Districts of Gujarat | |
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Category | Districts |
Location | Gujarat |
Number | 33 districts[1] |
Populations | Dang – 228,291 (lowest); Ahmedabad – 7,214,225 (highest) |
Areas | Dang – 1,764 km2 (681 sq mi) (smallest); Kutch – 45,674 km2 (17,635 sq mi) (largest) |
Government | |
Subdivisions |
The western Indian state Gujarat has 33 districts after several splits of the original 17 districts at the formation of the state in 1960.[2] Kutch is the largest district of Gujarat while Dang is the smallest. Ahmedabad is the most populated district while Dang is the least.There are 252 Talukas (subdivisions of districts) in Gujarat.[3][4]
Gujarat state was created on 1 May 1960, out of the 17 northern districts of Bombay State when that was split on a linguistic basis (also creating Marathi speaking Maharashtra).
They are as follow : Ahmedabad, Amreli, Banaskantha, Bharuch, Bhavnagar, Dang, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Kheda, Kachchh, Mehsana, Panchmahal, Rajkot, Sabarkantha, Surat, Surendranagar and Vadodara.
In 1964, Gandhinagar was formed from parts of Ahmedabad and Mehsana.
In 1966, Valsad was split from Surat.
On 2 October 1997, five new districts were created:
In 2000, Patan District was formed from parts of Banaskantha and Mehsana.
On 2 October 2007, Tapi was split from Surat, as the state's 26th district.
On 15 August 2013, seven new districts were created:[5]
Code | District | Headquarters | Population | Area (km²) |
Density (per km²) |
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2001 | 2011 | ||||||
AH | Ahmedabad | Ahmedabad | 5,808,378 | 7,045,313 | 8,707 | 667 | |
AM | Amreli | Amreli | 1,393,295 | 1,513,614 | 6,760 | 206 | |
AN | Anand | Anand | 1,856,712 | 2,090,276 | 2,942 | 631 | |
AR | Aravalli | Modasa | 908,797 | 1,039,918 | 3,217 | 327 | |
BK | Banaskantha | Palanpur | 2,502,843 | 3,116,045 | 12,703 | 197 | |
BR | Bharuch | Bharuch | 1,370,104 | 1,550,822 | 6,524 | 210 | |
BV | Bhavnagar | Bhavnagar | 2,469,264 | 2,393,272 | 11,155 | 221 | |
BT | Botad | Botad | 547,567 | 656,005 | 2,564 | 256 | |
CU | Chhota Udaipur | Chhota Udaipur | 909,799 | 1,071,831 | 3,237 | 331 | |
DA | Dahod | Dahod | 1,635,374 | 2,126,558 | 3,642 | 582 | |
DG | Dang | Ahwa | 186,712 | 226,769 | 1,764 | 106 | |
DD | Devbhumi Dwarka | Khambhalia | 623,091 | 752,484 | 5,684 | 132 | |
GA | Gandhinagar | Gandhinagar | 1,334,731 | 1,387,478 | 2,140 | 650 | |
GS | Gir Somnath | Veraval | 1,059,675 | 1,217,477 | 3,754 | 324 | |
JA | Jamnagar | Jamnagar | 1,281,187 | 1,407,635 | 14,125 | 135 | |
JU | Junagadh | Junagadh | 1,388,498 | 1,525,605 | 8,839 | 277 | |
KH | Kheda | Nadiad | 1,526,321 | 2,090,313 | 4,215 | 480 | |
KA | Kutch | Bhuj | 1,806,929 | 2,053,769 | 45,652 | 33 | |
MH | Mahisagar | Lunawada | 861,562 | 994,624 | 2,500 | 440 | |
MA | Mehsana | Mehsana | 1,837,696 | 2,027,727 | 4,386 | 419 | |
MB | Morbi | Morbi | 825,301 | 960,329 | 4,871 | 197 | |
NR | Narmada | Rajpipla | 514,083 | 590,379 | 2,749 | 187 | |
