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
Subdivisions	Talukas of Gujarat Cities of Gujarat Metropolitan areas 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

Code	District	Headquarters	Population		Area (km²)	Density (/km²)	Map
			(2001)	(2011)
AH	Ahmedabad	Ahmedabad	5,808,378	7,045,313	8707	667
AM	Amreli	Amreli	1,393,295	1,513,614	6760	206
AN	Anand	Anand	1,856,712	2,090,276	2942	631
AR	Aravalli	Modasa	908,797	1,039,918	3217	327
BK	Banaskantha	Palanpur	2,502,843	3,116,045	12703	197
BR	Bharuch	Bharuch	1,370,104	1,550,822	6524	210
BV	Bhavnagar	Bhavnagar	2,469,264	2,393,272	11155	221
BT	Botad	Botad	547,567	656,005	2564	256
CU	Chhota Udaipur	Chhota Udaipur	909,799	1,071,831	3237	331
DA	Dahod	Dahod	1,635,374	2,126,558	3642	582
DG	Dang	Ahwa	186,712	226,769	1764	106
DD	Devbhumi Dwarka	Khambhalia	623,091	752,484	5684	132
GA	Gandhinagar	Gandhinagar	1,334,731	1,387,478	2140	650
GS	Gir Somnath	Veraval	1,059,675	1,217,477	3754	324
JA	Jamnagar	Jamnagar	1,281,187	1,407,635	14125	135
JU	Junagadh	Junagadh	1,388,498	1,525,605	8839	277
KH	Kheda	Kheda	1,526,321	2,090,313	4215	480
KA	Kutch	Bhuj	1,806,929	2,053,769	45652	33
MH	Mahisagar	Lunavada	861,562	994,624	2500	440
MA	Mehsana	Mehsana	1,837,696	2,027,727	4386	419
MB	Morbi	Morbi	825,301	960,329	4871	197
NR	Narmada	Rajpipla	514,083	590,379	2749	187
NV	Navsari	Navsari	1,229,250	1,330,711	2211	556
PM	Panchmahal	Godhra	1,381,002	1,642,268	5219	388
PA	Patan	Patan	1,181,941	1,342,746	5738	206
PO	Porbandar	Porbandar	536,854	586,062	2294	234
RA	Rajkot	Rajkot	2,488,885	3,015,229	11203	282
SK	Sabarkantha	Himmatnagar	1,173,734	1,388,671	7390	282
ST	Surat	Surat	4,996,391	6,079,231	7657	653
SN	Surendranagar	Surendranagar	1,370,843	1,585,268	10489	144
TA	Tapi	Vyara	719,634	806,489	3435	249
VD	Vadodara	Vadodara	2,732,003	4,193,795	7794	467
VL	Valsad	Valsad	1,410,553	1,705,678	3034	465

Demographics of districts

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 Ahmadabad 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 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
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

Former districts