Vav-Tharad district

Vav-Tharad district
District of Gujarat
Top: Tharad City Bottom: Nadabet Seema Darshan Gate in Nadabet
Interactive Map Outlining Banaskantha and Vav-Tharad District
Location of Vav-Tharad district in Gujarat
Country	India
State	Gujarat
Headquarters	Tharad
Talukas	Vav Tharad Suigam Lakhani Diyodar Bhabhar,Gujarat
Area
• Total	6,257 km^2 (2,416 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	1,380,870
• Density	220/km^2 (570/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Gujarati, Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	GJ 40

Vav-Tharad is a district of Gujarat, India. It is located on the eastern side of the Rann of Kutch and southern side of the Rajasthan State touches it's borders,its headquarters is at the city of Tharad.

Vav-Tharad was carved out from the existing Banaskantha district on a 1st January 2025, making the newly existing thirty-fourth district of the Gujarat state of India.[2][3]

Geography

Vav-Tharad shares its borders with Rajasthan state in the North, Banaskantha district in East, Kutch district in West and Patan district in the South.

Administrative Divisions

Vav-Tharad district comprises Six Talukas:

• Vav
• Tharad
• Suigam
• Lakhani
• Diyodar
• Bhabhar

And two Municipalities such as:

• Bhabhar
• Tharad

Its headquarters is the city of Tharad which, together with Vav, is also a significant tourist destination. Important religious sites are available such as Nandevi Temple at Tharad and Nadeshwari Mata Temple at Nadabet.[4]

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Vav-Tharad district has a population of 1,380,870,[1] roughly equal to the nation of Swaziland.[5] The district has a population density of 220 inhabitants per square kilometre (570/sq mi) .[1]

Religions in Vav-Tharad district (2011)[6]
Religion			Percent
Hinduism			97.24%
Islam			2.21%
Other or not stated			0.52%

Politics

District	No.	Constituency	Name	Party		Remarks
Banaskantha & Vav-Tharad	7	Vav	Geniben Thakor		Indian National Congress	Elected to 18th Loksabha
			Swarupji Thakor		Bharatiya Janata Party	Elected on 23 November 2024
	8	Tharad	Shankarbhai Chaudhary		Bharatiya Janata Party	Speaker[7]
	9	Dhanera	Mavjibhai Desai		Independent
	10	Danta (ST)	Kantibhai Kharadi		Indian National Congress
	11	Vadgam (SC)	Jignesh Mevani		Indian National Congress
	12	Palanpur	Aniket Thaker		Bharatiya Janata Party
	13	Deesa	Pravin Mali		Bharatiya Janata Party
	14	Deodar	Keshaji Chauhan		Bharatiya Janata Party
	15	Kankrej	Amrutji Thakor		Indian National Congress

Notable people

• Gautam Adani - Owner and Chairman of Adani Enterprises, his ancestors was from Tharad.
• Parbatbhai Patel - former MP from Tharad.
• Shankar Chaudhary - Current MLA from Tharad.
• Nathabhai Patel - Former MLA of Dhanera Assembly constituency.
• Shankar Chaudhary - Speaker of Gujarat Legislative Assembly & Chairman of Banas Dairy and Banas Bank.

References

1. "District Census Hand Book – Banas Kantha" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
2. "Since formation of Gujarat, seventh time a new district has been formed". english.gujaratsamachar.com. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
3. DeshGujarat (2025-01-01). "Vav - Tharad to become 34th district of Gujarat; Govt announces decision". DeshGujarat. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
4. "બનાસકાંઠા જીલ્લા પંચાયત | જીલ્લા વિષે | જોવાલાયક સ્થળો | નડેશ્વરી માતાનું મંદિર". banaskanthadp.gujarat.gov.in. Archived from the original on 2011-08-29. Retrieved 2018-12-17.
5. US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on June 13, 2007. Retrieved 2011-10-01. Swaziland 1,133,066 July 2011 est.
6. "Population by Religion - Gujarat". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
7. PTI (2022-12-15). "Gujarat's former State minister Shankar Chaudhary set to become next Assembly Speaker". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2022-12-15.