[22] They were later joined by Arab and Persian traders from the Middle East. Muslims are the biggest minority in the state accounting for 9.5% of the population. During the British Raj, Gujarati businesses served to play a major role to enrich the economy of Karachi and Mumbai. 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The child population comprises 16.19 % of total rural population of Kachchh district. In 1497, Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama is said to have discovered the Europe-to-India sea route which changed the course of history, thanks to Kutchi sailor Kanji Malam, who showed him the route from the East African coasts of Mozambique sailing onwards to Calicut off the Malabar coast in India. Muhammad Azam was then the Subedar (governor) of Gujarat. They work some for some and others for others. [137], Gujarat is the main producer of tobacco, cotton, and groundnuts in India. It is one of the oldest universities of Gujarat and provides education in Faculty of Fine Arts, Engineering, Arts, Journalism, Education, Law, Social Work, Medicine, Science and Performing Arts. Hinduism constitutes 88.57% of Gujarat population. He also founded Physical Research Laboratory, a research institute encompasses Astrophysics, Solar System, and cosmic radiation. The country in general has a population density of 4-16 people. Gujarat was placed under the political authority of the Bombay Presidency, with the exception of Baroda State, which had a direct relationship with the Governor-General of India. [40] From 1297 to 1300, Alauddin Khalji, the Turko-Afghan Sultan of Delhi, destroyed the Hindu metropolis of Anhilwara and incorporated Gujarat into the Delhi Sultanate. [127] In 2011, Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors' Summit MOUs worth ₹ 21 trillion (US$ 463 billion) were signed. In 2001, total population was 50,671,017 in which males were 26,385,577 while females were 24,285,440. The population of Gujarat was 60,439,692 (31,491,260 males and 28,948,432 females) according to the 2011 census data. With his defeat, Gujarat became part of the Muslim empire, and the Rajput hold over Gujarat would never be restored. After this victory, the Arab invaders were driven out of Gujarat. The raas-garba is a folk dance done as a celebration of Navratri by Gujarati people. This acts like a ration card, providing permanent identification for the status of cultivated land, as well as farmers' names, account numbers, survey numbers, soil fertility status and general fertiliser dose. Gujarat is home for the Gujarati people. 2021 Census procedure is going to become one of the largest population counting processes in the world. Hinduism is majority religion in state of Gujarat with 88.57 % followers. Siddi Sayyid) or Bantu peoples from Southeast Africa that were brought to the Indian subcontinent as slaves by the Portuguese and Arab merchants. by M.R. The new state had a mostly Gujarati-speaking north and a Marathi-speaking south. 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