Banaskantha

Banaskantha is a district in Northeast of Gujarat state of India.

Contents

1 Geography and Political Facts 2 Towns 3 Commerce and Agriculture 4 Other details

Geography and Political Facts

The administrative headquarters of this district is Palanpur . Banaskantha has a population of near 20 lakhs in its 10,751 sq. km. area.

Banaskantha borders with Rajasthan state in the North, Sabarkantha district in East, Kutch district in South and Patan and Mehsana district in the South.

In the year 2000 parts of this district were broken off for the formation of Patan district.

Towns

The major towns in Sabarkantha are:

• Palanpur
• Ambaji - A Hindu pilgrimage place.
• Disa
• Dantiwada

Commerce and Agriculture

Banaskantha is rich in Marble quarries and Copper deposits.

Palanpur has a big diamond industry.

The main agriculture is of Bajra crops.

Other details

Famous Ambaji temple in Ambaji, is at the foot of Aravalli mountains near the mouth of Saraswati river.