Sabarkantha district

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Sabarkantha is a district in Northeast of Gujarat state of India.

[edit] Geography and political facts

The administrative headquarters of the district is Himmatnagar, about 80 km from Ahmedabad. Sabarkantha District has a population of 2,082,531 of which 10.81% were urban as of 2001.^[1] It covers an area of 7,390 km².

Sabarkantha District is bounded by Rajasthan state to the northeast, Banaskantha and Mehsana districts to the west, Gandhinagar and Kheda districts to the south and Panchmahal District to the east.

[edit] Towns

The major towns in Sabarkantha are:

• Himmatnagar
• Idar - ancient fort
• Shamlaji - pilgrim center
• Khedbrahma - pilgrim center
• Modasa
• Dhansura
• Meghraj
• Bhiloda
• Vadali

[edit] References

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