Patan District, Gujarat
Patan is an administrative district in Gujarat, India. The district is located about 110 km from Gandhinagar, the capital of Gujarat. Its administrative headquarters is in Patan. Gujarati and Hindi are the major languages spoken in the district. The district covers a total area of 5,792 km², including 5,653.92 km² of rural area and 138.08 km² of urban area.
List of Talukas in Patan District
Patan District is divided into 10 Talukas for administrative and revenue purposes. In total, there are 528 villages under these talukas. The table below lists each taluka along with village count and area.
| Sl. No. | Taluka | Villages | Area (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chanasma | 61 | 457.07 |
| 2 | Harij | 46 | 403.97 |
| 3 | Patan | 62 | 1,023.87 |
| 4 | Patan City | 8 | — |
| 5 | Radhanpur | 56 | 602.96 |
| 6 | Sami | 58 | 1,593.74 |
| 7 | Santalpur | 72 | 1,328.84 |
| 8 | Saraswati | 73 | — |
| 9 | Shankheshvar | 36 | — |
| 10 | Sidhpur | 56 | 381.54 |
Population of Patan District
According to the 2011 Census, Patan District had a population of 13,43,734 people living in 2,67,633 households. The population comprised 6,94,397 males and 6,49,337 females, with an average population density of 232 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.
| Category | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 13,43,734 | 10,62,653 | 2,81,081 |
| Male Population | 6,94,397 | 5,48,324 | 1,46,073 |
| Female Population | 6,49,337 | 5,14,329 | 1,35,008 |
| Total Households | 2,67,633 | 2,09,082 | 58,551 |
| Population Density | 232 / km² | 188 / km² | 2,036 / km² |
Patan District had 8,37,913 literate people and 1,84,779 children in the 0–6 age group. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations were 1,23,408 and 13,303 respectively. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.
| Category | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Child Population (Age 0–6) | 1,84,779 | 1,53,011 | 31,768 |
| Literate Population | 8,37,913 | 6,30,617 | 2,07,296 |
| Illiterate Population | 5,05,821 | 4,32,036 | 73,785 |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) Population | 1,23,408 | 96,923 | 26,485 |
| Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population | 13,303 | 6,182 | 7,121 |
NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.