List of districts of Gujarat

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Districts of Gujarat
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Districts of Gujarat
CategoryDistricts
Location Gujarat
Number33 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

The western Indian state of 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]

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History

1960

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

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

1966

In 1966, Valsad was split from Surat.

1997

On 2 October 1997, five new districts were created:

2000

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

2007

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

2013

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

List of districts

S.No.DistrictHeadquartersYear of FormationArea (km2)PopulationPopulation

density (/km2)

2011

TaluksTotal VillagesMap
2001 Census [6] 2011 Census [7]
1 Ahmedabad Ahmedabad City
1960
80875,673,0907,045,313890
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] Ahmedabad in Gujarat (India).svg
2 Amreli Amreli
1960
1,393,8801,513,614
No.Talukas
1 Amreli
2 Babra
3 Bagasara
4 Dhari
5 Jafrabad
6 Khambha
7Kunkavav vadia
8 Lathi
9Lilia
10 Rajula
11 Savarkundla
598 Amreli in Gujarat (India).svg
3 Anand Anand
1997
1,856,7122,090,276
No.Talukas
1 Anand
2 Anklav
3 Borsad
4 Khambhat
5 Petlad
6 Sojitra
7 Tarapur
8 Umreth
365 Anand in Gujarat (India).svg
4 Aravalli Modasa
2013
908,7971,039,918
No.Talukas
1Bayad
2 Bhiloda
3 Dhansura
4 Malpur
5 Meghraj
6 Modasa
682 Aravalli in Gujarat (India).svg
5 Banaskantha Palanpur
1960
2,502,8433,116,045
No.Talukas
1 Amirgadh
2 Bhabhar
3Danta
4Dantiwada
5 Deesa
6 Deodar
7 Dhanera
8 Kankrej
9Lakhani
10 Palanpur
11 Suigam
12 Tharad
13 Vadgam
14 Vav
1250 Banaskantha in Gujarat (India).svg
6 Bharuch Bharuch
1960
1,370,1041,550,822
No.Talukas
1 Bharuch
2 Amod
3 Ankleshwar
4 Hansot
5 Jambusar
6 Jhagadia
7 Netrang
8Vagra
9Valia
647 Bharuch in Gujarat (India).svg
7 Bhavnagar Bhavnagar
1960
2,065,4922,393,272
No.Talukas
1 Bhavnagar
2 Gariadhar
3 Ghogha
4 Jesar
5 Mahuva
6 Palitana
7 Sihor
8 Talaja
9Umrala
10 Vallabhipur
800 Bhavnagar in Gujarat (India).svg
8 Botad Botad
2013
547,567656,005
No.Talukas
1 Botad
2 Barwala
3 Gadhada
4 Ranpur
53 Botad in Gujarat (India).svg
9 Chhota Udaipur Chhota Udaipur
2013
909,7991,071,831
No.Talukas
1 Chhota Udaipur
2 Bodeli
3Jetpur pavi
4Kavant
5 Nasvadi
6 Sankheda
894 Chhota Udaipur in Gujarat (India).svg
10 Dahod Dahod
1997
1,635,3742,126,558
No.Talukas
1 Dahod
2 Devgadh baria
3Dhanpur
4Fatepura
5Garbada
6 Limkheda
7 Sanjeli
8 Jhalod
9Singvad
696 Dahod in Gujarat (India).svg
11 Dang Ahwa
1960
186,712226,769
No.Talukas
1 Ahwa
2 Subir
3 Waghai
311 Dang in Gujarat (India).svg
12 Devbhoomi Dwarka Khambhalia
2013
623,091752,484
No.Talukas
1 Bhanvad
2Kalyanpur
3 Khambhalia
4Okhamandal
249 Devbhoomi Dwarka in Gujarat (India).svg
13 Gandhinagar Gandhinagar
1964
1,334,7311,387,478
No.Talukas
1 Gandhinagar
2 Dehgam
3 Kalol
4 Mansa
302 Gandhinagar in Gujarat (India).svg
14 Gir Somnath Veraval
2013
1,059,6751,217,477
No.Talukas
1 Gir-Gadhada
2 Kodinar
3 Sutrapada
4 Talala
5 Una
6 Veraval
345 Gir Somnath in Gujarat (India).svg
15 Jamnagar Jamnagar
1960
1,281,1871,407,635
No.Talukas
1Jamnagar
2Dhrol
3Jamjodhpur
4Jodiya
5Kalavad
6Lalpur
113 Jamnagar in Gujarat (India).svg
