for a new capital city. He laid the foundation of a new walled city near Karnavati and named it Ahmedabad after himself. According to other versions, he named the city after four Muslim saints in the area who all had the name Ahmedabad. Data Climate Talukas Following are the talukas of Ahmedabad district: Talukas in Ahmedabad City - East Maninagar Asarwa Vatva Talukas in Ahmedabad City - West Vejalpur Sabarmati Ghatlodiya Talukas in Ahmedabad Suburban Daskroi Sanand Talukas in Rural North Ahmedabad Viramgam Detroj-Rampura Mandal Talukas in Rural South Ahmedabad Bavla Dholka Dhandhuka Dholera Villages Politics |} Demographics According to the 2011 census Ahmedabad district has a population of 7,214,225, roughly equal to Hong Kong or the U.S. state of Washington. This gives it a ranking of 8th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 22.31%. Ahmedabad has a sex ratio of 903 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 86.65%. The divided district has a population of 7,045,313, of which 6,028,152 (85.56%) lived in urban areas. Ahmedabad had a sex ratio of 904 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 747,806 (10.61%) and 88,911 (1.26%) of the population respectively. Religion Hindus are 5,885,869 while Muslims are 871,887, Jains are 208,575 and Christians 50,631. Language At the time of the 2011 census, 74.21% of the population spoke Gujarati, 16.01% Hindi, 2.78% Urdu, 1.80% Sindhi, 1.64% Marathi and 1.55% Marwari as their first language. Notable people Acharya Hemachandra (1089–1172) Jain polymath. Born in Dhandhuka. Joravarsinh Jadav (born 1940), folklorist References External links Official site Ahmedabad RTO Districts of Gujarat