Kheda district



Kheda District has a population of 2,024,216 of which 20.08% were urban as of 2001. It covers an area of 3,943 sq. km. Kheda city is the administrative headquarters of the district. The district has over 600 villages. It is bounded by the districts of and  to the north,  to the east,  to the west, and  and  to the south. was carved out of Kheda District in.

The major towns of the district include, , , and. Dakor houses a temple of Lord Ranchodrai, a form of.

The main crops include, and. Commerce in the district includes trade in cotton and tobacco. The district is home to a thermal power station, near.

is one of the three largest sites in the world.

Kurmi/Kanbi Kshatriyas of Punjab established many villages in this area. Groups of Jats had settled here from Greater Punjab(including Rajesthan and modern day Haryana).