Patan district

Origin of name

The district is named after Patan, the headquarters of the district. It was one of the ancient and early medieval capitals of Gujarat, described vividly in the novels written by K.M. Munshi.Originally King [Vanraj Chavda] established this new city and named Anahilpur Patan OR Anhilvad Patan after the name of his very close friend Rabari chief anhil rabari. Anhil was known as an anabha in him rabari tribe. He was from ulva clan of Rabari. and the pioneer in establishing the state of Patan, the long fought battle against the then ruler from south with help of local tribals, citizens and loyal warriors to his father The king of state Panchasara few kilometers away from Patan today. Later, a number of rulers like Bhimdev, Kumarpal, Siddharaj and Karndev ruled from Patan.

History

Patan District was formed on 2-10-2000 from the parts of Mahesana and Banaskantha Districts. Patan District was formed including Patan, Siddhpur, Chanasma, Harij and Sami Talukas of Mahesana district and Radhanpur and Santalpur Talukas of Banaskantha District. The headquarter of the District is Patan. There are many Hindu temples and Jain Temple in the district.

Divisions

Patan district comprises nine Talukas:

• Patan
• Sidhpur
• Harij
• Radhanpur
• Sami
• Shankheshwar
• Santalpur
• Sarasvati
• Chanasma

Its headquarters is the city of Patan which, together with Modhera, is a significant tourist destination. Religious sites such as Shankheshwar Jain Temple are also popular, as is Sahastralinga Tank (a lake of thousand Lingas) and Rani ki vav (a deep well).

Lok Sabha

Main article: Patan Lok Sabha constituency

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Patan district has a population of 1,343,734, roughly equal to the nation of Eswatini.{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070613004507/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = June 13, 2007 | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote = Swaziland 1,370,424

Language

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 98.36% of the population in the district spoke Gujarati and 1.10% Hindi as their first language.

Politics

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Solar project

Gujarat Solar Park at Charanka has a solar power production capacity of 750 Megawatts. The park, on the linesate, is being further developed.

References

References

1. "Patan District".
2. (2011). "Population by Religion - Gujarat". [[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]].
3. "District Census Hand Book – Patan". [[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]].
4. "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Gujarat". [[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]].