16 Junagadh Junagadh
1960
1,388,4981,525,605
No.Talukas
1Junagadh City
2Bhesana
3Junagadh Rural
4Keshod
5Malia
6Manavadar
7Mangrol
8Mendarda
9Vanthali
10Visavadar
547 Junagadh in Gujarat (India).svg
17 Kutch Bhuj
1960
1,526,3212,090,313
No.Talukas
1Abdasa
2Anjar
3Bhachau
4Bhuj
5Gandhidham
6Lakhpat
7Mandvi
8Mundra
9Nakhatrana
10Rapar
1389 Kutch in Gujarat (India).svg
18 Kheda Nadiad
1960
1,806,9292,053,769
No.Talukas
1Kheda
2Galteshwar
3Kapadvanj
4Kathlal
5Mahudha
6Matar
7Mehmedabad
8Nadiad
9Thasra
10Vaso
620 Kheda in Gujarat (India).svg
19 Mahisagar Lunavada
2013
861,562994,624
No.Talukas
1Balasinor
2Kadana
3Khanpur
4Lunawada
5Santrampur
6Virpur
941 Mahisagar in Gujarat (India).svg
20 Mehsana Mehsana
1960
1,837,6962,027,727
No.Talukas
1Mehsana
2Becharaji
3Jotana
4Kadi
5Kheralu
6Satlasana
7Unjha
8Vadnagar
9Vijapur
10Visnagar
614 Mehsana in Gujarat (India).svg
21 Morbi Morbi
2013
825,301960,329
No.Talukas
1Halvad
2Maliya
3Morbi
4Tankara
5Wankaner
78 Morbi in Gujarat (India).svg
22 Narmada Rajpipla
1997
514,083590,379
No.Talukas
1Dediapada
2Garudeshwar
3Nandod
4Sagbara
5Tilakwada
527 Narmada in Gujarat (India).svg
23 Navsari Navsari
1997
1,229,2501,330,711
No.Talukas
1Navsari
2Vansda
3Chikhli
4Gandevi
5Jalalpore
6Khergam
389 Navsari in Gujarat (India).svg
24 Panchmahal Godhra
1960
1,381,0021,642,268
No.Talukas
1Ghoghamba
2Godhra
3Halol
4Jambughoda
5Kalol
6Morwa Hadaf
7Shehera
604 Panchmahal in Gujarat (India).svg
25 Patan Patan
2000
1,181,9411,342,746
No.Talukas
1Patan
2Chanasma
3Harij
4Radhanpur
5Sami
6Sankheswar
7Santalpur
8Sarasvati
9Sidhpur
521 Patan in Gujarat (India).svg
26 Porbandar Porbandar
1997
536,854586,062
No.Talukas
1Porbandar
2Kutiyana
3Ranavav
149 Porbandar in Gujarat (India).svg
27 Rajkot Rajkot
1960
2,488,8853,015,229
No.Talukas
1Rajkot
2Dhoraji
3Gondal
4Jamkandorna
5Jasdan
6Jetpur
7Kotada Sangani
8Lodhika
9Paddhari
10Upleta
11Vinchchiya
856 Rajkot in Gujarat (India).svg
28 Sabarkantha Himmatnagar
1960
1,173,7341,388,671
No.Talukas
1Himatnagar
2Idar
3Khedbrahma
4Poshina
5Prantij
6Talod
7Vadali
8Vijaynagar
702 Sabarkantha in Gujarat (India).svg
29 Surat Surat City
1960
4,996,3916,079,231
No.Talukas
1Surat
2Bardoli
3Choryasi
4Kamrej
5Mahuva
6Mandvi
7Mangrol
8Olpad
9Palsana
10Umarpada
729 Surat in Gujarat (India).svg
30 Surendranagar Surendranagar
1960
1,370,8431,585,268
No.Talukas
1Chotila
2Chuda
3Dasada
4Dhrangadhra
5Lakhtar
6Limbdi
7Muli
8Sayla
9Thangadh
10Wadhwan
654 Surendranagar in Gujarat (India).svg
31 Tapi Vyara
2007
719,634806,489
No.Talukas
1Nizar
2Songadh
3Uchhal
4Valod
5Vyara
6Kukarmunda
7Dolvan
523 Tapi in Gujarat (India).svg
32 Vadodara Vadodara City
1960
2,732,0033,093,795
No.Talukas
1Vadodara
2Dabhoi
3Desar
4Karjan
5Padra
6Savli
7Sinor
8Waghodia
694 Vadodara in Gujarat (India).svg
33 Valsad Valsad
1966
1,410,6801,703,068
No.Talukas
1Valsad
2Dharampur
3Kaprada
4Pardi
5Umbergaon
6Vapi
460 Valsad in Gujarat (India).svg
TotalTalukas: 251


Proposed districts

Proposed district [9] Current district
Ahmedabad city Ahmedabad
Dholera
Anart or Vadnagar Gandhinagar
Mehsana
East Kutch Kutch
West Kutch
Radhanpur Banaskantha
Patan
Dhanera Banaskantha
Viramgam Ahmedabad
Surendranagar
Umreth Anand
Kheda
Mahisagar

See also

Administrative Division in Details
Divisions 5
Districts 33
Cities and towns ?
Blocks (Taluks) 248
Villages ?
Panchayats 14,273
Police Districts?
Police Stations?

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