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.[1][2]Morbi city is the administrative headquarters of the district. The district has five talukas - Morbi, Maliya, Tankara, Wankaner (previously in Rajkot district) and Halvad (previously in Surendranagar district). Morbi city is the administrative headquarters of Morbi district. The town of Morbi is situated on the Machchhu River, 35km from the sea and 60km from Rajkot. As per 2011 census data, the city had a population of 2,10,451 and average literacy rate of 83.64%.
The district is named after Morbi city. The name of the city of Morbi (literally meaning the city of peacocks) was probably derived from the king of Bhuj.
The district was formed from four talukas formerly in Rajkot district (Morbi, Maliya, Tankara, Wankaner) and Halvad taluka, formerly in Surendranagar district.
Demographics
Morbi district has an approximate population of 9,60,329, of which 358,420 (37.32%) lived in urban areas. Morbi district has an area of approx. 4,871.5km2. 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 (6.84%) and 5,159 (0.54%) of the population respectively.[3][4]
Morbi district is connected by a national highway. It has two railway junctions, Wankaner and Maliya-Miyana. Morbi railway station lies on the track connecting these two junctions.
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