Dadra and Nagar Haveli district | |
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| Coordinates: 20°16′N 73°01′E / 20.27°N 73.02°E | |
| Country |  India |
| Union territory |  Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu |
| Headquarters | Silvassa |
| Government | |
| • Member of Parliament | Kalaben Delkar (SHS) |
| Area | |
• Total | 491 km2 (190 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 32nd |
| Elevation | 16 m (52 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 343,709 |
| • Rank | 33rd |
| • Density | 700/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| Languages[1] | |
| • Official | Hindi, Gujarati |
| Most spoken languages (2001) | |
| • Most spoken | Bhilodi, Gujarati, Hindi, |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | DD-01 |
| HDI |  0.663 (2018)[3] |
| HDI Category | medium |
| Website | dnh |
Dadra and Nagar Haveli is a district of the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu in western India. It is composed of two separate geographical entities: Nagar Haveli, wedged in between Maharashtra and Gujarat states 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) to the north-west, and the smaller enclave of Dadra, which is surrounded by Gujarat. Silvassa is the administrative headquarters of Dadra and Nagar Haveli.
Unlike the surrounding areas, Dadra and Nagar Haveli was ruled by the Portuguese from 1783 until the mid-20th century. The area was captured by pro-India forces in 1954 and administered as the de facto state of Free Dadra and Nagar Haveli before being accessioned to India as a union territory, the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli in 1961.[4] The union territory was merged with the neighbouring union territory of Daman and Diu to form the new union territory of "Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu" on 26 January 2020. The territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli then became one of the three districts of the new union territory, as the Dadra and Nagar Haveli district.[5]
- ^ "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). 29 March 2016. p. 87. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). 29 March 2016. p. 87. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
- ^ "Indian states since 1947".
- ^ "Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu UTs merge for 'better admin efficiency, service': MoS Home". Indus Dictum. 4 December 2019. Archived from the original on 11 November 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2019.