Navsari is an administrative district in the state of Gujarat in India, with its headquarters at the city of Navsari. The district covers an area of 2,211 square kilometres and was formed in 1997 after Valsad district was split into Valsad and Navsari districts. The city picked up a greater pace commercially during the diamond polishing business soared in the region. Demographics According to the 2011 census Navsari district has a population of 1,329,672, roughly equal to the nation of Estonia or the US states of Maine or Hawaii. The census shows that 678,165 (51%) of the population is male and 651,507 (49%) of it is female, this ranks Nasvari district 366th in India, out of a total of 640 districts. 30.77% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 2.07% and 48.11% of the population respectively. Children below 6 years old account for just 9.73% of the population, the lowest in Gujarat, and is composed of 52% male and 48% female. There are about 295,131 households in the district and each one has an average of 5 members. Jalalpore being the least populated region with 228,065 people, ranks 86th and is the least populated taluka in Gujarat. Navsari taluka being the most populated region with 311,238 people, ranks 39th as the most populated taluka of Gujarat and Chikhli. The population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 8.24%, the lowest population growth rate in Gujarat (with 7.86% males and 8.63% females), less than half the growth rate of Gujarat in 1st decade of the 21st century. Navsari has witnessed sharp decreases in rural population compared to neighbouring districts and is ranked highest in urban population with 64.7% of the population (~201,371 people) with 70,162 households. The sex ratio is 961 females every 1000 males, the 5th highest in Gujarat state after Dang, Tapi, Dahod, Amreli and ranks 234th in India among 640 district in 2011. The child sex ratio is 921 females every 1000 males, 7th in Gujarat after Dang, Tapi, Dahod, Narmada, Valsad and Panchmahal). Navsari District has a literacy rate of 84.78%. The urban literacy rate is 89.8% and the rural literacy rate is 82.55%. At the time of the 2011 Census of India, a total of 991 families lived on footpaths or without any roof cover. Religion 92.13% of the population is Hindu. Religious minorities include Muslims (5.92%), Christians (0.43%)