Valsad district
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Districts of Gujarat
-History:The state was created in 1960 out of the 17 northern districts of the former Bombay State: Ahmedabad, Amreli, Banaskantha, Bharuch, Bhavnagar, Dang, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Kheda, Kachchh, Mehsana, Panchmahal, Rajkot, Sabarkantha, Surat, Surendranagar, and Vadodara .In 1964 Gandhinagar...
in the Western Indian
West India
West India or the Western region of India consists of the states of Goa, Gujarat and Maharashtra, along with the Union Territories of Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli. It is highly industrialized, with a large urban population. Most of Western India was part of the Maratha Empire before...
state of Gujarat. It is bound by Navsari district
Navsari district
Navsari is an administrative district in the state of Gujarat in India, with its headquarters at Navsari city. The district covers an area of 2,211 square kilometres, and had a population of 1,229,250 in 2001.Dudhia Talao:...
to the north, Dang district
Dang district
Dang is a district in the state of Gujarat in India. The administrative headquarters of the district are located in Ahwa. The Dangs have an area of 1764 km² and a population of 186,729 ....
to the east and the State of Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
to the south. The Arabian Sea
Arabian Sea
The Arabian Sea is a region of the Indian Ocean bounded on the east by India, on the north by Pakistan and Iran, on the west by the Arabian Peninsula, on the south, approximately, by a line between Cape Guardafui in northeastern Somalia and Kanyakumari in India...
lies west of the district. The district's administrative capital is Valsad
Valsad
Valsad , formerly known as Bulsar, is a city and a municipality in the Valsad district of the Indian state of Gujarat. The city has a collectorate, a district court, and a police headquarters with a historic prison...
.The district's largest city is Vapi
Vapi
Vapi Vapi Vapi (IAST: vāpī, Gujarati: , is a city and a municipality in Valsad district in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is situated on the banks of Damanganga River in southern Gujarat, India. Vapi falls under the taluka administration of Pardi...
The district covers 5,244 square kilometres and is divided into five talukas: Valsad
Valsad
Valsad , formerly known as Bulsar, is a city and a municipality in the Valsad district of the Indian state of Gujarat. The city has a collectorate, a district court, and a police headquarters with a historic prison...
, Pardi, Umargam,Kaparada and Dharampur. According to the 2001 India census, the total population of the district was 1,410,553, with 27.02% of its residents living in urban areas. Valsad is well known for its production of mango
Mango
The mango is a fleshy stone fruit belonging to the genus Mangifera, consisting of numerous tropical fruiting trees in the flowering plant family Anacardiaceae. The mango is native to India from where it spread all over the world. It is also the most cultivated fruit of the tropical world. While...
es, sapodilla
Sapodilla
Manilkara zapota, commonly known as the sapodilla, is a long-lived, evergreen tree native to southern Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean. An example natural occurrence is in coastal Yucatan in the Petenes mangroves ecoregion, where it is a subdominant plant species...
, and teak
Teak
Teak is the common name for the tropical hardwood tree species Tectona grandis and its wood products. Tectona grandis is native to south and southeast Asia, mainly India, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Burma, but is naturalized and cultivated in many countries, including those in Africa and the...
, and for its chemical industry based on Atul
Atul
Atul is an industrial village developed due to the company Atul Ltd, located in District Valsad, State Gujarat, India. Althugh small village, it has very good educational and recreational facilities, banks, temples, post office and railway station. Its colony is also very well developed. The word...
.
History
Looking to the history of the district, valsad is the first place where Parsis entered at the SanjanSanjan
Sanjan or Sangan may refer to:*Sanjan , a historic city in present-day Turkmenistan*Sanjan , a town in Gujarat named by Zoroastrian immigrants after the Sanjan in Khorasan*Sangan , a town in Balochistan province of Pakistan...
Port first time in India and marched to different places of India. There is a mount Parnera which is a fort of Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
Geography
Average rainfall – 2000 mmSeismic Zone – Zone III
Major rivers – Damanganga, Paar, Auranga, Kolak, Taan and Maan
Tithal Beach
Tithal Beach
Tithal Beach is a beach along the Arabian Sea located 5 km west of Valsad town in Indian state of Gujarat. This beach is famous for its black sand. It is a popular tourist destination in south Gujarat...
is very important tourist attraction of Valsad.
Wilson Hill in Dharampur is also a tourist attraction.
It is also contiguos with the Union Territories of Daman
Daman District, India
Daman district is one of the two districts of the union territory of Daman and Diu on the western coast of India, surrounded by Valsad District of Gujarat state on the north, east and south and the Arabian Sea to the west. The district has an area of , and a population of 113,949 , which increased...
and Silvassa
Silvassa
Silvassa is the capital of the Indian Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli.The city has a large number of factories and industries providing significant government revenue, which allows the city to maintain a low level of taxation.-Geography:Silvassa is located at...
