Bharuch district | |
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.svg) Location of Bharuch district in Gujarat | |
| Coordinates:20°42′N72°59′E / 20.700°N 72.983°E /20.700; 72.983 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Gujarat |
| Headquarters | Bharuch |
| Area | |
• Total | 6,509 km2 (2,513 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,551,019 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (620/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Gujarati,Hindi, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | GJ-16 |
| Website | bharuch |
Bharuch (formerly commonly known asBroach) in India, is a district in the southern part of theKathiawar peninsula on the west coast of state of Gujarat with a size and population comparable to that of GreaterBoston. Bharuch derives its name from the famousHindu sageBhrigu. A historical name for Bharuch is 'Bhrigukachchha'. Themythological Bhrigu Rishi was said to be one of the ten sons ofBrahma. There is also astory which indicates that Bhrigu along with his kin asked for temporary access to Bharuch which was said to belong toLakshmi, since Bharuch is located on the banks of riverNarmada also known as Rudra Deha. Chanra Mauli Mahadev is theHinduKul Devata ofBhargavs of Bharuch. Bhrigu never left the place and theAshram of Brighu Rishi is located on the banks of Narmada. TheNarmada River outlets into theGulf of Khambat through its lands and that shipping artery gave inland access to the kingdoms and empires located in the central and northern parts of the sub-continent of India.
The city ofBharuch and its surrounds—today's district—has been settled far back into antiquity and was a major shipping building centre and sea port in the importantpre-compasscoastal trading routes to points West, perhaps as far back as the days of thePharaohs, which used the regular and predictableMonsoon winds orgalleys. Many goods from the Far East (the famedSpice and Silk trade) were trans-shipped there for the annual monsoon winds making it a terminus for several key land-seatrade routes and Bharuch was definitely known to theGreeks, the variousPersian Empires and in theRoman Republic and Empire and other Western centres of civilisation right on through the end of the EuropeanMiddle Ages.
With the advent of the EuropeanAge of Discovery, the presence of deep draft sea going shipping it began a long slow decline in importance as it was a bit too far north to be convenient to shipping not confined to keeping within sight of shore.
Administratively, it contains thetalukas (administrative subdistricts) ofBharuch,Ankleshwar,Hansot,Valia,Netrang,Jambusar,Jhagadia,Amod, andVagra. It also contains the city ofBharuch.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1901 | 321,528 | — |
| 1911 | 368,466 | +1.37% |
| 1921 | 374,101 | +0.15% |
| 1931 | 423,980 | +1.26% |
| 1941 | 506,264 | +1.79% |
| 1951 | 558,930 | +0.99% |
| 1961 | 684,166 | +2.04% |
| 1971 | 841,048 | +2.09% |
| 1981 | 970,172 | +1.44% |
| 1991 | 1,148,252 | +1.70% |
| 2001 | 1,370,656 | +1.79% |
| 2011 | 1,551,019 | +1.24% |
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According to the2011 census Bharuch district has apopulation of 1,551,019,[3] roughly equal to the nation ofGabon[4] or the US state of Hawaii.[5] This gives it a ranking of 321st in India (out of a total of640).[3] The district has a population density of 238 inhabitants per square kilometre (620/sq mi).[3] Itspopulation growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 13.14%.[3] Bharuch has asex ratio of 924females for every 1000 males,[3] and aliteracy rate of 83.03%. 33.85% of the population lived in urban areas.Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 4.01% and 31.48% of the population respectively.[3]
At the time of the2011 Census of India, 90.02% of the population in the district spokeGujarati, 6.30%Hindi, 1.13%Marathi. and 0.57%Urdu as their first language.[6]
Gabon 1,576,665
Hawaii 1,360,301
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