Districts of Gujarat
Districts of Gujarat
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	Government of Gujarat

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]

History

1960

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.

1964

In 1964, Gandhinagar was formed from parts of Ahmedabad and Mehsana.

1966

In 1966, Valsad was split from Surat.

1997

On 2 October 1997, five new districts were created:

• Anand was split from Kheda.
• Dahod was split from Panchmahal.
• Narmada was split from Bharuch.
• Navsari was split from Valsad.
• Porbandar was split from Junagadh.

2000

In 2000, Patan District was formed from parts of Banaskantha and Mehsana.

2007

On 2 October 2007, Tapi was split from Surat, as the state's 26th district.

2013

On 15 August 2013, seven new districts were created:^[5]

• Aravalli was split from Sabarkantha.
• Botad was created from parts of Ahmedabad and Bhavanagar districts.
• Chhota Udaipur was split from Vadodara District.
• Devbhoomi Dwarka was split from Jamnagar.
• Mahisagar was created from parts of Kheda and Panchmahal.
• Morbi was created from parts of Rajkot, Surendranagar and Jamnagar districts.
• Gir Somnath was split from Junagadh.

List of districts

Demographics of districts

S.No.	District	Code	Headquarters	Year of Formation	Area (km2)	Population		Population density (/km2) 2011	Taluks	Total Villages	Legislative assembly constituencies	Lok sabha constituencies	Map
						2001 Census[6]	2011 Census[7]
1	Ahmedabad	Ahm	Ahmedabad City	1960	8087	5,673,090	7,045,313	890	No. Talukas 1 Ahmadabad 2 Bavla 3 Daskroi 4 Detroj-Rampura 5 Dhandhuka 6 Dholera 7 Dholka 8 Mandal 9 Sanand 10 Viramgam	558[8]	No. Constituency 1 Viramgam 2 Sanand 3 Ghatlodia 4 Vejalpur 5 Vatva 6 Ellisbridge 7 Naranpura 8 Nikol 9 Naroda 10 Thakkarbapa Nagar 11 Bapunagar 12 Amraiwadi 13 Dariapur 14 Jamalpur-Khadiya 15 Maninagar 16 Danilimda (SC) 17 Sabarmati 18 Asarwa (SC) 19 Daskroi 20 Dholka 21 Dhandhuka	Ahmedabad East Lok Sabha constituency Constituency number Name District 34 Dahegam Gandhinagar 35 Gandhinagar South Gandhinagar 43 Vatva Ahmedabad 46 Nikol Ahmedabad 47 Naroda Ahmedabad 48 Thakkarbapa Nagar Ahmedabad 49 Bapunagar Ahmedabad Ahmedabad West Lok Sabha constituency Constituency number Name District 44 Ellis Bridge Ahmedabad 50 Amraiwadi Ahmedabad 51 Dariapur Ahmedabad 52 Jamalpur-Khadiya Ahmedabad 53 Maninagar Ahmedabad 54 Danilimda Ahmedabad 56 Asarwa Ahmedabad
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		Amreli Lok Sabha constituency Constituency number Name District 94 Dhari Amreli 95 Amreli Amreli 96 Lathi Amreli 97 Savarkundla Amreli 98 Rajula Amreli 99 Mahuva Bhavnagar 101 Gariadhar Bhavnagar
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		Anand Lok Sabha constituency Constituency number Name District 108 Khambhat Anand 109 Borsad Anand 110 Anklav Anand 111 Umreth Anand 112 Anand Anand 113 Petlad Anand 114 Sojitra Anand
4	Aravalli		Modasa	2013		908,797	1,039,918		No. Talukas 1 Bayad 2 Bhiloda 3 Dhansura 4 Malpur 5 Meghraj 6 Modasa	682	No. Constituency 1 Bhiloda (ST) 2 Modasa 3 Bayad
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	No. Constituency 1 Vav 2 Tharad 3 Dhanera 4 Danta (ST) 5 Vadgam (SC) 7 Palanpur 8 Deesa 9 Deodar 10 Kankrej	Banaskantha Lok Sabha constituency Constituency number Name District 7 Vav Banaskantha 8 Tharad Banaskantha 9 Dhanera Banaskantha 10 Danta Banaskantha 12 Palanpur Banaskantha 13 Deesa Banaskantha 14 Deodar Banaskantha
