Gujarat profile

GUJARAT

Gujaratis live in Gujarat, one of the western states in India.

The name comes from "Gujara," a branch of the White Huns.

This group ruled the area during the eighth and ninth centuries.

Gujara also is the name of a pastoral caste (social class)

The State is situated on the west coast of India

Population of gujarat is 50,596,992

It is bounded by the Arabian Sea in the West, by the States of Rajasthan in the North and North-East, by Madhya Pradesh in the East and by Maharashtra in the South and South East.

The State has an international boundary and has a common border with Pakistan at the north-western fringe.

Gujarati have a cultural heritage that can be traced back to a civilization that existed 3000 years ago.

Gujarati literature dates to the twelfth century.

Many groups contribute to Gujarati culture.

From the Vaishnavas come the legends and mythology of Krishna, to whom are ascribed the popular Raas and Garba folk dances.

Jains influenced temple architecture and developed a distinctive style of painting.

Muslim architecture in Gujarat combined Hindu elements with its own styles.

The language, Gujarati, comes from Sanskrit—an ancient language.

There are several dialects of Gujarati. These include Kachchi, Kathiawadi, and Surati. Bhili, a language similar to Gujarati, is spoken by tribal groups in northern and eastern Gujarat.

Gujarati is written in a cursive script.

Many Gujaratis can also understand and speak

Hindi

About 59 million people speak Gujarati worldwide, making it the 26th most -spoken native language in the world.

RELIGION IN GUJARATRELIGIOUS GROUP POPULATION

Hinduism-50,143,074

Islam-2,592,854

Jainism-525,305

Christianity-284,092

Sikhism-45,587

Buddhism-17,829

Other-28,698

Total-50,671,017

Hindu-91.09%

Muslim-7.06%

Jain-1.03%

Christian-0.5%

Sikh-0.19%

Buddhist-0.07%

Others-0.05%

Total-100%

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

Narendra Modi

Ambani Family

Ness Fadia

Irfan Pathan

S.H.Kapadia

Aruna Irani

Boman Irani

Gujarat is governed by a Legislative Assembly of 182 members.

The term of office for a member of the Legislative Assembly is five years.

The administration of the state is led by the Chief Minister.

Narendra Modi has served as Chief Minister of the state since 2002.

The economy of Gujarat is one of the most prosperous states of the country, having a per-capita GDP 2.47 times India's average.

Gujarat controls some of the largest businesses in India.

With 19.8% of the country's total industrial output, it is the most industrialized state in India.

According to the report on economic freedom by the Cato Institute, Gujarat is the second most free state in India, the first being Tamil Nadu .

Reliance Industries operates the oil refinery at Jamnagar which is the world's largest grass-roots refineries

Major Agricultural produce of the state include cotton, peanuts, dates, sugar cane, milk & milk products. Industrial products include cement, and Petrol.

Gujarat ranks first nationwide in gas-based thermal electricity generation with national market share of over 18% and second nationwide in nuclear electricity generation with national market share of over 16%.

The worlds largest ship breaking yard is in Gujarat near Bhavnagar at Alang.

Reliance Petroleum Limited, one of the group companies of Reliance Industries Limited founded by Dhirubhai Ambanioperates the oil refinery at Jamnagar which is the world's largest grass roots refineries

Kharif Crops : Cotton, Groundnut, Bajra, Paddy, Maize, Jowar, Sesame, Castor and Tur (pigeon pea) along with fodder and vegetables .

Rabi Crops: Wheat , Gram ,Mustard ,Cumin , Fennel along with fodder and vegetables .

Management Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Institute of Rural Management (IRMA) Fashion & Design National Institute of Design (NID) National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) Centre for Environment Planning & Technology

(CEPT) National Institute of Design (NID) Engineering and Communication MudraInstitute of Communications, Ahmadabad

(MICA)

Transport include:-

Airways (13 domestic airport)

Railways(5257 km rail-route)

Roadnetwork-74,112km total

NationalHighways-3,244km,

StateHighways18,447km,

MajorDistrictRoads-20,564km).

Port-1600 km coastline

Telecommunication -Total subscribers (as on Feb. 2013) 53,019.44(‘000 nos).

Gas- Only state to have an Integrated State-Wide Gas Grid, network of over 2,200 Km.

Only state in the country to have two LNG import terminals

Source: www.ahmedabadbrts.comSocio Economic Review (2010-11 & 2011-12)

The most famous tourist spot in Gujarat state are asfollows. They are

1. Dwarka

2. Girnar.

3. Champaner.

4. Somnath

5. Akshardham

6. Sabarmati Ashram

Population 50.5 million (5%)

Area 196,000 sq. km. (6%)

NSDP (in 2003-04 at 1993-94

constant prices)

US$ 19.27 billion (6.3%)

Manufacturing sector US$ 5.17 billion

Fixed Capital Investment US$ 17.9 billion (18.5%)

Industrial Production US$ 39.72 billion (16.2%)

Exports 14% of India

(Source: ASI ) Figures in brackets show % share of India

With 5% of India’s population, Gujarat has 16% of industrial production.Gujarat had an annual average growth of 9% in the last 3 years and

an average industrial growth of 15%.

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