Panchmahal district

Panchmahal District
Clockwise from top-left: Jamia Masjid in Champaner, Suparshvanatha temple, Pavagadh Hill, Hero stones in Tarkhanda, Dudhiyu Talav, Nehru Park, Godhra
Map
Interactive Map Outlining Panchmahal District
Location of the district in Gujarat
Location of the district in Gujarat
Coordinates: 22°45′N 73°36′E / 22.750°N 73.600°E / 22.750; 73.600
Country India
StateGujarat
HeadquartersGodhra
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
1,642,268
Languages
 • OfficialGujarati, Hindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationGJ 17
Websitepanchmahals.nic.in

Panchmahal, also rendered as Panch Mahal, is a district in the eastern portion of Gujarat State western India. Panch-mahal means "five tehsils/talukas" (5 sub-divisions), and refers to the five sub-divisions that were transferred by the Maharaja Jivajirao Scindia of Gwalior State to the British: Godhra, Dahod, Halol, Kalol and Jhalod, Devgadh Baria. The district had a population of 2,390,776 of which 12.51% were urban as of 2001.

The district is located on the eastern end of the state. It is bordered by Dahod district to the north-east & east, Vadodara district to the southwest and Chhota Udaipur district to southeast, Kheda district to the west and Mahisagar district to the north.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference districtcensus was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Modi Announces Creation of New District". Outlook. September 10, 2012. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2013.