Banaskantha district



Banaskantha is a district in Northeast of state of. The region is presumably named after the which runs through the valley between  and, entering into the plains of Gujarat in this region and flowing towards the.

Geography and Political Facts
The administrative headquarters of this is. Banaskantha has a population of 2,504,244 of which 11.00% were urban as of 2001. It covers an area of 10,751 sq.km.

Banaskantha borders with state in the North,  district in East,  district in West and  and  district in the South.

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

Towns
The major towns in Banaskantha are:
 * Deesa
 * Tharad
 * Vav
 * Radhanpur
 * Bhabhar
 * Deodar
 * Suigam
 * Suigam

Commerce and Agriculture
Banaskantha is rich in Marble quarries and Copper deposits.

India's diamond industry has its origins in Palanpur.

It has got prestigious State Agricultural University * , . The main agriculture is of Bajra crops.