India is divided into 28 states and 8 union territories. There are different districts in every state, but do you know which is the largest district of India. If not then let us tell you today. Apart from being the largest, this district is also famous for its beauty. Also, the area of this district is so much that many small states of India can be included in it. So let’s know.
This is the largest district of India
The largest district of India is Kutch of Gujarat. Talking about the area of Kutch, it is spread over 45,674 square kilometers. Which covers 23.27 percent of the state. 51 percent of Kutch is filled with salt desert. Which attracts a lot of tourists coming here. Apart from this, farming is done on 34.73 percent area of this district. Talking about the main attraction of this district, it is the white desert. Apart from this, Mandvi beach also attracts tourists a lot. Prag Mahal, Bagh Palace and Aina Mahal of the Maharaja of Kutch are also major centers of attraction.
Once upon a time there used to be a complete state of Kutch.
Let us tell you that there was a time when Kutch used to be a state in itself. Actually this incident happened in the year 1950. In the year 1956, it was included in Mumbai State and made a district, later Mumbai and Gujarat were divided on the basis of languages. In this way Kutch joined Gujarat and became the largest state of the country. Let us tell you that the earthquake that occurred in Kutch on 26 January 2001 was one of the strongest earthquakes in history. Its center was in Anjar of Kutch. This earthquake shook the entire Kutch.
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