Dahod district

Dahod is located in eastern Gujarat. It is located at the tripoint between Gujarat, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. It borders Rajasthan to the north, Madhya Pradesh to the east, Chhota Udaipur district to the south, Panchmahal district to the west and Mahisagar district to the north. The district has two areas: a region of scrubland in the western part of the district and hills in the east. All these areas are covered by forests. The district has several rivers flowing through it: the Panam, Khan, Kalutari, Machhan and Anas. These rivers are tributaries of the Mahi.

Aurangzeb was born in Dahod in 1648.{{Cite book|last=Sehgal |first=K. K. |year=1974 |title=Rajasthan District Gazetteers: Banswara |publisher=Directorate, District Gazetteers |location=Jaipur |page=[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.117119/page/n47/mode/1up 34] |url=https://ia804706.us.archive.org/32/items/in.ernet.dli.2015.117119/2015.117119.Rajasthan--Distict-Gazetteer-Of--Banswara.pdf }}

Before Indian independence in 1947, Dahod district was part of the Sunth princely state. In October and November 1913 its villages were raided by the Bhils under Govindgiri who were encamped in the Mangarh Hills to the northeast.{{Cite journal|last=Vashishtha |first=Vijay Kumar |date=1991 |title=The Bhil Revolt of 1913 Under Guru Govindgiri Among the Bhils of Southern Rajasthan and its Impact |journal=Proceedings of the Indian History Congress |volume=52 |pages=522–527 |jstor=44142651 }}

{{historical populations|11=1901|12=1,77,555|13=1911|14=2,29,553|15=1921|16=2,67,075|17=1931|18=3,17,838|19=1941|20=3,65,700|21=1951|22=4,37,189|23=1961|24=5,80,397|25=1971|26=7,42,363|27=1981|28=9,46,588|29=1991|30=12,74,123|31=2001|32=16,36,433|33=2011|34=21,27,086|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]|align=left}}

It was 8.99% urban at the 2001 census.{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindiamaps.net/page/India_WhizMap/IndiaMap.htm |title= India Map |access-date=2009-08-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070703215108/http://www.censusindiamaps.net/page/India_WhizMap/IndiaMap.htm |archive-date=2007-07-03 }} The population of the district is mostly rural, and a majority of the district's residents are tribals, mostly Bhils. Dahod District also has the second largest population of the Dawoodi Bohra sect of Ismā'īlī Muslims in India.

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At the 2011 census Dahod District had a population of 2,127,086,{{cite web |title=District Census Hand Book – Dohad |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/396/download/1232/DH_2011_2418_PART_A_DCHB_DOHAD.pdf |website=Census of India |publisher=Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India}} roughly equal to the nation of Namibia{{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 = Namibia – 2,147,585 | archive-date = 2011-09-27 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110927165947/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | url-status = dead }} or the US state of New Mexico.{{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 }} It was the 215th most populous district in India (out of a total of 640). The district had a population density of {{convert|582|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}. Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 29.95%. It had a sex ratio of 986 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 60.6%. 9.01% of the population lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 1.95% and 74.32% of the population respectively.

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At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 96.29% of the population in the district spoke Gujarati, 2.14% Bhili and 1.18% Hindi as their first 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}}

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There is a government polytechnic college since 1963 and it was started by Indian prime minister Mr. Moraraji Desai and now government degree engineering college{{Cite web |url=http://www.gecdahod.org/ |title=Gecdahod.org |access-date=2019-11-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120502052823/http://www.gecdahod.org/ |archive-date=2012-05-02 |url-status=dead }} is also there. The degree college is affiliated to Gujarat University.

