| Voice of Kheda : Dharmendra
Bhat
We face major water scarcity. This problem needs urgent assistance.
We do not get water for agriculture this poses a big challenge to
farmers.
Unemployment is a big issue.
There are hardly any industries in our district leading to unemployment.
Kheda District
Area, Population & Sex Ratio
Geographical Area : 4218.8 Km2
Population in Kheda (Census 2011)
Total Population : 2,298,934
Disabled population
Total disabled population : 47718
In seeing : 22917
In speech : 3101
In hearing : 2789
In movement : 14399
Mental : 4512
Rank ( VoiceOfBharat.org Analysis
)
Backwardness : 405
Sex Ratio Rank : 224
(Rank one is least sex ratio - Cenus 2001)
HIV Category District : D
(HIV Sentinel Surveillance 2004 - 2006)
Disability : 166 (Census 2001)
Literacy Ratio : 168 (Census 2001)
Minority : Does not figure in MCD
Brief About Kheda District
Kheda is a town in the Gujarat state of India.
Kheda, also known as Kaira, is 35 km from Kheda. The National Highway
no. 8 connecting Kheda and Mumbai passes through Kheda. It forms
the administrative center of Kheda District.
History
The town of Kheda passed to the Babi family early
in the eighteenth century, with whom it remained until 1763, when
it was taken by the Marathas. The Marathas ceded the district to
the British in 1803, and it became part of the Bombay Presidency
of British India. It was a large military station till 1830, when
the cantonment was removed to Deesa.
Kheda District
Kheda District has a population of over 17 lakhs
and an area of 3,943 sq. km. Kheda city is the
administrative headquarters of the district. The district has over
600 villages. It is bounded by the districts of Gandhinagar and
Sabarkantha to the north, Panchmahal to the east, Kheda to the west,
and Anand and Vadodara to the south. Anand District was carved out
of Kheda District in 1997. The major towns of the district include
Kheda, Nadiad, Balasinore, and Dakor. Dakor houses a temple of Lord
Ranchodrai, a form of Krishna. The main crops include bajra, cotton
and tobacco. Commerce in the district includes trade in cotton and
tobacco. The district is home to a thermal power station, near Dhuvran.
Balasinore Fossil Park is one of the three largest dinosaur sites
in the world.
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