

|1,32,354

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|2

|Dhanera taluka

|Dhanera

|2,30,749

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|3

|Deesa taluka

|Deesa

|5,88,123

|-

|4

|Danta taluka

|Danta

|3,09,571

|-

|5

|Dantiwada taluka

|Dantiwada

|83,528

|-

|6

|Palanpur taluka

|Palanpur

|1,77,953

|-

|7

|Vadagam taluka

|Vadgam

|87,201

|-

|8

|Kankrej taluka

|Shihori

|2,36,168

|-

|9

|Hadad taluka

|Hadad

|

|-

|10

|Ogad taluka

|Thara

|

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!District

! colspan="2" |Banaskantha

!24,54,196

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Municipality

  • Dhanera
  • Deesa
  • Palanpur
  • Thara

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Banaskantha district has a population of 3,120,506, or the US state of Iowa. This gives it a ranking of 111th in India (out of a total of 640).

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