# Vadodara district

Vadodara district, also known as Baroda district, is situated in the eastern part of the state of Gujarat in western India. The administrative headquarters of the district is the city of Vadodara (Baroda). The district covers an area of 7,794 km$^2$ and had a population of 4,165,626 as of 2011. Out of this population, 49.6% were urban, 50.4% were rural, 5.3% were Scheduled Castes and 27.6% were Scheduled Tribes. As of 2011, Vadodara district is the third most populous district of Gujarat, out of 34 districts in the state.

## Climate

The Vadodara district has a dry climate and three distinct seasons, namely summer, winter and monsoon.

## Divisions

Vadodara is divided into 5 Prants and 12 talukas.
| # | Prant | Taluka |
| 1 | Vadodara-City | Vadodara-East |
| 2 | Vadodara-City | Vadodara-West |
| 3 | Vadodara-City | Vadodara-North |
| 4 | Vadodara-City | Vadodara-South |
| 5 | Vadodara-Rural | Vadodara-Rural |
| 6 | Vadodara-Rural | Padra |
| 7 | Savli | Savli |
| 8 | Savli | Desar |
| 9 | Karjan | Karjan |
| 10 | Karjan | Shinor |
| 11 | Dabhoi | Dabhoi |
| 12 | Dabhoi | Vaghodiya |

## Demographics

According to the 2011 census Vadodara district has a population of 4,165,626, The district has a population density of 551 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,430/sq mi) . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 14.16%. Vadodara has a sex ratio of 934 females for every 1000 males. It has a literacy rate of 81.21% in 2011, a ten percentage points increase in 10 years.
The divided district has a population of 3,093,795, of which 1,993,356 (64.43%) lived in urban areas. The divided district had a sex ratio of 923 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 196,350 (6.35%) and 293,039 (9.47%) of the population respectively.

### Religion

Religions in Vadodara district (2011) :
| Religion | Religion | Percent | Percent |
| Hinduism | Hinduism | 86.59% | 86.59% |
| Islam | Islam | 11.12% | 11.12% |
| Jainism | Jainism | 1.75% | 1.75% |
| Christianity | Christianity | 0.65% | 0.65% |
| Other or not stated | Other or not stated | 0.49% | 0.49% |
Hindus were 3,640,856 (86.59%), while Muslims were 450,357 (11.12%), Jains 75,355 (1.75%) and Christians 23,229 (0.60%).

### Language

Languages of Vadodara district (2011)
At the time of the 2011 census, 81.97% of the population spoke Gujarati, 9.64% Hindi, 4.51% Marathi and 1.11% Sindhi as their first language.

## Politics

| District | No. | Constituency | Name | Party | Remarks |
| Vadodara | 135 | Savli | Ketan Inamdar | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Vadodara | 136 | Vaghodiya | Dharmendrasinh Vaghela | Independent | Resigned on 24 January 2024 |
| Vadodara | 136 | Vaghodiya | Dharmendrasinh Vaghela | Bharatiya Janata Party | Elected on 4 June 2024 |
| Vadodara | 140 | Dabhoi | Shailesh Mehta | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Vadodara | 141 | Vadodara City (SC) | Manisha Vakil | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Vadodara | 142 | Sayajigunj | Keyur Rokadiya | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Vadodara | 143 | Akota | Chaitanya Desai | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Vadodara | 144 | Raopura | Balkrushna Shukla | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Vadodara | 145 | Manjalpur | Yogesh Patel | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Vadodara | 146 | Padra | Chaitanyasinh Zala | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Vadodara | 147 | Karjan | Akshay Patel | Bharatiya Janata Party | |

## Ecology

The Wadhvana Wetland located near Dabhoi Taluka here is a wetland that was designated as a Ramsar wetland site on 2021.

## Notable personalities

* Premanand Bhatt (1649–1714) Author. Born in Vadodara.
* Nayan Mongia- Cricketer
* Jacob Martin- Cricketer
* Irfan Pathan- Cricketer
* Yusuf Pathan- Cricketer
* Hardik Pandya - Cricketer
* Krunal Pandya - Cricketer
* Kiran More - Cricketer
* Anshul Trivedi- Actor
* Dharmesh Yelande - Choreographer and Actor
* Deepak Hooda - Cricketer
* Bhuvan Bam - Youtuber
* Vijay Hazare - Cricketer
* Anshuman Gaekwad - Cricketer
* Shrenu Parikh - Actor
* Manan Desai - comedian
* Chirayu Amin - Business person
* Dilip Sanghvi - Business Person