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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Banaskantha district
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| other_name =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Gujarat|District]]
| image_skyline = {{Photomontage
|size = 250
|photo1a = Palanpur.jpg
|photo1b = Gabbar Temple, Ambaji.jpg
|photo2a = Manibhadra Veer Jain Temple Magarwada Gujarat India 5.jpg
|photo2b = Mokeshwar Dam.jpg
|photo3a = My Farm @ Vadgam -3.jpg
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| image_caption = from top-left: Kirti Stambha in [[Palanpur]], Gabbar Temple in [[Ambaji]], Mokeshwar Dam, fields in [[Vadgam]], Manibhadra Jain Temple in Magarwada
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| coordinates = {{Coord|region:IN-GJ|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Gujarat]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Region]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[North Gujarat]]
| established_title = 
| established_date = 01 May 1960
| founder =
| named_for = [[West Banas River|Banas River]]
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Palanpur]]
| leader_title = District Collectorate
| leader_name =
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 = 6,176
| elevation_footnotes =
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| population_total = 2520507
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank = 111 of 640 in India 5 of 26 in Gujarat
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes = <ref name="districtcensus">{{cite web |title=District Census Hand Book – Banas Kantha |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/372/download/1136/DH_2011_2402_PART_A_DCHB_BANAS_KANTHA.pdf |website=[[Census of India]] |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>
| 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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| registration_plate = GJ 08
| website = {{URL|https://banaskantha.nic.in/}}
| footnotes =
}}

'''Banaskantha district''' is one of the [[Districts of Gujarat|thirty-four districts]] of the [[Gujarat]] [[States and territories of India|state]] of India. The administrative headquarters and largest city is [[Palanpur]]. The district is in northeastern Gujarat where the [[West Banas River]] runs through the valley between [[Mount Abu]] and [[Aravalli Range]], flowing to the plains of Gujarat in this region.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://banaskanthadp.gujarat.gov.in/Banaskantha/english |title=Banaskantha District Panchayat |access-date=2017-02-23 |archive-date=2017-02-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170224132212/https://banaskanthadp.gujarat.gov.in/Banaskantha/english/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The district is famous for the [[Ambaji temple]] which draws many tourists.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://palanpuronline.com/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=2017-02-27 |archive-date=2017-02-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170228091934/http://palanpuronline.com/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> It has an area of 12,703 km2 and was the second largest district in the state until January 2025, when [[Vav-Tharad district]] was carved out of the western part of the district and remaining area of 6,176 km2 remains the same.<ref>{{Cite web |last=TimesOfIndia |date=2025-01-01 |title= Govt announce 34th district of Gujarat with creation of Vav - Tharad; decision |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/gujarat-announces-34th-district-with-creation-of-vav-tharad/articleshow/116858520.cms |access-date=2025-01-01 |website=TimesOfIndia |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Geography==
Banaskantha shares its borders with [[Rajasthan]]. characterized by the Aravalli Range and the Banas River. [[Sabarkantha district]] in East, [[Vav-Tharad district]] in West and [[Patan district]] and [[Mehsana district]] in the South.

==Economy==

It is the site of [[Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University]].<ref>[http://www.sdau.edu.in/ Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University]</ref>

In 2006 the [[Ministry of Panchayati Raj]] named Banaskantha one of the country's 250 [[Poverty in India|most backward districts]] (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=brgf/> It is one of the six districts in Gujarat currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).<ref name=brgf>{{cite web|author=Ministry of Panchayati Raj |date=September 8, 2009 |title=A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme |publisher=National Institute of Rural Development |url=http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf |access-date=September 27, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405033402/http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf |archive-date=April 5, 2012 }}</ref>

==Talukas==

There are 10 [[Talukas]] in [[Banaskantha]] District.
{| class="sortable" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" width="98%" style="border:1px solid black; text-align:center"
|- bgcolor="skyblue"
|+
!Sr.No.
!Taluka
!Headquarter
!Population ({{As of|2011}})
|-
|1
|[[Amirgadh Taluka]]
|[[Amirgadh]]
|1,32,354
|-
|2
|[[Dhanera taluka]]
|[[Dhanera]]
|2,30,749
|-
|3
|[[Deesa taluka]]
|[[Deesa]]
|5,88,123
|-
|4
|[[Danta taluka]]
|[[Danta, Banaskantha|Danta]]
|3,09,571
|-
|5
|[[Dantiwada taluka]]
|[[Dantiwada]]
|83,528
|-
|6
|[[Palanpur taluka]]
|[[Palanpur]]
|1,77,953
|-
|7
|[[Vadagam taluka]]
|[[Vadgam]]
|87,201
|-
|8
|[[Kankrej taluka]]
|[[Shihori]]
|2,36,168
|-
|9
|[[Hadad taluka]]
|[[Hadad, Gujarat|Hadad]]
|
|-
|10
|[[Ogad taluka]]
|[[Thara, Gujarat|Thara]]
|
|-
!District
! colspan="2" |Banaskantha
!24,54,196
|}
<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.census2011.co.in/data/district/183-banaskantha-gujarat.html|title=Talukas in Banaskantha District, Gujarat|website=www.census2011.co.in|access-date=2024-07-25}}</ref>