NV | Navsari | Navsari | 1,229,250 | 1,330,711 | 2,211 | 556 | |
PM | Panchmahal | Godhra | 1,381,002 | 1,642,268 | 5,219 | 388 | |
PA | Patan | Patan | 1,181,941 | 1,342,746 | 5,738 | 206 | |
PO | Porbandar | Porbandar | 536,854 | 586,062 | 2,294 | 234 | |
RA | Rajkot | Rajkot | 2,488,885 | 3,015,229 | 11,203 | 282 | |
SK | Sabarkantha | Himmatnagar | 1,173,734 | 1,388,671 | 7,390 | 282 | |
ST | Surat | Surat | 4,996,391 | 6,079,231 | 7,657 | 653 | |
SN | Surendranagar | Surendranagar | 1,370,843 | 1,585,268 | 10,489 | 144 | |
TA | Tapi | Vyara | 719,634 | 806,489 | 3,435 | 249 | |
VD | Vadodara | Vadodara | 2,732,003 | 4,193,795 | 7,794 | 467 | |
VL | Valsad | Valsad | 1,410,553 | 1,705,678 | 3,034 | 465 |
Main article: Demographics of districts of Gujarat |
S.No. District Headquarters Year of Formation Area (km2) Population Population density (/km2)
2011
Taluks Total Villages Map 2001 Census[6] 2011 Census[7] 1 Ahmedabad Ahmedabad City
1960 8087 5,673,090 7,045,313 890
No. Talukas 1 Ahmedabad 2 Bavla 3 Daskroi 4 Detroj-Rampura 5 Dhandhuka 6 Dholera 7 Dholka 8 Mandal 9 Sanand 10 Viramgam 558[8] 2 Amreli Amreli
1960 1,393,880 1,513,614
No. Talukas 1 Amreli 2 Babra 3 Bagasara 4 Dhari 5 Jafrabad 6 Khambha 7 Kunkavav vadia 8 Lathi 9 Lilia 10 Rajula 11 Savarkundla 598 3 Anand Anand
1997 1,856,712 2,090,276
No. Talukas 1 Anand 2 Anklav 3 Borsad 4 Khambhat 5 Petlad 6 Sojitra 7 Tarapur 8 Umreth 365 4 Aravalli Modasa
2013 908,797 1,039,918
No. Talukas 1 Bayad 2 Bhiloda 3 Dhansura 4 Malpur 5 Meghraj 6 Modasa 682 5 Banaskantha Palanpur
1960 2,502,843 3,116,045
No. Talukas 1 Amirgadh 2 Bhabhar 3 Danta 4 Dantiwada 5 Deesa 6 Deodar 7 Dhanera 8 Kankrej 9 Lakhani 10 Palanpur 11 Suigam 12 Tharad 13 Vadgam 14 Vav 1250 6 Bharuch Bharuch
1960 1,370,104 1,550,822
No. Talukas 1 Bharuch 2 Amod 3 Ankleshwar 4 Hansot 5 Jambusar 6 Jhagadia 7 Netrang 8 Vagra 9 Valia 647 7 Bhavnagar Bhavnagar
1960 2,065,492 2,393,272
No. Talukas 1 Bhavnagar 2 Gariadhar 3 Ghogha 4 Jesar 5 Mahuva 6 Palitana 7 Sihor 8 Talaja 9 Umrala 10 Vallabhipur 800 8 Botad Botad
2013 547,567 656,005
No. Talukas 1 Botad 2 Barwala 3 Gadhada 4 Ranpur 53 9 Chhota Udaipur Chhota Udaipur
2013 909,799 1,071,831
No. Talukas 1 Chhota Udaipur 2 Bodeli 3 Jetpur pavi 4 Kavant 5 Nasvadi 6 Sankheda 894 10 Dahod Dahod
1997 1,635,374 2,126,558
No. Talukas 1 Dahod 2 Devgadh baria 3 Dhanpur 4 Fatepura 5 Garbada 6 Limkheda 7 Sanjeli 8 Jhalod 9 Singvad 696 11 Dang Ahwa
1960 186,712 226,769
No. Talukas 1 Ahwa 2 Subir 3 Waghai 311 12 Devbhoomi Dwarka Khambhalia
2013 623,091 752,484
No. Talukas 1 Bhanvad 2 Kalyanpur 3 Khambhalia 4 Okhamandal 249 13 Gandhinagar Gandhinagar
1964 1,334,731 1,387,478
No. Talukas 1 Gandhinagar 2 Dehgam 3 Kalol 4 Mansa 302 14 Gir Somnath Veraval
2013 1,059,675 1,217,477
No. Talukas 1 Gir-Gadhada 2 Kodinar 3 Sutrapada 4 Talala 5 Una 6 Veraval 345 15 Jamnagar Jamnagar
1960 1,281,187 1,407,635
No. Talukas 1 Jamnagar 2 Dhrol 3 Jamjodhpur 4 Jodiya 5 Kalavad 6 Lalpur 113 16 Junagadh Junagadh
1960 1,388,498 1,525,605
