Dadra and Nagar Haveli
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Dadra and Nagar Haveli |
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| Union territory | ||
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| Coordinates: 20°16′N 73°01′E / 20.27°N 73.02°ECoordinates: 20°16′N 73°01′E / 20.27°N 73.02°E | ||
| Country |
 India
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| Established | 11 August 1961 | |
| Capital or largest city | Silvassa | |
| Government | ||
| • Administrator | Praful Khoda Patel | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 491 km2 (190 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 32nd | |
| Elevation | 16 m (52 ft) | |
| Population (2009) | ||
| • Total | 342,853 | |
| • Rank | 33rd | |
| • Density | 700/km2 (1,800/sq mi) | |
| Languages | ||
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Hindi Gujarati |
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| • Additional official | Marathi | |
| Religions | ||
| • Major | Hinduism, Christianity | |
| • Minor | Islam, Jainism | |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) | |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-DN | |
| Vehicle registration | DN-09 | |
| No. of districts | 1 | |
| HDI |
 0.618 (2005) |
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| HDI Category | high | |
| Website | dnh |
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| Population Growth | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1951 | 42,000 |
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| 1961 | 58,000 | 38.1% | |
| 1971 | 74,000 | 27.6% | |
| 1981 | 104,000 | 40.5% | |
| 1991 | 138,000 | 32.7% | |
| 2001 | 220,000 | 59.4% | |
| 2011 | 342,853 | 55.8% | |
| Source:Census of India | |||
Dadra and Nagar Haveli (/ˈdɑːdrɑː/ & /ˌnʌɡərˌhəˈvɛli/; DNH in initials) is a union territory in Western India. It is composed of two separate geographical entities - Dadra an enclave 1 km NW surrounded by Gujarat and Nagar Haveli wedged between Maharashtra and Gujarat. The capital city is Silvassa.
The area of Dadra and Nagar Haveli is spread over 491 km2, landlocked between Gujarat to the north and Maharashtra to the south.
The Union Territory comprises two separate geographical units – Dadra and Nagar Haveli. The larger part spans a roughly c-shaped area up-river from the city of Daman on the coast, at the centre of which, and thus outside the territory, is the Madhuban reservoir.
Dadra and Nagar Haveli is in the middle of the undulating watershed of the Daman Ganga River, which flows through Nagar Haveli and later forms the short southern border of Dadra. The towns of Dadra and Silvassa lie on the north bank of the river. The Western Ghats range rises to the east, and the foothills of the range occupy the eastern portion of the district. While the territory is landlocked, the Arabian Sea is just to its west, and can be reached via Vapi in Gujarat.
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