(tourism landmarks of Gujarat). This city's longitude and latitude are 72.98 and 20.54 respectively.
Agriculture
Total production of food crops in Valsad in 2006-07was 3.6 lakhs MT.
Major horticulture crops being produced in the district are mango, cucurbits, chikoo, banana and sugarcane. In 2006-07, Valsad had the highest production of mango in the State, accounting for 2,03,112 MT. The district was the 2nd highest producer of Cucurbits with a production of 47,960 MT during 2006-07.
Industry
Valsad is an industrial base for sectors such as chemicals, textiles, and paper & pulp industries. Since the 1980s, textile and chemicals have been the major sectors of investments and employment in the district. Valsad is emerging as a horticulture hub of the State, witnessing significant production in food grains and crops.With over 300 medium and large scale industries, Vapi is a major industrial center in Valsad. One of the Asia’s largest Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP) is present in Vapi, owned by Vapi Waste & Effluent Management Company and promoted by Vapi Industrial Association. Over 10,716 units of small and medium enterprises (SMEs), involved in different sectors, such as chemicals, textiles, engineering, and paper industry etc., are present in the district. Several private conglomerates are present in Valsad, including Wyeth, Welspun India Ltd
Welspun India Ltd
-Overview:Welspun is Asia's largest and the 2nd largest Terry Towel producers in the World based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It exports more than 94 per cent of its towels to more than 34 countries. It exports more than 68 per cent of its production to the US, 23 per cent to Europe and the...
., Aarti Industries
Aarti Industries
Aarti Industries is one of India's largest producers of Benzene based basic and intermediate chemicals, headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It is engaged into manufacturing of organic chemicals, mainly benzene based intermediates, Sulphuric acid and allied products...
, Atul Limited
Atul Limited
Atul Limited is a member of the Lalbhai Group, one of the oldest business houses in India. Today, Atul is one of India's largest integrated chemical companies, with a turnover of Rs1,500 crore...
, Gujarat Heavy Chemicals Ltd. (GHCL), Raymond
Raymond
Raymond is a male given name . It was borrowed into English from French...
, Sun Pharmaceuticals
Sun Pharmaceuticals
Sun Pharmaceutical is an international pharmaceutical company based in Mumbai, India. It should not be confused with Sun Pharmaceuticals Corp, which is a manufacturer of sun care products, owned by the Playtex branch of Energizer Holdings.Sun Pharmaceutical, often known just as Sun Pharma, makes...
, United Phosphorus, Pidilite
Pidilite
Pidilite Industries Limited is the largest adhesive manufacturer in India. It also has world wide presence in adhesives, art material and industrial chemicals.Pidilite's most famous product is the Fevicol range of adhesives. Its other famous brands are Dr...
,Polyols & Polymers and Vadilal
Vadilal
Vadilal From a small outlet in Ahmedabad over 80 years back, Vadilal Industries Ltd has today emerged as India’s second largest ice cream player...
,Unique Polymers.
Valsad district contains areas such as Vapi
Vapi
Vapi Vapi Vapi (IAST: vāpī, Gujarati: , is a city and a municipality in Valsad district in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is situated on the banks of Damanganga River in southern Gujarat, India. Vapi falls under the taluka administration of Pardi...
(the Chemical Hub of Gujarat), Umbergaon and Sarigam (the Industrial Estates).
Major industries
Chemical products such as, diamino sulphone, acetic acids and esters, different types of dyes etc. Valsad Atul LimitedAtul Limited
Atul Limited is a member of the Lalbhai Group, one of the oldest business houses in India. Today, Atul is one of India's largest integrated chemical companies, with a turnover of Rs1,500 crore...
Pharmaceutical products Valsad Wyeth Lederle Ltd.
Cotton yarns, madeups of cotton terry towel and fabrics Pardi Welspun Polyesters
India Ltd.
Semi processed & Instant foods, Tomato ketchup, canned and frozen foods Dharampur Vadilal Industries Ltd.
Electronic equipments for environmental and air pollution control, Phosphorus
Peentasulphide, Benzoate etc. vapi United Phosphorus Ltd.
Pharmaceutical products, vapi Sun Pharmaceuticals
Iron pipes, seamless pipes and stainless steels etc. Umbergaon Sarigam Steel Ltd.
Uncoated craft paper, newsprint and poster paper etc. Pardi Ruby Mascot Ltd.
synthetic resins, adhesives, colour pigments and lubricating chemicals etc.vapi Pidilite Industries ltd.
