Tapi district is one of the 33 districts of Gujarat state in western India.It has 7 talukas Vyara, Songadh, Nijhar, Valod, Uchhal, Dolavan, Kukarmund. Vyara town is the district headquarters. The district was formed in 2007 out of some talukas that were separated from Surat district. As of 2011, 90.15% of the district's population is rural and 84.2% of its population is scheduled tribes.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census, Tapi district has a population of 806,489, roughly equal to the nation of Comoros or the US state of South Dakota. This gives it a ranking of 484th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 234 inhabitants per square kilometre (610/sq mi) . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 12.07%. Tapi has a sex ratio of 1004 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 69.23%.
People from the Tapi district
Suresh Joshi (1921–1986) Writer and academic. Born in Valod.
Amarsinh Bhilabhai Chaudhari, Formar chief minister of gujarat(July 1985-Dec 1989)
Tourism
The District shares Purna Wildlife Sanctuary with the Districts of Dang and Nandurbar, the latter of which is in Maharashtra. The sanctuary is a part of the Dangs' Forest.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tapi_district
