Sabarkantha Travel and Tourism Guide

The Sabarkantha district is located in the southern part of  gujarat.  This district had a population of 2,082,531 according to the 2001 census. It covers an area of 7,390sq. km. Ninety percent of the population is rural. The main occupations of these people are dairy farming and agriculture. 

The temple of Shamlaji, one of the famous Vaisnava shrines, is located in Sabarkantha district. It is a pilgrimage center and a place of tourist interest because of the yearly fair held here.
During the Western Satrap rule, the region was known as Shwabhra. The region is under rule of Satrap Rudradama in 150 A.D. as indicated in Ashoka's Major Rock Edicts at Junagadh. The river of the region is named as Shwabhravati which is now known as Sabarmati river. The region is also named in auxiliary text Gaṇapāṭha of Pāṇini's grammar work, Aṣṭādhyāyī. 
During the British Raj Vijaynagar in Sabarkantha district was the capital of Vijaynagar State or Pol State, one of the princely states of the Mahi Kantha Agency.