Chemical products such as, chloroaniline, calcium phosphate, sulphuric acid,
single super phosphate etc. vapi Aarti Industries Ltd.
Weaving and processing of artificial and synthetic textile fibres etc. Pardi Raymond Ltd.
Printing inks, synthetic resins, prepared glues and adhesives etc. vapi Hindustan Inks Ltd, vapi bilag,
Madeups of curtains and bed covers etc. bhilad GHCL Ltd.
Small scale industries (SSI)
In 5 talukas of the district, there are 10,716 units generating58,641 jobs, with investments to the tune of INR 84,912 lakh (USD 207 million).
Dye stuff & opticals, cotton textiles, chemicals and lathes & machine tools are the major small scale industry sectors
present in Valsad district. Pardi taluka houses maximum number of SSI units with a healthy investment of over INR 39,340 lakhs (USD 100 million), providing jobs to 25,776 people.
About 7 km from Valsad City in Dhamdachi Village there is Company known as Advance Agrisearch Ltd. is engaged in manufacturing of Herbal Based Anti-Termite products in Termi Guard Brand for Wood Preservation and also for soil treatment, which are available in Domestic Market as well as exporting to various countries in the world. The said Company is the 1st in company the world who have developed Anti-termite Wood Adhesive known as Termicol Brand. The Company is also suppling their Anti-Termite Products to Pidilite Industries known as Terminator Wood Preservative and Structure Preservative.
Divisions
Talukas – 5 (ValsadValsad
Valsad , formerly known as Bulsar, is a city and a municipality in the Valsad district of the Indian state of Gujarat. The city has a collectorate, a district court, and a police headquarters with a historic prison...
, Pardi
Pardi
Pardi is a town and a municipality in Valsad district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Roughly 14 km south of the district headquarters city of Valsad, Pardi has a rail station on the Mumbai-Vadodara line of Western Railway . National Highway 8 bisects the town in east and west regions...
, Dharampur
Dharampur
Dharampur, was a princely state ruled by Sisodia Rajput rulers, which acceded to the Union of India June 10, 1948. It is now loacted in Gujarat, India....
, Kaprada
Kaprada
Kaprada is a town and taluka in Valsad district of Gujarat, India. The nearest city is Vapi. It is located on Vapi-Nashik highway....
, Umbergaon
Umbergaon
Umbergaon is a census town in Valsad district in the Indian state of Gujarat.Umbergaon is also known as Umergam or Umargaon. It has a long, wide beach with eco-environment with no pollution. It is ideal for meditation and relaxation....
)
Major cities – 2 (Vapi
Vapi
Vapi Vapi Vapi (IAST: vāpī, Gujarati: , is a city and a municipality in Valsad district in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is situated on the banks of Damanganga River in southern Gujarat, India. Vapi falls under the taluka administration of Pardi...
, Valsad
Valsad
Valsad , formerly known as Bulsar, is a city and a municipality in the Valsad district of the Indian state of Gujarat. The city has a collectorate, a district court, and a police headquarters with a historic prison...
)
Railways
Valsad Station was established in 1925. City has a Control Tower for better railway operation. The basic training center for the Western Railway cadets of RPF (Railway Protection Force) is in Valsad. Valsad has one of the biggest Railway yards and full repair loco shed for electric locomotive in Western Railway along with the basic repair workshop for wagons and coaches. Many trains originate from Valsad for Mumbai,Ahmadabad,Kanpur,Patna.Main Stations on Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
- Surat
Surat
Surat , also known as Suryapur, is the commercial capital city of the Indian state of Gujarat. Surat is India's Eighth most populous city and Ninth-most populous urban agglomeration. It is also administrative capital of Surat district and one of the fastest growing cities in India. The city proper...
route are Umergaon Road, Sanjan
Sanjan
Sanjan or Sangan may refer to:*Sanjan , a historic city in present-day Turkmenistan*Sanjan , a town in Gujarat named by Zoroastrian immigrants after the Sanjan in Khorasan*Sangan , a town in Balochistan province of Pakistan...
, Bhilad
Bhilad
Bhilad is a town located in Gujarat, India. It is on the border of Gujarat and Maharashtra. Not only it shares it border with Maharashtra, but also with the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli.It is named after a small hill nearby called Bhilkhai hill. Bhilad has many rich resources. All...
, Vapi
Vapi
Vapi Vapi Vapi (IAST: vāpī, Gujarati: , is a city and a municipality in Valsad district in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is situated on the banks of Damanganga River in southern Gujarat, India. Vapi falls under the taluka administration of Pardi...
