North Gujarat, the Northern part of Indian state of Gujarat includes the districts of Gandhinagar, Banaskantha, Patan, Aravalli, Mehsana, and Sabarkantha . Patan city is the administrative headquarters of North Gujarat.
North Gujarat | |
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Country | India |
Region | West India |
Largest city | Gandhinagar |
Districts | 6 |
Area | |
• Total | 33,734 km2 (13,025 sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
North Gujarat is dominant in the dairy industry.
Currently, the water table of the region is dropping 6 meters every year.[1]
The dialects of Gujarati in this region differ from each other and from dialects in other parts with minor differences. All dialects have the common difference from Gujarati in that the word "chhe" is replaced by "she" or "sh".
According to the 2011 Census, this region has a population of 10,319,646 people.