Narayan Mehta is first chief minister of newly formed Gujarat state Ramesh Parekh, famous poet of Gujarat. Ramesh Oza, is a Hindu preacher famous for Bhagwat Kathakar from a small village Devka near Rajula of Amreli district Dilip Shanghvi, said to be 2nd richest person in India. Toofan Rafai - Artist and painter specially known for his dye colours. Savji Dhanji Dholakia, the Indian diamond merchant from Surat and the founder of Hari Krishna Exports Pvt. Ltd., hails from Dudhala village. Vasant Gajera, founder of Laxmi Diamond Group. K Lal Magician, a magician born in Mavjinjava village, Amreli district. Dina Pathak is famous Bollywood actress & president of National Federation of Indian Women. Demographics India census, Amreli had a population of 90,243. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Amreli has an average literacy rate of 78%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 55% of the males and 45% of females literate. 10% of the population is under 6 years of age. Area – 6,760 km². District Population – 15,14,000 City Population – 2,75,000 Male Literacy – 81.82% Female Literacy – 66.97% Headquarters – Amreli Talukas – 11 Villages – 595 Villages Ghandla Jalia Shedubhar Virpur(gadhiya) References External links aapduamreli.com - provide amreli news everyday wahgujarat.com – "Gujarati Cyber Vishamo" view live "Gujarat Gaurav Divas Mahotsav – 2008" in Amreli kunkavav.com – kunkavav.com This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Cities and towns in Amreli district