AQUIFER MAPPING AND MANAGEMENT OF GROUND WATER RESOURCES SABARKANTHAA DISTRICT GUJARAT
| Category |
Aquifer Mapping |
| State |
Gujarat
|
| District |
Sabar Kantha |
| Block |
Himatnagar Idar Khedbrahma Poshina Prantij Talod Vadali Vijaynagar |
| Year of Issue |
2021 |
| Number of Authors |
1 |
| Name of Authors |
Dr. A. K. Jain |
| Keywords |
NAQUIM REPORT, AQUIFER MAPPING, GROUND WATER, SABARKANTHAA DISTRICT, GUJARAT |
| File |
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The district derives its name from the Sabarmati River that separates Sabarkantha from the neighbouring districts. Sabarkantha District is situated in North Eastern part of Gujarat State. District has a geographical area of 5390 km2and comprises 8 talukas. According to the 2011 census, the total population of Sabarkantha district is 1388671 persons out of which population of male and female are 7,11,845 and 6,76,826 respectively. The District is predominantly rural with around 82.92% of the population residing in rural areas. Over all stage of development of the district is 73.94% (GW Resources 2020) and is categorized as semi-critical. One taluka Prantiz, categorised as over-exploited. Three talukas are categorized as sem-critical namely Himmatnagar (70.02%), Idar (82.12%) andVadali (82.92%). Four talukas are categorized as safe with stage of development ranging between 47.37% ( Poshina) to 63.58% ( Khedbrahmma).
