List of cities in Gujarat by population

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The following is a list of the most area & populous cities in Gujarat the state of India as per the 2011 census. There are 30 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 AreaPopulation (2021)Population (2011)
01. Ahmedabad Ahmedabad 530.008,253,0005,577,940
02. Surat Surat 461.606,936,5344,645,384
03. Vadodara Vadodara 220.335,240,5223,022,221
04. Rajkot Rajkot 170.001,934,0001,390,640
05. Bhavnagar Bhavnagar 108.27712,000605,882
06. Jamnagar Jamnagar 125.67711,000600,934
07. Gandhinagar Gandhinagar 326.00410,323206,167
08. Junagadh Junagadh 160.00407,000319,462
09. Gandhidham Kutch 63.49406,000247,992
10. Anand Anand 47.89385,291288,092
11. Navsari Navsari 43.71367,322292,719
12. Morbi Morbi 46.58360,001251,859
13. Nadiad Kheda 45.16330,400225,071
14. Surendranagar Surendranagar 58.60298,692253,606
15. Bharuch Bharuch 43.80288,244223,647
16. Mehsana Mehsana 31.76257,043190,753
17. Bhuj Kutch 56.00251,489219,514
18. Porbandar Porbandar 38.43243,584217,203
19. Palanpur Banaskantha 39.50242,936141,532
20. Valsad Valsad 24.10231,756170,060
21. Vapi Valsad 22.44230,598163,630
22. Gondal Rajkot 74.48189,797173,353
23. Veraval Gir Somnath 39.95185,797156,696
24. Godhra Panchmahal 20.16173,014143,644
25. Patan Patan 43.89171,614133,744
26. Kalol Gandhinagar 25.42171,395133,737
27. Botad Botad 10.36158,985130,327
28. Amreli Amreli 65.00146,014117,967
29. Deesa Banaskantha 20.81135,869111,160
30. Jetpur Rajkot 36.00129,653118,302

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

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  2. "stml10". www.suratmunicipal.gov.in. Retrieved 15 March 2023.