| Voice of Ketan Bharania
: Porbandar
There are industries in Porbandar which has led to environment
degradation.
The development of industries has been stagnant. Due to this unemployment
has increased.
Provisions of higher education are needed. Children move out of
Porbandar for studying in colleges. There are no technical or medical
colleges here.
Government should not neglect Porbandar. We need industrial revolution
and facilities for higher education..
Porbandar District
Area, Population & Sex Ratio
Geographical Area : 2297.8 Km2
Population in Porbandar (Census 2011)
Total Population : 586,062
Disabled population
Total disabled population : 12895
In seeing : 6095
In speech : 717
In hearing : 885
In movement : 3578
Mental : 1620
Rank ( VoiceOfBharat.org Analysis
)
Backwardness : 388
Sex Ratio Rank : 329
(Rank one is least sex ratio - Cenus 2001)
HIV Category District : D
(HIV Sentinel Surveillance 2004 - 2006)
Disability : 488 (Census 2001)
Literacy Ratio : 224 (Census 2001)
Minority : Does not figure in MCD
Brief About Porbandar District
This city is an important port located on the Arabian
Sea on the west coast of the Indian subcontinent. It has a population
of over 100,000. The town is best known for being the birthplace
of Mahatma Gandhi. In the 10th century it was known as 'Pauravelakul'
and then 'Sudamapuri' (After Sudama, friend of Lord Krishna). It
is today a tourist centre and is served by an airport and train
line. In addition it also has a deep sea port that was built over
the last 25 years. The name "Porbandar" came from the combination
of two words, i.e., the famous goddess "Porai" and "Bandar" means
Port.
Genaral Information
This district was carved out of Junagadh district.
It lies in the Kathiawar peninsula. Porbandar city is the administrative
headquarters of this district. This district is surrounded by Jamnagar
(North) and Junagadh (South) districts. To the west is the Arabian
Sea.
Rivers Ozat Meghal Bhadar
Agriculture
Crops Cotton, Groundnut, Bajra, Gram, Wheat, Tal and Jowar
Places of Interest
Githa Mandir1957 Another view Githa Mandir1957Kirti Mandir (Birthplace
of Gandhi) Sudama Mandir Nehru Planetarium Bharat Mandir
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