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List of districts of Gujarat 
Summary
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]
| 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 | |
| Subdivisions | |
History edit
1960 edit
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 edit
In 1964, Gandhinagar was formed from parts of Ahmedabad and Mehsana.
1966 edit
In 1966, Valsad was split from Surat.
1997 edit
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 edit
In 2000, Patan District was formed from parts of Banaskantha and Mehsana.
2007 edit
On 2 October 2007, Tapi was split from Surat, as the state's 26th district.
2013 edit
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 and Surendranagar districts.
- Gir Somnath was split from Junagadh.
List edit
| Code | District | Headquarters | Population | Area (km²) |
Density (per km²) |
Locator Map | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Kheda | 1,526,321 | 2,090,313 | 4,215 | 480 | 
|
| KA | Kutch | Bhuj | 1,806,929 | 2,053,769 | 45,652 | 33 | 
|
| MH | Mahisagar | Lunavada | 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 | 
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Demographics of districts edit
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 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 edit
| Map | Split from | Year | Successor New District |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
See also edit
| Divisions | 5 |
|---|---|
| Districts | 33 |
| Cities and towns | ? |
| Blocks (Taluks) | 248 |
| Villages | ? |
| Panchayats | 14,273 |
| Police Districts | ? |
| Police Stations | ? |
References edit
- ^ "Gujarat | District Portal". gujarat.s3waas.gov.in. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
- ^ Dave, Kapil (7 October 2012). "Next Republic Day, Gujarat will be bigger..." The Indian Express. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ^ "Village Map - Revenue Department". Internet Archive. 25 March 2016. Archived from the original on 25 March 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "State Govt Announces 23 New Talukas". 10 September 2013. Archived from the original on 6 February 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- ^ "Gujarat Govt made major announcement Dholera SIR at Dholera district". Dholera SIR. Government of India. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
- ^ "Ranking of Districts by Population Size, 2001 and 2011". 2011 census of India. Government of India. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
- ^ "Ranking of Districts by Population Size, 2001 and 2011". 2011 census of India. Government of India. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
- ^ "Village & Panchayats | Ahmedabad District, Government Of Gujarat | India". Retrieved 9 February 2023.
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Maps of Gujarat.
- Districts of Gujarat: At a Glance
- Govt Of India site shows Districts of Gujarat
- Govt of Gujarat site shows profile of each districts