Anand district


Anand District is an administrative district of Gujarat state in western India and is popularly known as Charotar. It was carved out of the Kheda district in 1997. 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 Khambhat, Karamsad, Tarapur, Petlad, Borsad and Sojitra.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Anand district has a population of 2,092,745, roughly equal to the nation of North Macedonia or the US state of New Mexico. This gives it a ranking of 219th in India. The district has a population density of . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 12.57%. Anand has a sex ratio of 921 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 85.79%.
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 96.67% of the population in the district spoke Gujarati, 2.25% Hindi and 0.58% Urdu as their first language.

Economy

Economy of the Anand is very vibrant which ranges from farming to big scale industries. Major crops includes Tobacco and Banana. Anand is home to the famous AMUL Dairy. Vitthal Udhyog Nagar, very big industrial belt is located on the outskirts of the city. Many famous industries including ELECON, The Charotar Iron Factory, Warm Steam, Milcent and Atlanta Electrics are situated in this industrial belt.
Amul is an Indian dairy cooperative, based at Anand in the state of Gujarat, India. Amul spurred India's White Revolution, which made the country the world's largest producer of milk and milk products. Amul is the largest food brand in India and has ventured into markets overseas.

Administrative divisions

Anand District is administratively divided into eight talukas or subdistricts: Anand, Anklav, Borsad, Khambhat, Petlad, Sojitra, Tarapur, and Umreth.

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