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		Bharuch Lok Sabha constituency Constituency number Name District 147 Karjan Vadodara 149 Dediapada Narmada 150 Jambusar Bharuch 151 Vagra Bharuch 152 Jhagadiya Bharuch 153 Bharuch Bharuch 154 Ankleshwar Bharuch
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		Bhavnagar Lok Sabha constituency Constituency Number Name District 100 Talaja Bhavnagar 102 Palitana Bhavnagar 103 Bhavnagar Rural Bhavnagar 104 Bhavnagar East Bhavnagar 105 Bhavnagar West Bhavnagar 106 Gadhada Botad 107 Botad Botad
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		Chhota Udaipur Lok Sabha constituency Constituency number Name District 128 Halol Panchmahal 137 Chhota Udaipur Chhota Udaipur 138 Jetpur Chhota Udaipur 139 Sankheda Chhota Udaipur 140 Dabhoi Vadodara 146 Padra Vadodara 148 Nandod Narmada
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		Dahod Lok Sabha constituency Constituency number Name District 123 Santrampur Mahisagar 129 Fatepura Dahod 130 Jhalod Dahod 131 Limkheda Dahod 132 Dahod Dahod 133 Garbada Dahod 134 Devgadhbariya Dahod
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	No. Constituency 1 Khambhaliya 2 Dwarka
13	Gandhinagar		Gandhinagar	1964		1,334,731	1,387,478		No. Talukas 1 Gandhinagar 2 Dehgam 3 Kalol 4 Mansa	302	No. Constituency 1 Dahegam 2 Gandhinagar South 3 Gandhinagar North 4 Mansa 5 Kalol (Gandhinagar)	Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency Constituency Number Name District 36 Gandhinagar North Gandhinagar 38 Kalol Gandhinagar 40 Sanand Ahmedabad 41 Ghatlodia Ahmedabad 42 Vejalpur Ahmedabad 45 Naranpura Ahmedabad 55 Sabarmati Ahmedabad
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 Patan-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	No. Constituency 1 Kalavad (SC) 2 Jamnagar Rural 3 Jamnagar North 4 Jamnagar South 5 Jamjodhpur	Jamnagar Lok Sabha constituency Constituency Number Name District 76 Kalavad Jamnagar 77 Jamnagar Rural Jamnagar 78 Jamnagar North Jamnagar 79 Jamnagar South Jamnagar 80 Jamjodhpur Jamnagar 81 Khambhaliya Devbhoomi Dwarka 82 Dwarka Devbhoomi Dwarka
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		Junagadh Lok Sabha constituency Constituency number Name District 86 Junagadh Junagadh 87 Visavadar Junagadh 89 Mangrol Junagadh 90 Somnath Gir Somnath 91 Talala Gir Somnath 92 Kodinar Gir Somnath 93 Una Gir Somnath
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	No. Constituency 1 Abdasa 2 Mandvi (Kachchh) 3 Bhuj 4 Anjar 5 Gandhidham (SC) 6 Rapar	Kachchh Lok Sabha constituency Constituency Number Name District 1 Abdasa Kachchh 2 Mandvi Kachchh 3 Bhuj Kachchh 4 Anjar Kachchh 5 Gandhidham Kachchh 6 Rapar Kachchh 65 Morbi Morbi
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		Kheda Lok Sabha constituency Constituency number Name District 57 Daskroi Ahmedabad 58 Dholka Ahmedabad 115 Matar Kheda 116 Nadiad Kheda 117 Mehmedabad Kheda 118 Mahudha Kheda 120 Kapadvanj Kheda
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	No. Constituency 1 Kheralu 2 Unjha 3 Visnagar 4 Bechraji 5 Kadi (SC) 6 Mahesana 7 Vijapur	Mahesana Lok Sabha constituency Constituency number Name District 21 Unjha Mahesana 22 Visnagar Mahesana 23 Bechraji Mahesana 24 Kadi Mahesana 25 Mahesana Mahesana 26 Vijapur Mahesana 37 Mansa Gandhinagar