, Udwada, Pardi
Pardi
Pardi is a town and a municipality in Valsad district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Roughly 14 km south of the district headquarters city of Valsad, Pardi has a rail station on the Mumbai-Vadodara line of Western Railway . National Highway 8 bisects the town in east and west regions...
, Valsad
Valsad
Valsad , formerly known as Bulsar, is a city and a municipality in the Valsad district of the Indian state of Gujarat. The city has a collectorate, a district court, and a police headquarters with a historic prison...
, and Dungari.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census2011 census of India
The 15th Indian National census was conducted in two phases, houselisting and population enumeration. Houselisting phase began on April 1, 2010 and involved collection of information about all buildings...
Valsad district has a population
Demographics of India
The demographics of India are inclusive of the second most populous country in the world, with over 1.21 billion people , more than a sixth of the world's population. Already containing 17.5% of the world's population, India is projected to be the world's most populous country by 2025, surpassing...
of 1,703,068, roughly equal to the nation of The Gambia
The Gambia
The Republic of The Gambia, commonly referred to as The Gambia, or Gambia , is a country in West Africa. Gambia is the smallest country on mainland Africa, surrounded by Senegal except for a short coastline on the Atlantic Ocean in the west....
or the US state of Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....
. This gives it a ranking of 287th in India (out of a total of 640
Districts of India
A district is an administrative division of an Indian state or territory. Districts are further subdivided, in some cases into Sub-Divisions, and otherwise directly into tehsils or talukas.District officials include:...
).
The district has a population density of 561 PD/sqkm . Its population growth rate
Family planning in India
Family planning in India is based on efforts largely sponsored by the Indian government. In the 1965-2009 period, contraceptive usage has more than tripled and the fertility rate has more than halved , but the national fertility rate is still high enough to cause long-term population growth...
over the decade 2001-2011 was 20.74 %. Valsad has a sex ratio
Sex ratio
Sex ratio is the ratio of males to females in a population. The primary sex ratio is the ratio at the time of conception, secondary sex ratio is the ratio at time of birth, and tertiary sex ratio is the ratio of mature organisms....
of 926 females
Women in India
The status of women in India has been subject to many great changes over the past few millennia. From equal status with men in ancient times through the low points of the medieval period, to the promotion of equal rights by many reformers, the history of women in India has been eventful...
for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate
Literacy in India
Literacy in India is key for socio-economic progress, and the Indian literacy rate grew to 74.04% in 2011 from 12% at the end of British rule in 1947. Although this was a greater than sixfold improvement, the level is well below the world average literacy rate of 84%, and India currently has the...
of 80.94 %.
Notable personalities
- DayaramDayaramDayaram was a Gujarati poet. He belongs to middle age or " Madhya-kal " in Gujarati literature.He was known for his literary form called " Garbi " in Gujarat.He was a follower of Pushtimarg of Hindu religion....
(1777–1853) Poet. Born in ChanodChanod-Demographics:As of the 2001 Indian census, Chanod had a population of 11,958. Males constitute 61% of the population and females 39%. Chanod has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 80% and female literacy of 60%. 16% of the population...
. - Morarji DesaiMorarji DesaiMorarji Ranchhodji Desai was an Indian independence activist and the fourth Prime Minister of India from 1977–79. He was the first Indian Prime Minister who did not belong to the Indian National Congress...
- former Prime Minister of IndiaPrime Minister of IndiaThe Prime Minister of India , as addressed to in the Constitution of India — Prime Minister for the Union, is the chief of government, head of the Council of Ministers and the leader of the majority party in parliament...
. - Nirupa RoyNirupa Roy-Filmography:* Lal Baadshah * Mard * Mawali * Betab * Khoon aur Pani * Aatish * Kartavya .... Vijay's mother* Khandaan .... Savitri G. Srivastav...
- actress. - Bhulabhai DesaiBhulabhai DesaiBhulabhai Desai was an Indian freedom fighter and acclaimed lawyer. He is well-remembered for his defense of the three Indian National Army soldiers accused of treason during World War II, and for attempting to negotiate a secret power-sharing agreement with Liaquat Ali Khan of the Muslim League.-...
- freedom fighter and acclaimed lawyer.
Education
The Government Polytechnic, established in 1965 is one of the prominent institutions in Valsad.The district also has a Government Engineering College since 2004. Recently from last few years Computer Application stream had also been started successfully.
There are other colleges offering various courses in Science, Commerce and Arts. A new law college will be opened soon.
External links
- Official district government website
- Official Website of the Valsad Collectorate (in GujaratiGujarati languageGujarati is an Indo-Aryan language, and part of the greater Indo-European language family. It is derived from a language called Old Gujarati which is the ancestor language of the modern Gujarati and Rajasthani languages...
). - Photographs of the district.