About Sabarkantha

Sabarkantha is a district in Northeast of Gujarat state of India. The administrative headquarters of the district is Himatnagar, about 80 km from Ahmedabad. Sabarkantha District is bounded by Rajasthan state to the northeast, Banaskantha and Mehsana districts to the west, Gandhinagar to the south and Aravalli District to the South - East. Himmatnagar is a district headquarters, and talukas Prantij and Talod are major industrial locations in Sabarkantha Focus Industry Sectors Agriculture, ceramics,chemicals and milk processing Tourist Destinations Idar, Polo Forests, Vijaynagar Key raw materials such as groundnut, cotton, clay,oilseeds and tobacco are abundantly present in Sabarkantha. The district comprises 7 Talukas. It is spread across an area of 7390 km2. It has a gender ratio of 950 females per 1000 men, and the literacy rate for the district is 76.6%. It falls under Sesmic Zone 3