Morbi district
Morbi district is in the state of Gujarat, India. It was formed on 15 August 2013, along with several other districts, on the 67th Independence Day of India. Morbi city is the administrative headquarters of the district. The district has five talukas - Morbi, Maliya, Tankara, Wankaner and Halvad. Morbi city is the administrative headquarters of Morbi district. The town of Morbi is situated on the Machchhu River, 35 km from the sea and 60 km from Rajkot. As per 2011 census data, the city had a population of 2,10,451 and average literacy rate of 83.64%.
This district is surrounded by Kutch district to the north, Surendranagar district to the east, Rajkot district to the south and Jamnagar district to the west.
Etymology
The district is named after Morbi city. The name of the city of Morbi was probably derived from the king of Bhuj.The district was formed from four talukas formerly in Rajkot district and Halvad taluka, formerly in Surendranagar district.
Demographics
Morbi district has an approximate population of 9,60,329, of which 358,420 lived in urban areas. Morbi district has an area of approx. 4,871.5 km2. and a density of 207 persons/sq km. The district had a sex ratio of 941 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes are 65,698 and 5,159 of the population respectively.808,967 were Hindus, 143,925 were Muslims and 5,607 Jains.
At the time of the 2011 census, 97.28% of the population spoke Gujarati, 0.96% Hindi and 0.90% Marathi as their first language.
Taluks
Morbi district consists of the following five talukas.| Taluk | Number of villages | No. of gram panchayats |
| Morbi Taluk | 94 | 94 |
| Tankara Taluk | 43 | 42 |
| Halvad Taluk | 67 | 67 |
| Wankaner Taluk | 102 | 101 |
| Malia Taluk | 44 | 44 |