Daman District, India

Daman District, India
Daman
—  city  —
Daman
Location of Daman
in Daman and Diu
Coordinates 20°25′N 72°53′E / 20.41°N 72.89°E / 20.41; 72.89Coordinates: 20°25′N 72°53′E / 20.41°N 72.89°E / 20.41; 72.89
Country India
Territory Daman and Diu
District(s) Daman
Population

Density

112,949 (2001)

1,569 /km2 (4,064 /sq mi)

Sex ratio 1.69 /
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)
Area

Elevation

72 square kilometres (28 sq mi)

0 metres (0 ft)

Website
www.daman.nic.in www.damanonline.com/
www.daman.nic.in

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 72 square kilometres (28 sq mi)[1], and a population of 113,949 (2001 census), which increased 83% between 1991 and 2001.

Daman lies at the mouth of the Daman Ganga River. Major industries have units here. The closest railway station is Vapi (7 km). It is also famous for its beach, Portuguese colonial architecture, churches, and for the scenic beauty in the twin cities of Nani-Daman and Moti-Daman, which lie opposite each other across the Daman Ganga.

The district is infamous for having the least balanced sex ratio in the country. The chief occupation has been fishing. The city of Surat lies to the north, and Mumbai lies approximately 160 km (100 mi) south of Daman on the Arabian Sea coast in Maharashtra state.

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History

Daman was occupied by the Portuguese in 1531, and was formally ceded to Portugal in 1539 by the Sultan of Gujarat. It remained a Portuguese colonial possession until it was annexed by Indian forces on 19 December 1961. From 1961-87, it was a part of the union territory of Goa, Daman and Diu. In 1987, it became a part of the newly formed union territory of Daman and Diu.

Divisions

Daman district has only one tehsil. The territory of the whole district is part of Daman and Diu Lok Sabha constituency.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Daman District, India has a population of 190,855 ,[2] roughly equal to the nation of Samoa.[3] This gives it a ranking of 592nd in India (out of a total of 640).[2] The district has a population density of 2,651 inhabitants per square kilometre (6,870 /sq mi) .[2] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 67.43 %.[2] Daman has a sex ratio of 533 females for every 1000 males,[2] and a literacy rate of 88.06 %.[2]

Transport

A bridge over the Daman Ganga between Moti Daman and Nani Daman collapsed during a monsoon on 28 August 2003. 24 people were killed, 17 of them school children, when their vehicles plunged into the river.[4] The government constructed a new bridge at a cost of 80 million rupees, but it, too, partially collapsed during torrential rains in August 2004. At present the bridge is open to two-wheeler and three-wheeler vehicles only.[5] Now the New bridge is built up known as Rajeev Gandhi Setu for Heavy Vehicles. and the old bridges are kept closed for ever.

References

  1. ^ Srivastava, Dayawanti et al. (ed.) (2010). "States and Union Territories: Daman and Diu: Government". India 2010: A Reference Annual (54th ed.). New Delhi, India: Additional Director General, Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India), Government of India. pp. 1216. ISBN 978-81-230-1617-7. 
  2. ^ a b c d e f "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php. Retrieved 2011-09-30. 
  3. ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html. Retrieved 2011-10-01. "Samoa 193,161" 
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  5. ^ [2]

The government constucted new bridge-"Rajiv Gandhi Setu" near S.T.Bus stand in nani- daman. which is between Moti-daman and Nani- Daman

Further reading

  • Andrada (undated). The Life of Dom John de Castro: The Fourth Vice Roy of India. Jacinto Freire de Andrada. Translated into English by Peter Wyche. (1664). Henry Herrington, New Exchange, London. Facsimilie edition (1994) AES Reprint, New Delhi. ISBN 81-206-0900-X.

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