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District at a Glance

Demography

District Name	District H.Q.	Latitude	Longitude	Goegraphical Area	Forest Area	Desert Area	Coast Line	No. of Rivers	Main Occupation	Average Rainfall	Climate	Main Crops	Languages Spoken
Kachchh	Bhuj	From 22°44’11 to 24°41’25	From 68°09’46 to 71°54’47	45,674 Sq Km	3158.24 Sq. Km (15.67%)	26174 Sq Km. (51%)	406 Km	9	Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Industries, Minning, Port, Fisheries	346 MM	very dry and hot during the summer and cold during the winter	Cotton, Sesame seeds, Bajri, Jowar, Castor, Groundnut, Pulses	Kachchhi, Sindhi, Gujarati, Hindi, English

Administrative Setup

No. of Talukas	No. of Gram Panchayats	No. of Municipalities	No of Towns	No. of Villages	No. of Habitated Villages	No. of Uninhabited Villages	No. of Revenue Subdivision	Parliament Constituency	Assembly Constituency	District Panchayat Seat	Taluka Panchayat Seat	No. of Railway Stations	No. of Post Offices
10	632	6	14	924	877	47	6	1	6	40	206	32	494

Population (Census 2011)

Population	Male Population	Female Population	Gender Ratio	Rural Population	Urban Population	Rural Household	Urban Household	Sc Population	ST Population
20,92,371	10,96,737	9,95,634	908 (Per 1000 Male 908 Female)	13,63,836	7,28,535	2,86,001	1,59,671	2,58,859	24,228

Literacy Rate (Census 2011)

Literacy	Literacy Male	Literacy Female
70.59%	79.4%	60.87%

Education

Primary Schools	Secondary Schools	Technical Schools	Higher Secondary Schools	No. of Polytechnics	No. of Colleges	No. of Universities
1705	176	9	184	3	45	1

Health

Primary Health Centers	Community Health Centers	Civil Hospital	Veterinary Hospitals
64	17	3	32