Panchmahal district

Panchmahal District
Panchmahal District
District of Gujarat
	Clockwise from top-left: Jamia Masjid in Champaner, Suparshvanatha temple, Pavagadh Hill, Hero stones in Tarkhanda, Dudhiyu Talav, Nehru Park, Godhra
	Interactive Map Outlining Panchmahal District
	Location of the district in Gujarat
	Coordinates: 22°45′N 73°36′E / 22.750°N 73.600°E
Country	India
State	Gujarat
Headquarters	Godhra
Population (2011)
• Total	1,642,268
Languages
• Official	Gujarati, Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	GJ 17
Website	panchmahals.nic.in

Panchmahal, also rendered as Panch Mahal, is a district in the eastern portion of Gujarat State western India. Panch-mahal means "five tehsils/talukas" (5 sub-divisions), and refers to the five sub-divisions that were transferred by the Maharaja Jivajirao Scindia of Gwalior State to the British: Godhra, Dahod, Halol, Kalol and Jhalod, Devgadh Baria. The district had a population of 2,390,776 of which 12.51% were urban as of 2001.

The district is located on the eastern end of the state. It is bordered by Dahod district to the north-east & east, Vadodara district to the southwest and Chhota Udaipur district to southeast, Kheda district to the west and Mahisagar district to the north.^[2]

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^ "Modi Announces Creation of New District". Outlook. September 10, 2012. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2013.

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[2] "Modi Announces Creation of New District". Outlook. September 10, 2012. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2013.

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