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.
This is a list of cities and towns in Gujarat, India. [1]
City | District | Area | Ward | Population (2021) | |
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01. | Ahmedabad | Ahmedabad | 530.00 | 48 | 8,253,000 |
02. | Surat | Surat | 461.60 | 30 | 7,490,000 |
03. | Vadodara | Vadodara | 220.33 | 19 | 2,233,000 |
04. | Rajkot | Rajkot | 170.00 | 18 | 1,934,000 |
05. | Bhavnagar | Bhavnagar | 108.27 | 13 | 771,000 |
06. | Jamnagar | Jamnagar | 125.67 | 16 | 623,000 |
07. | Junagadh | Junagadh | 160.00 | 20 | 415,000 |
08. | Gandhinagar | Gandhinagar | 326.00 | 13 | 410,000 |
09. | Anand | Anand | 47.89 | 13 | 374,000 |
10. | Navsari | Navsari | 43.71 | 11 | 367,000 |
11. | Surendranagar | Surendranagar | 58.60 | 11 | 329,000 |
12. | Morbi | Morbi | 46.58 | 13 | 327,000 |
13. | Gandhidham | Kutch | 63.49 | 13 | 322,000 |
14. | Nadiad | Kheda | 45.16 | 13 | 292,000 |
15. | Bharuch | Bharuch | 43.80 | 11 | 290,000 |
16. | Patan | Patan | 43.89 | 11 | 283,000 |
17. | Porbandar | Porbandar | 38.43 | 13 | 282,000 |
18. | Mehsana | Mehsana | 31.08 | 11 | 247,000 |
19. | Bhuj | Kutch | 56.00 | 11 | 244,000 |
20. | Veraval | Gir Somnath | 39.95 | 11 | 241,000 |
21. | Vapi | Valsad | 22.44 | 11 | 223,000 |
22. | Valsad | Valsad | 24.10 | 11 | 221,000 |
23. | Godhra | Panchmahal | 20.16 | 11 | 211,000 |
24. | Palanpur | Banaskantha | 39.50 | 11 | 184,000 |
25. | Himmatnagar | Sabarkantha | 21.01 | 11 | 181,000 |
26. | Kalol | Gandhinagar | 25.42 | 11 | 174,000 |
27. | Botad | Botad | 10.36 | 11 | 169,000 |
28. | Amreli | Amreli | 65.00 | 11 | 153,000 |
29. | Gondal | Rajkot | 74.48 | 11 | 145,000 |
30. | Jetpur | Rajkot | 23.27 | 11 | 153,000 |
Population of main cities of Gujarat 1901–2011: [2]
Census year | Ahmedabad | Surat | Vadodara | Rajkot | Bhavnagar | Jamnagar | Junagadh | Gandhinagar (NA+ OG) |
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1901 | 185,889 | 119,306 | 103,790 | 36,151 | 56,442 | 53,844 | – | – |
1911 | 216,777 | 114,868 | 99,345 | 34,194 | 60,694 | 44,887 | – | – |
1921 | 274,007 | 117,434 | 94,712 | 45,645 | 59,392 | 42,495 | – | – |
1931 | 310,000 | 98,936 | 112,880 | 59,112 | 75,594 | 55,056 | – | – |
1941 | 591,267 | 171,443 | 153,301 | 66,353 | 102,851 | 71,588 | – | – |
1951 | 837,163 | 223,182 | 211,407 | 132,069 | 137,951 | 104,419 | – | – |
1961 | 1,149,918 | 288,026 | 298,398 | 194,145 | 176,473 | 148,572 | – | – |
1971 | 1,591,832 | 471,656 | 467,487 | 300,612 | 225,974 | 214,816 | – | – |
1981 | 2,159,127 | 776,583 | 734,473 | 445,076 | 308,642 | 294,344 | – | – |
1991 | 2,876,710 | 1,498,817 | 1,031,346 | 612,458 | 405,225 | 350,544 | – | – |
2001 | 3,520,085 | 2,433,835 | 1,306,227 | 967,476 | 511,085 | 443,518 | 266,038 | – |
After extension of city limit in 2006 | – | 2,876,374 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
2011 | 5,577,940 | 4,466,826 | 1,752,371 | 1,323,363 | 605,882 | 600,943 | 319,462 | 292,797 |
2021 | 8,253,000 | 6,936,534 | 2,240,522 | 1,934,000 | 712,000 | 711,000 | 407,000 | 410,323 |
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