Dahod is a city in the Indian state of Gujarat, and it is home to a growing engineering sector. The city has a number of small and medium-sized engineering firms that specialize in areas such as metal fabrication, machining, and tool and die making. Additionally, there are several larger companies that have established manufacturing operations in Dahod, including Siemens India, which plans to manufacture and maintain freight locomotives at its facility in the city.{{Cite web |date=2023-01-19 |title=Siemens sign contract worth ₹26,000 cr for Dahod Locomotive Project in Gujarat |url=https://www.deshgujarat.com/2023/01/19/siemens-sign-contract-worth-₹26000-cr-for-dahod-locomotive-project-in-gujarat/ |access-date=2023-04-07 |website=DeshGujarat |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Jaiswar |first=Pooja Sitaram |date=2022-12-08 |title=Siemens shares extend rally after winning ₹20,000 cr Dahod locomotives project |url=https://www.livemint.com/market/stock-market-news/siemens-shares-extend-rally-after-winning-rs-20-000-cr-dahod-locomotives-project-should-you-buy-11670469679605.html |access-date=2023-04-07 |website=www.livemint.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Indian Railways issues Letter of Award for Manufacturing and Maintenance of 9000 HP Electric Freight Locomotives to Siemens, India |url=https://pib.gov.in/pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1886240 |access-date=2023-04-07 |website=pib.gov.in}}{{Cite web |title=Siemens Mobility awarded a €3 billion project in India – large ... |url=https://press.siemens.com/global/en/pressrelease/siemens-mobility-awarded-eu3-billion-project-india-largest-locomotive-order-company |access-date=2023-04-07 |website=press.siemens.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=www.ETEnergyworld.com |title=Siemens lowest bidder for manufacturing 1,200 electric locomotives worth Rs 20,000 cr - ET EnergyWorld |url=https://energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/power/siemens-lowest-bidder-for-manufacturing-1200-electric-locomotives-worth-rs-20000-cr/96044480 |access-date=2023-04-07 |website=ETEnergyworld.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Railways awards ₹26,000-cr contract to Siemens India in Dahod |url=https://www.fortuneindia.com/macro/railways-awards-26000-cr-contract-to-siemens-india/110881 |access-date=2023-04-07 |website=www.fortuneindia.com |language=en}}

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Ratanmahal Wildlife Sanctuary is a mixed, deciduous forest, located near Devgadh Baria in Dohad district,{{cite web |title=Ratanmahal Sloth Bear Sanctuary |url=http://www.hoparoundindia.com/gujarat/devgadh-baria-attractions/ratanmahal-sloth-bear-sanctuary.aspx |access-date=24 May 2012}} at Gujarat's border with Madhya Pradesh, within the Kathiawar-Gir dry deciduous forests' ecoregion.{{WWF ecoregion |id=im0206 |name=Kathiarbar-Gir Dry Deciduous Forests |accessdate=2017-02-14}} The maximum area covered is in Gujarat. Ratanmahal Sanctuary is near by River Paanam (a major river of Central Gujarat), which helps to preserve the ecological balance in the forest, besides water conservation. The sanctuary is also known as "Ratanmahal Sloth Bear Sanctuary," due to its population of sloth bears.{{cite web |url=http://wildlife1.wildlifeinformation.org/000ADOBES/Bears/Bears_IUCN_ActionPlan/bearsAP_chapter12.pdf |title=Sloth Bear Conservation Action Plan |last1=Garshelis |first1=David L. |last2=Joshi |first2=Anup R. |last3=Smith |first3=James L. D. |last4=Rice |first4=Clifford G. |format=PDF |access-date=18 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723235317/http://wildlife1.wildlifeinformation.org/000ADOBES/Bears/Bears_IUCN_ActionPlan/bearsAP_chapter12.pdf |archive-date=23 July 2011}} As with Purna Wildlife Sanctuary, Ratanmahal has experienced extinctions in its population of birds.{{cite journal |last1=Trivedi |first1=Pranav |last2=Soni |first2=V. C. |title=Significant bird records and local extinctions in Purna and Ratanmahal Wildlife Sanctuaries, Gujarat, India |journal=Forktail |format=PDF |pages=39–48 |volume=22 |url=http://orientalbirdclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Trivedi-Purna.pdf |access-date=4 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810033443/http://orientalbirdclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Trivedi-Purna.pdf |archive-date=10 August 2017 |url-status=dead}}

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|East = Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh

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• Forest of the Dangs
• List of protected areas of Gujarat
• Gir
• Jessore
• Shoolpaneshwar

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