Information of Gujarat

·         Gujarat was established on 1st May of 1960.

·         The Capital City of Gujarat is Gandhinagar.

·         Ahmedabad is the largest city of Gujarat.

·         There are 33 districts in Gujarat.

·         Mrs. Kamla Beniwal is current governor of Gujarat.

·         Mr. Narendra Modi is the Chief Minister of Gujarat from the Bharatiy Janta Party.

·         Gujarat has Legislature of 182 seats.

·         Its high court is known as Gujarat High Court.

·         The total area of Gujarat is 196,024 km2 (75,685 sq mi) with a coastline of 1600 km (990 mi).

·         It has 7th area rank in India.

·         According to CENSUS report of 2011 the total population of Gujarat is 60,383,628

·         Gujarat has 10th rank in population in India.

·         Total density of population in Gujarat is 310 per square kilometers and 800 per mile.

·         Literacy rate of Gujarat is 80.18 percent.

·         The official language of Gujarat is Gujarati.

·         Gujarat derived its name from the word 'Gujaratta'. Gujaratta means the land of gurjars. The gurjars were a sub-tribe of the Huns who ruled the area during the 8th and 9th centuries AD. They passed through Punjab and settled in some parts of western India, which came to be known as Gujarat.

·         Gujarat is bounded by the Arabian Sea in the west, by Rajasthan in the north and northeast, by Madhya Pradesh in the east and by Maharashtra in the south and south east. The state has an international border and has a common frontier with Pakistan at the northwestern fringe. It is situated on the north end of the west coast of India.

·         The history of Gujarat dates back to 3500 years. The Harappa and Mohenjodaro civilization can be known from the archaeological findings at Lothal near Dhandauka in Ahmedabad district and Rozdi in Saurashtra.