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{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Anand, Gujarat}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Anand district
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| settlement_type = District
| image_skyline = Amul factory.jpg
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| image_caption = Entrance of the AMUL Dairy
| image_map = Anand in Gujarat (India).svg
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| map_caption = Location of district in Gujarat
| coordinates = {{coord|22.57|N|72.93|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
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| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Gujarat]]
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| established_date = 2 October 1997
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| area_total_km2 = 3,204
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| population_total = 2,092,745
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank = [[List of districts of Gujarat|14th in state]]
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]], [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
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| postal_code = 388001<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mapsofindia.com/pincode/india/gujarat/anand|title=Anand Pin Code|publisher=MapsofIndia.com|access-date=2016-05-28 }}</ref>
| registration_plate = GJ-23<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.puregujarati.com/2009/08/gujarat-vehicle-rto-codes.html|title=RTO Gujarat Codes|access-date=2016-05-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160521002840/http://www.puregujarati.com/2009/08/gujarat-vehicle-rto-codes.html|archive-date=2016-05-21|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| website = https://ananddp.gujarat.gov.in/Anand
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'''Anand District''' is an administrative district of [[Gujarat]] state in western [[India]] and is popularly known as Charotar.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ananddp.gujarat.gov.in/anand/english/about-district/history.htm|title=History of Anand District|work=Gujarat Government|access-date=9 October 2012|archive-date=10 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150210035014/http://ananddp.gujarat.gov.in/anand/english/about-district/history.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>  It was carved out of the [[Kheda district]] in 1997. [[Anand, Gujarat|Anand]] is the administrative headquarters of the district. It is bounded by [[Kheda District]] to the north, [[Vadodara District]] to the east, [[Ahmedabad District]] to the west, and the [[Gulf of Khambhat]] to the south. Major towns are [[Umreth]], [[Khambhat]], Karamsad, [[Tarapur, Gujarat|Tarapur]], [[Petlad]], [[Borsad]] and [[Sojitra]].

==Demographics==
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According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Anand district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 2,092,745<ref name=districtcensus>{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | access-date = 2011-09-30 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref> (With total Males 1,088,253<ref name=ananddp>{{cite web | url = https://ananddp.gujarat.gov.in/Anand/shakhao/ankada-shakha/vasti-visayak-akda-1.htm | title = Anand District Panchayat | access-date = 2016-05-28 | year = 2016 | publisher = ananddp.gujarat.gov.in}}</ref> and total Females 1,002,023),<ref name=ananddp/> roughly equal to the nation of [[North Macedonia]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote = Macedonia 2,077,328 July 2011 est.
}}</ref> or the US state of [[New Mexico]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php |title=2010 Resident Population Data |publisher=U. S. Census Bureau |access-date=2011-09-30 |quote=New Mexico - 2,059,179 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019160532/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php |archive-date=2013-10-19 }}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 219th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert| 711 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 12.57%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Anand has a [[sex ratio]] of 921 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 85.79%<ref name=districtcensus/> (Males 93.23%<ref name=ananddp/> and Females 77.76%).<ref name=ananddp/>

At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 96.67% of the population in the district spoke [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]], 2.25% [[Hindi]] and 0.58% [[Urdu]] as their first language.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref>

{{historical populations|11=1901|12=5,12,296|13=1911|14=5,02,049|15=1921|16=5,09,946|17=1931|18=5,54,746|19=1941|20=6,59,996|21=1951|22=7,96,376|23=1961|24=9,58,629|25=1971|26=11,73,757|27=1981|28=14,48,666|29=1991|30=16,42,615|31=2001|32=18,56,872|33=2011|34=20,92,745|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=middle}}

==Administrative divisions==
Anand District is administratively divided into eight [[taluka]]s or subdistricts: [[Anand, Gujarat|Anand]], [[Anklav]], [[Borsad]], [[Khambhat]], [[Petlad]], [[Sojitra]], [[Tarapur, Gujarat|Tarapur]], and [[Umreth Taluka|Umreth]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gujarat Administrative Divisions 2011 |publisher=Office of The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/maps/administrative_maps/GUJARAT.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111026055421/http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/maps/administrative_maps/GUJARAT.pdf |archive-date=26 October 2011|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Points of interest==
[[File:Anand district, Gujarat map.png|thumb|Topographical map of Anand district]]
* [[Anand, Gujarat|Anand]] City<ref>[http://anandct.com]</ref> - birthplace of [[Tribhuvandas Patel]], Founder of Anand Milk Union Limited and Cooperative movement, Milk City.
* [[Amul]] - Origin of [[Operation Flood]], the ''White Revolution of India''
* [[National Dairy Development Board]] - Headquarters
* [[Institute of Rural Management Anand]]
* [[Anand Agricultural University]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.aau.in/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=2009-08-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190827050359/http://www.aau.in/ |archive-date=2019-08-27 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Sardar Patel University]]- Located in Vallabh Vidyanagar in Anand District.
* [[Karamsad]] - Native place of [[Sardar Patel]].
* [[Khambhat]] - A historic and ancient port in the bay of Khambhat, known for its trade with foreign countries.
* [[Bhadran]] - was given nickname "Paris of [[Gaekwad]] state" due to its prosperity and civil works carried by Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III about one century ago.
* [[Umreth]] - Heritage City for Jainisam
* [[Vadtal]]

==See also==
*[[Bhurakoi]]
*[[Finav]]
*[[Ode, Gujarat]]
*[[Kaniya,gujarat]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category|Anand district}}
* [https://anand.nic.in/ Official website]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Anand district
|North = [[Kheda district]]
|Northeast =
|East = [[Vadodara district]]
|Southeast =
|South = [[Bharuch district]]
|Southwest = ''[[Gulf of Khambhat]]''
|West = [[Ahmedabad district]]
|Northwest =
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{{Anand district}}
{{Gujarat}}
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Anand district - Revision history

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