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List of districts of Gujarat

See also: Cities of Gujarat, Talukas of Gujarat, and Metropolitan areas of Gujarat

The western Indian state of Gujarat has 34 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
CategoryDistricts
LocationGujarat
Number34 districts[1]
PopulationsDang – 228,291 (lowest); Ahmedabad – 7,214,225 (highest)
AreasDang – 1,764 km2 (681 sq mi) (smallest); Kutch – 45,674 km2 (17,635 sq mi) (largest)
Government
Subdivisions

History

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1960

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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

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

1966

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In 1966, Valsad was split from Surat.

1997

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On 2 October 1997, five new districts were created:

2000

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

2007

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

2013

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

2025

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In 2025, Vav-Tharad was formed from parts of Banaskantha

The newly formed Vav-Tharad district will include a total of 8 talukas namely Vav, Bhabhar, Tharad, Dhanera, Suigam, Lakhni, Deodar and Kankrej and four municipalities namely Bhabhar, Tharad, Thara and Dhanera. The remaining 6 talukas of Banaskantha district will include a total of 6 talukas namely Palanpur, Danta, Amirgarh, Dantiwada, Vadgam and Deesa and two municipalities namely Palanpur and Deesa. (Source: Gujarati Jagran)

List of districts

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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
4,486 2,502,843 3,116,045
No. Talukas
1 Amirgadh
2 Danta
3 Dantiwada
4 Deesa
5 Palanpur
6 Vadgam
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  
34 Vav-Tharad Tharad 2025 6,257
No. Talukas
1 Vav
2 Tharad
3 Bhabhar
4 Dhanera
5 Suigam
6 Lakhani
7 Deodar
8 Kankrej
Total Talukas: 251

Proposed districts

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Proposed district[9] Current district
Ahmedabad city Ahmedabad
Dholera
Anart or Vadnagar Gandhinagar
Mehsana
East Kutch Kutch
West Kutch
Viramgam Ahmedabad
Surendranagar

See also

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Administrative Division in Details
Divisions 4
Districts 34
Cities and towns 140
Blocks (Taluks) 252
Villages 18000
Panchayats 14,273
Police Districts ?
Police Stations ?

References

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  1. ^ "Gujarat | District Portal". gujarat.s3waas.gov.in. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  2. ^ Dave, Kapil (7 October 2012). "Next Republic Day, Gujarat will be bigger..." The Indian Express. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  3. ^ "Village Map - Revenue Department". Internet Archive. 25 March 2016. Archived from the original on 25 March 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  4. ^ "State Govt Announces 23 New Talukas". 10 September 2013. Archived from the original on 6 February 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  5. ^ "Gujarat Govt made major announcement Dholera SIR at Dholera district". Dholera SIR. Government of India. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
  6. ^ "Ranking of Districts by Population Size, 2001 and 2011". 2011 census of India. Government of India. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  7. ^ "Ranking of Districts by Population Size, 2001 and 2011". 2011 census of India. Government of India. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  8. ^ "Village & Panchayats | Ahmedabad District, Government Of Gujarat | India". Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  9. ^ "Gujarat government planning to carve out new districts before panchayat elections", Times of India, 24 September 2024
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