History

Sabarkantha District came into existence way back in the year 1976. As unveils from the name itself, it is situated on the bank of Sabarmati river. Sabarkantha District is surrounded by Rajasthan state to the northeast, Banaskantha and Mehsana districts to the west, Gandhinagar to the south and Aravalli District to the South – East. The capital of Sabarkantha District is Himmatnagar; it is about 60 kilometers from the State Capital and about 78 kilometers from the State metropolitan Ahmedabad.

There is, being precise, a total population of about 14,73,673 as per the latest census and a considerable chunk is formed by tribal community as well as the socially challenged segment of society. Sabarkantha District comprises 8 Talukas(Himmatnagar,Prantij,Talod,Idar,Vadali,Khedbrahma,Vijaynagar,Poshina).

On Judicial front, District and Sessions Court of the newly formed Sabarkantha District started functioning on 10th December1976. Prior to that, Ahmedabad and Sabarkantha Districts were united and on 10th December 1976, as both the Districts got apart, independent courts of Sabarkantha District started functioning in full swing and Honourable Shri C.G.Rathod took over as the first District Judge of the new geological formation,Sabarkantha District.