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making Naan (Indian bread) and
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food as majority of the populace is vegetarian. Ahmedabad boasts of the first all-vegetarian Pizza Hut in the world
Ahmedabad has a quite a few restaurants serving typical Mughlai non-vegetarian food in older areas like Bhatiyar Gali, Kalupur and Jamalpur. The old city is also known for good bakeries
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was declared to be 7,214,225. This figure was only limited to the municipality region. The total population of the
Ahmedabad Urban Agglomeration (which also includes the region governed by AUDA) came to 7.2 million people. There were 886 females to every 1000 males in 2001. Now there are 904 women to
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who bring in their native language and culture to the city. The government institutions and military base near the city also bring peoples from across India. The city's population has increased in a major way following increasing economic expansion and modernization.
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came to the city from Paris to supervise Le
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style. Many mosques in the city are built in this fashion. After independence modern buildings came up in
Ahmedabad when renowned architects were given commissions in the city like
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rate of 79.89% in 2001 which rose to 89.62 percent in 2011. Out of this, male and female literacy are 93.96 and 84.81 percent as of 2011 census. According to the census for the
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from 1 January every year where vocalists and instrumentalists from all over the world are invited to perform. The city has many museums. The
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