==Municipality==

* [[Dhanera]]
* [[Deesa]]
* [[Palanpur]]
* [[Thara, Gujarat|Thara]]

==Demographics==

{{historical populations|11=1901|12=4,37,072|13=1911|14=4,18,450|15=1921|16=4,40,891|17=1931|18=4,77,341|19=1941|20=5,48,737|21=1951|22=6,96,367|23=1961|24=8,99,989|25=1971|26=11,46,159|27=1981|28=15,14,121|29=1991|30=19,81,513|31=2001|32=25,04,244|33=2011|34=31,20,506|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=right}}
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Banaskantha district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 3,120,506,<ref name=districtcensus/> roughly equal to the nation of [[Mongolia]]<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 | 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 = Mongolia 3,133,318 July 2011 est.
}}</ref> or the US state of [[Iowa]].<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=Iowa 3,046,355
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019160532/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php
|archive-date=October 19, 2013
}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 111th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert| 290 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 24.43%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Banaskantha has a [[sex ratio]] of 936 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 66.39%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 10.49% and 9.11% of the population respectively.<ref name=districtcensus/>
{{bar box
|title=Religions in Banaskantha district (2011)<ref name="Religion">{{Cite web|date=2011|title=Population by Religion - Gujarat |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11373/download/14486/DDW24C-01%20MDDS.XLS |website=censusindia.gov.in|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>
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{{bar percent|[[Hinduism]]|darkorange|92.62}}
{{bar percent|[[Gujarati Muslims|Islam]]|green|6.84}}
{{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.54}}
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===Language===
{{Pie chart
|caption = Languages of Banaskantha district (2011)<ref name="language"/>
|label1 = [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] |value1 = 96.35 |color1 = skyblue
|label2 = [[Hindi]] |value2 = 0.91 |color2 = orange
|label3 = [[Marwari language|Marwari]] |value3 = 0.60 |color3 = maroon
|label4 = Others |value4 = 2.74 |color4 = grey
}}

According to the [[2011 Census of India]], 96.35% of the population in the district spoke [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] and 0.91% [[Hindi]] as their first language.<ref name="language">{{cite web |title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Gujarat |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10212/download/13324/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-2700.XLSX |website=censusindia.gov.in|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>

==Politics==
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==Notable people ==
* [[:File:Galbabhai Nanjibhai Patel.jpg|Galbabhai Nanjibhai Patel]], Founder Chairman of [[Banas Dairy]]
* [[ Babubhai Desai]] Member of Parliament Rajya Sabha Gujarat Former MLA [[ Kankrej_Assembly_constituency ]]
* [[Shankar Chaudhary]] - Speaker of [[Gujarat Legislative Assembly]] & Chairman of [[Banas Dairy]]
* [[ Mavji Desai ]] -MLA of [[Dhanera Assembly constituency]].
* [[ Govabhai_Hamirabhai_Rabari ]] former MLA of [[Dhanera Assembly constituency]]
* [[Parthi Bhatol]], Politician & Former Chairman of [[Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation]] ([[Amul]]); Former [[Banas Dairy]] Chairman
* [[Chandrakant Bakshi]], author born in [[Palanpur]].
* [[Parbatbhai Patel]], former MP from [[Banaskantha Lok Sabha constituency|Banaskantha]]; Former Minister of State Water Resources (Independent Charge), Water Supply, Government of Gujarat
* [[Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary]], former Minister of State of Home Affairs and former MP for Banaskantha
* [[Harisinh Chavda]], former MP for Banaskantha
* [[B. K. Gadhvi]], former MP and Minister of State, Banaskantha
* [[Mukesh Gadhvi]], former MP for Banaskantha
* [[Jayasimha Siddharaja]], ruler of Gujarat from the [[Chaulukya dynasty]]; great-grandfather of [[Prithviraj Chauhan]]
* [[Pranav Mistry]], inventor of Sixthsense and vice president of [[Samsung]], USA
* [[Mehul Choksi]], Diamond merchant
* [[Nirav Modi]], Diamond merchant
* [[Bharat Shah]], Bollywood film producer
* [[Dineshchandra R. Agrawal Infracon|Dineshchandra R. Agrawal]], Chairman & MD (CMD) of DRA Infracon

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commonscat}}
* {{Official website}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100417095218/http://www.vibrantgujarat.com/district-profiles/banaskantha-district-profile.aspx Banaskantha District profile]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100215085358/http://www.rural.nic.in/AER/GJ/AER_Banaskantha.pdf DISTRICT PROFILE - Rural.nic.in]
*[http://banaskanthadp.gujarat.gov.in/banaskantha/english/index.htm Banskantha District Panchayat - English]
*Collectorate - District Banaskantha [https://banaskantha.gujarat.gov.in/]
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{{Geographic location
|Centre = Banaskantha district
|North = [[Jalor district]], [[Rajasthan]]
|Northeast = [[Sirohi district]], [[Rajasthan]]
|East = [[Sabar Kantha district]]
|Southeast = [[Mahesana district]]
|South = [[Patan district]]
|Southwest =
|West = [[Vav-Tharad district]]
|Northwest =
}}

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