21	Morbi		Morbi	2013		825,301	960,329		No. Talukas 1 Halvad 2 Maliya 3 Morbi 4 Tankara 5 Wankaner	78	No. Constituency 1 Morbi 2 Tankara 3 Wankaner
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		Navsari Lok Sabha constituency Constituency number Name District 163 Limbayat Surat 164 Udhna Surat 165 Majura Surat 168 Choryasi Surat 174 Jalalpore Navsari 175 Navsari Navsari 176 Gandevi Navsari
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		Panchmahal Lok Sabha constituency Constituency number Name District 119 Thasra Kheda 121 Balasinor Kheda 122 Lunawada Mahisagar 124 Shehra Panchmahal 125 Morva Hadaf Panchmahal 126 Godhra Panchmahal 127 Kalol Panchmahal
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 10 Sidhpur	521	No. Constituency 1 Radhanpur 2 Chanasma 3 Patan 4 Sidhpur	Patan Lok Sabha constituency Constituency number Name District 11 Vadgam Banaskantha 15 Kankrej Banaskantha 16 Radhanpur Patan 17 Chanasma Patan 18 Patan Patan 19 Sidhpur Patan 20 Kheralu Mahesana
26	Porbandar		Porbandar	1997		536,854	586,062		No. Talukas 1 Porbandar 2 Kutiyana 3 Ranavav	149		Porbandar Lok Sabha constituency Constituency number Name District 73 Gondal Rajkot 74 Jetpur Rajkot 75 Dhoraji Rajkot 83 Porbandar Porbandar 84 Kutiyana Porbandar 85 Manavadar Junagadh 88 Keshod Junagadh
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	No. Constituency 1 Rajkot East 2 Rajkot West 3 Rajkot South 4 Rajkot Rural (SC) 5 Jasdan 6 Gondal 7 Jetpur (Rajkot) 8 Dhoraji	Rajkot Lok Sabha constituency Constituency number Name District 66 Tankara Morbi 67 Wankaner Morbi 68 Rajkot East Rajkot 69 Rajkot West Rajkot 70 Rajkot South Rajkot 71 Rajkot Rural Rajkot 72 Jasdan Rajkot
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	No. Constituency 1 Himatnagar 2 Idar (SC) 3 Khedbrahma (ST) 4 Prantij	Sabarkantha Lok Sabha constituency Constituency number Name District 27 Himatnagar Sabarkantha 28 Idar Sabarkantha 29 Khedbrahma Sabarkantha 30 Bhiloda Aravalli 31 Modasa Aravalli 32 Bayad Aravalli 33 Prantij Sabarkantha
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		Surat Lok Sabha constituency Constituency number Name District 155 Olpad Surat 159 Surat East Surat 160 Surat North Surat 161 Varachha Road Surat 162 Karanj Surat 166 Katargam Surat 167 Surat West Surat
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	No. Constituency 1 Dasada (SC) 2 Limdi 3 Wadhwan 4 Chotila 5 Dhangadhra	Surendranagar Lok Sabha constituency Constituency number Name District 39 Viramgam Ahmedabad 59 Dhandhuka Ahmedabad 60 Dasada Surendranagar 61 Limbdi Surendranagar 62 Wadhwan Surendranagar 63 Chotila Surendranagar 64 Dhrangadhra Surendranagar
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		Vadodara Lok Sabha constituency Constituency number Name District 135 Savli Vadodara 136 Vaghodiya Vadodara 141 Vadodara City Vadodara 142 Sayajigunj Vadodara 143 Akota Vadodara 144 Raopura Vadodara 145 Manjalpur Vadodara
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		Valsad Lok Sabha constituency Constituency number Name District 173 Dangs Dang 177 Vansada Navsari 178 Dharampur Valsad 179 Valsad Valsad 180 Pardi Valsad 181 Kaprada Valsad 182 Umbergaon Valsad
Total									Talukas: 252

Former districts