The Dangs
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Dang district Dandkaranya |
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 Location of Dang district in Gujarat |
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| Country |
 India
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| State | Gujarat |
| Headquarters | Ahwa |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Gujarati, Hindi, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Website | gujaratindia |
Dang (
Listen ) is a district in the state of Gujarat in India. The administrative headquarters of the district are located in Ahwa. Dang have an area of 1,764 km² and a population of 226,769 (as of 2011).
As of 2011 it is the least populous district of Gujarat (out of 33).
As per the Planning Commission, Dang is one of the most economically distressed district out of 640 districts in India.
According to the 2011 census Dang district has a population of 226,769, roughly equal to the nation of Vanuatu. This gives it a ranking of 587th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 129 inhabitants per square kilometre (330/sq mi) . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 21.44%. Dang has a sex ratio of 1007 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 76.8%.
In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Dang District as an economically distressed district, one of 250 out of a total of 640 districts. It is one of the six districts in Gujarat currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).
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