No. Talukas 1 Junagadh City 2 Bhesana 3 Junagadh Rural 4 Keshod 5 Malia 6 Manavadar 7 Mangrol 8 Mendarda 9 Vanthali 10 Visavadar 547 17 Kutch Bhuj
1960 1,526,321 2,090,313
No. Talukas 1 Abdasa 2 Anjar 3 Bhachau 4 Bhuj 5 Gandhidham 6 Lakhpat 7 Mandvi 8 Mundra 9 Nakhatrana 10 Rapar 1389 18 Kheda Nadiad
1960 1,806,929 2,053,769
No. Talukas 1 Kheda 2 Galteshwar 3 Kapadvanj 4 Kathlal 5 Mahudha 6 Matar 7 Mehmedabad 8 Nadiad 9 Thasra 10 Vaso 620 19 Mahisagar Lunavada
2013 861,562 994,624
No. Talukas 1 Balasinor 2 Kadana 3 Khanpur 4 Lunawada 5 Santrampur 6 Virpur 941 20 Mehsana Mehsana
1960 1,837,696 2,027,727
No. Talukas 1 Mehsana 2 Becharaji 3 Jotana 4 Kadi 5 Kheralu 6 Satlasana 7 Unjha 8 Vadnagar 9 Vijapur 10 Visnagar 614 21 Morbi Morbi
2013 825,301 960,329
No. Talukas 1 Halvad 2 Maliya 3 Morbi 4 Tankara 5 Wankaner 78 22 Narmada Rajpipla
1997 514,083 590,379
No. Talukas 1 Dediapada 2 Garudeshwar 3 Nandod 4 Sagbara 5 Tilakwada 527 23 Navsari Navsari
1997 1,229,250 1,330,711
No. Talukas 1 Navsari 2 Vansda 3 Chikhli 4 Gandevi 5 Jalalpore 6 Khergam 389 24 Panchmahal Godhra
1960 1,381,002 1,642,268
No. Talukas 1 Ghoghamba 2 Godhra 3 Halol 4 Jambughoda 5 Kalol 6 Morwa Hadaf 7 Shehera 604 25 Patan Patan
2000 1,181,941 1,342,746
No. Talukas 1 Patan 2 Chanasma 3 Harij 4 Radhanpur 5 Sami 6 Sankheswar 7 Santalpur 8 Sarasvati 9 Sidhpur 521 26 Porbandar Porbandar
1997 536,854 586,062
No. Talukas 1 Porbandar 2 Kutiyana 3 Ranavav 149 27 Rajkot Rajkot
1960 2,488,885 3,015,229
No. Talukas 1 Rajkot 2 Dhoraji 3 Gondal 4 Jamkandorna 5 Jasdan 6 Jetpur 7 Kotada Sangani 8 Lodhika 9 Paddhari 10 Upleta 11 Vinchchiya 856 28 Sabarkantha Himmatnagar
1960 1,173,734 1,388,671
No. Talukas 1 Himatnagar 2 Idar 3 Khedbrahma 4 Poshina 5 Prantij 6 Talod 7 Vadali 8 Vijaynagar 702 29 Surat Surat City
1960 4,996,391 6,079,231
No. Talukas 1 Surat 2 Bardoli 3 Choryasi 4 Kamrej 5 Mahuva 6 Mandvi 7 Mangrol 8 Olpad 9 Palsana 10 Umarpada 729 30 Surendranagar Surendranagar
1960 1,370,843 1,585,268
No. Talukas 1 Chotila 2 Chuda 3 Dasada 4 Dhrangadhra 5 Lakhtar 6 Limbdi 7 Muli 8 Sayla 9 Thangadh 10 Wadhwan 654 31 Tapi Vyara
2007 719,634 806,489
No. Talukas 1 Nizar 2 Songadh 3 Uchhal 4 Valod 5 Vyara 6 Kukarmunda 7 Dolvan 523 32 Vadodara Vadodara City
1960 2,732,003 3,093,795
No. Talukas 1 Vadodara 2 Dabhoi 3 Desar 4 Karjan 5 Padra 6 Savli 7 Sinor 8 Waghodia 694 33 Valsad Valsad
1966 1,410,680 1,703,068
No. Talukas 1 Valsad 2 Dharampur 3 Kaprada 4 Pardi 5 Umbergaon 6 Vapi 460 Total Talukas: 251
Map | Split from | Year | Successor New District |
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parts of Ahmedabad and Mehsana | 1964 | Gandhinagar | |
Surat | 1966 | Valsad | |
Kheda | 1997 | Anand | |
Panchmahal | Dahod | ||
Bharuch | Narmada | ||
Valsad | Navsari | ||
Junagadh | Porbandar | ||
Surat | 2007 | Tapi | |
Sabarkantha | 2013 | Aravalli | |
parts of Ahmedabad and Bhavanagar | Botad | ||
Vadodara | Chhota Udaipur | ||
Jamnagar | Devbhoomi Dwarka | ||
parts of Kheda and Panchmahal | Mahisagar | ||
parts of Rajkot, Surendranagar and Jamnagar | Morbi | ||
Junagadh | Gir Somnath |