List of cities in Gujarat by population

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The following is a list of the largest (in area) and most populous cities in Gujarat , India as per the 2011 census. There are 31 cities in Gujarat with a population over 100,000.

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This is a list of cities and towns in Gujarat, India. [1]

City District AreaWardPopulation (2021)
01. Ahmedabad Ahmedabad 530.00488,253,000
02. Surat Surat 461.60307,490,000
03. Vadodara Vadodara 220.33192,233,000
04. Rajkot Rajkot 170.00181,934,000
05. Bhavnagar Bhavnagar 108.2713771,000
06. Jamnagar Jamnagar 125.6716623,000
07. Junagadh Junagadh 160.0020415,000
08. Gandhinagar Gandhinagar 326.0013410,000
09. Anand Anand 47.8913374,000
10. Navsari Navsari 43.7111367,000
11. Surendranagar Surendranagar 58.6011329,000
12. Morbi Morbi 46.5813327,000
13. Gandhidham Kutch 63.4913322,000
14. Nadiad Kheda 45.1613292,000
15. Bharuch Bharuch 43.8011290,000
16. Patan Patan 43.8911283,000
17. Porbandar Porbandar 38.4313282,000
18. Mehsana Mehsana 31.0811247,000
19. Bhuj Kutch 56.0011244,000
20. Veraval Gir Somnath 39.9511241,000
21. Vapi Valsad 22.4411223,000
22. Valsad Valsad 24.1011221,000
23. Godhra Panchmahal 20.1611211,000
24. Palanpur Banaskantha 39.5011184,000
25. Himmatnagar Sabarkantha 21.0111181,000
26. Kalol Gandhinagar 25.4211174,000
27. Botad Botad 10.3611169,000
28. Amreli Amreli 65.0011153,000
29. Gondal Rajkot 74.4811145,000
30. Jetpur Rajkot 23.2711153,000

Historical populations

Population of main cities of Gujarat 1901–2011: [2]

Census year Ahmedabad Surat Vadodara Rajkot Bhavnagar Jamnagar Junagadh Gandhinagar (NA+ OG)
1901185,889119,306103,79036,15156,44253,844
1911216,777114,86899,34534,19460,69444,887
1921274,007117,43494,71245,64559,39242,495
1931310,00098,936112,88059,11275,59455,056
1941591,267171,443153,30166,353102,85171,588
1951837,163223,182211,407132,069137,951104,419
19611,149,918288,026298,398194,145176,473148,572
19711,591,832471,656467,487300,612225,974214,816
19812,159,127776,583734,473445,076308,642294,344
19912,876,7101,498,8171,031,346612,458405,225350,544
20013,520,0852,433,8351,306,227967,476511,085443,518266,038
After extension of city limit in 20062,876,374
20115,577,9404,466,8261,752,3711,323,363605,882600,943319,462292,797
20218,253,0006,936,5342,240,5221,934,000712,000711,000407,000410,323

Divisions of Gujarat

The state of Gujarat is divided into four divisions namely North Gujarat, Central Gujarat, South Gujarat and Saurashtra-Kutch.In which the headquarters of North Gujarat is Patan, the headquarters of Central Gujarat is Ahmedabad, the headquarters of South Gujarat is Surat and the headquarters of Saurashtra-Kutch is Rajkot.

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References

  1. "Gujarat State". gujaratindia.gov.in.
  2. "stml10". www.suratmunicipal.gov.in. Retrieved 15 March 2023.