Porbandar District

Gujarat

Porbandar district is one of the districts of Gujarat. Its administrative headquarters is at Porbandar. It covers 2,295 sq km and had a population of 5,85,449 at the 2011 census, a density of 255 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 2 assembly segments.

District Headquarters
Porbandar
Area
2,295 sq km
Population
5.85 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
255 /km²
Literacy Rate
75.78%
Sex Ratio
943
per 1,000 males
OverviewAdministrationLok SabhaAssemblyRepresentativesElection HistoryPolitical GeographyKey Facts

Porbandar District Overview

Census 2011

Key demographic and social figures for Porbandar district.

Total Population
5.85 Lakh
Male Population
3.01 Lakh
Female Population
2.84 Lakh
Rural Population
3.00 Lakh
Urban Population
2.86 Lakh
Scheduled Caste
52,100
Scheduled Tribe
12,400
Literacy Rate
75.78%
Population Density
255 /km²
Sex Ratio
943
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 83.35%Female literacy 67.78%

District Administration

Administrative structure of Porbandar district.

3
Tehsils
3
Blocks
30
Nyay Panchayats
149
Gram Panchayats
182
Villages
Headquarters
Porbandar
Languages
Gujarati, Hindi
Census Year
2011
Coordinates
21.64° N, 69.6° E

Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Porbandar

(1)

A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.

Assembly Constituencies Covering Porbandar

(2)

Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.

Porbandar
No. 83 · Porbandar
AM
Arjun Modhwadia
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Kutiyana
No. 84 · Porbandar
KJ
Kandhal Jadeja
Samajwadi Party
MLA

Your Representatives from Porbandar

(3)

Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Porbandar district.

  • Mansukh Mandaviya
    Mansukh Mandaviya
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MP
    Porbandar · No. 13
  • AM
    Arjun Modhwadia
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Porbandar · No. 83
  • KJ
    Kandhal Jadeja
    Samajwadi Party
    MLA
    Kutiyana · No. 84

Election History

Lok Sabha

Porbandar · No. 13

  1. 202418th Lok SabhaBJPMansukh Mandaviya
    Votes 6,33,118Vote share 68.94%Margin 3,83,360
    1. 1. Mansukh Mandaviya · BJP6,33,118 (68.94%)
    2. 2. Lalit Vasoya · INC2,49,758 (27.2%)
    3. 3. Rathod Nilesh · BSP10,120 (1.1%)
  2. 201917th Lok SabhaBJPRameshbhait Dhaduk
    Votes 5,63,881Vote share 59.37%Margin 2,29,823
    1. 1. Rameshbhait Dhaduk · BJP5,63,881 (59.37%)
    2. 2. Lalit Vasoya · INC3,34,058 (35.17%)
    3. 3. Samatbhai Govindbhai Chudasama · BSP12,100 (1.27%)
  3. 201416th Lok SabhaBJPVitthalbhai Hansrajbhai Radadiya
    Votes 5,08,883Vote share 62.69%Margin 2,67,971
    1. 1. Vitthalbhai Hansrajbhai Radadiya · BJP5,08,883 (62.69%)
    2. 2. Kandhal Sarmanbhai Jadeja · NCP2,40,912 (29.68%)
    3. 3. Rameshbhai Parmar · BSP14,210 (1.75%)

Political Geography

Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.

Gujarat
State
Porbandar
District
1 Lok Sabha
No. 13
2 Assembly
No. 83, 84

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Porbandar District at a Glance

State
Gujarat
Headquarters
Porbandar
Area
2,295 sq km
Population
5.85 Lakh
Population density
255 per km²
Sex ratio
943 per 1,000 males
Literacy rate
75.78%
Languages
Gujarati, Hindi
Tehsils
3
Blocks
3
Gram panchayats
149
Villages
182
Lok Sabha seats
1
Assembly segments
2
Census year
2011
Sources & data
  • Census of India (2011)
  • Election Commission of India
  • Government of Gujarat
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.
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