General Knowledge: Basic Facts about Gujarat State (India)

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Established: May 1, 1960

First Chief Minister: Dr. Jivraj Mehta

Present Chief Minister: Mr. Narendra Modi (from October 7, 2001 to present)

First Capital: Ahmedabad

Present Capital: Gandhinagar

Vidhansabha Seats: 182

Loksabha Seats: 26

Rajyasabha Seats: 11

Total Districts: 26

Narendra Modi - Chief Minister of Gujarat

Total Talukas: 225

Total Towns: 264

Total Villages: 18,192

Municipal Corporations (Mahanagar Palika): Total 8 (Ahmedabad, Surat, Rajkot, Jamnagar, Bhavnagar, Vadodara, Junagarh and Gandhinagar)

Total Area of Gujarat State: 1,96,024 square kilometer

Total Population of Gujarat State: 6,03,83,628 (according to 2011 estimates)

Previous statistics: 5,05,96,992 (according to 2001 estimates)

Population Density of Gujarat State: 258 per square kilometer

Population in Cities: 37.36 %

Literacy in Gujarat State: 69.97 %

Male: 80.50 %

Female: 58.60 %

District with highest Literacy: Ahmedabad District (79.89%)

District with lowest Literacy: Dahod District (45.65%)

District with highest Population: Ahmedabad District (population: 58,08,378)

District with lowest population: Dang District (population: 1,86,712)

District with highest Population Density: Gandhinagar District

District with lowest Population Density: Kutch District

Largest District by its Area: Kutch District (Area: 45,652 square kilometer)

Smallest District by its Area: Dang District (Area: 1,764 square kilometer)

Position of Gujarat State in India as per its area: Seventh (7th)

Position of Gujarat State in India as per its population: Tenth (10th)

Official Language of Gujarat: Gujarati (Gujarati Language Speaking Population is 89.36%)

Other Languages in Gujarat: Kutchi-1.57%, Urdu-2.17%, Hindi-1.26%, Marathi-0.79%, Sindhi-0.76%, Others-4.09%

Population of Gujarat by Religion:

Hindu- 4,51,43,074

Muslim- 45,92,854

Jain- 5,25,305

Christian- 2,84,092

Shikh- 45,587

Buddhist- 17,829

Others- 28,698

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