[3] At that time, Karna, the Chaulukya (Solanki) ruler of Anhilwara (modern Patan), waged a successful war against the Bhil king of Ashaval,[4] and established a city called Karnavati on the banks of the Sabarmati.

He laid the foundation of a new walled city near Karnavati and named it Ahmedabad after himself.

[1] The district has a population density of 983 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,550/sq mi) .

[1] Ahmedabad has a sex ratio of 903 females for every 1000 males,[1] and a literacy rate of 86.65%.

[1] The population of all cities and towns in the Ahmedabad district by census years.