List of districts of Gujarat

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

Districts of Gujarat
Districts of Gujarat
	Districts of Gujarat
Category	Districts
Location	Gujarat
Number	33 districts
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	Government of Gujarat ;
Subdivisions	Talukas of Gujarat ; Cities of Gujarat ; Metropolitan areas of Gujarat ; ;

Last updated March 31, 2024

The western Indian state 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]

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:

Anand was split from Kheda.
Dahod was split from Panchmahal.
Narmada was split from Bharuch.
Navsari was split from Valsad.
Porbandar was split from Junagadh.

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]

Aravalli was split from Sabarkantha.
Botad was created from parts of Ahmedabad and Bhavanagar districts.
Chhota Udaipur was split from Vadodara District.
Devbhoomi Dwarka was split from Jamnagar.
Mahisagar was created from parts of Kheda and Panchmahal.
Morbi was created from parts of Rajkot and Surendranagar districts.
Gir Somnath was split from Junagadh.

List of districts


Code	District	Headquarters	Population		Area (km²)	Density (/km²)	Map
Code	District	Headquarters	(2001)	(2011)	Area (km²)	Density (/km²)	Map
AH	Ahmedabad	Ahmedabad	5,808,378	7,045,313	8707	667
AM	Amreli	Amreli	1,393,295	1,513,614	6760	206
AN	Anand	Anand	1,856,712	2,090,276	2942	631
AR	Aravalli	Modasa	908,797	1,039,918	3217	327
BK	Banaskantha	Palanpur	2,502,843	3,116,045	12703	197
BR	Bharuch	Bharuch	1,370,104	1,550,822	6524	210
BV	Bhavnagar	Bhavnagar	2,469,264	2,393,272	11155	221
BT	Botad	Botad	547,567	656,005	2564	256
CU	Chhota Udaipur	Chhota Udaipur	909,799	1,071,831	3237	331
DA	Dahod	Dahod	1,635,374	2,126,558	3642	582
DG	Dang	Ahwa	186,712	226,769	1764	106
DD	Devbhumi Dwarka	Khambhalia	623,091	752,484	5684	132
GA	Gandhinagar	Gandhinagar	1,334,731	1,387,478	2140	650
GS	Gir Somnath	Veraval	1,059,675	1,217,477	3754	324
JA	Jamnagar	Jamnagar	1,281,187	1,407,635	14125	135
JU	Junagadh	Junagadh	1,388,498	1,525,605	8839	277
KH	Kheda	Kheda	1,526,321	2,090,313	4215	480
KA	Kutch	Bhuj	1,806,929	2,053,769	45652	33
MH	Mahisagar	Lunavada	861,562	994,624	2500	440
MA	Mehsana	Mehsana	1,837,696	2,027,727	4386	419
MB	Morbi	Morbi	825,301	960,329	4871	197
NR	Narmada	Rajpipla	514,083	590,379	2749	187
NV	Navsari	Navsari	1,229,250	1,330,711	2211	556
PM	Panchmahal	Godhra	1,381,002	1,642,268	5219	388
PA	Patan	Patan	1,181,941	1,342,746	5738	206
PO	Porbandar	Porbandar	536,854	586,062	2294	234
RA	Rajkot	Rajkot	2,488,885	3,015,229	11203	282
SK	Sabarkantha	Himmatnagar	1,173,734	1,388,671	7390	282
ST	Surat	Surat	4,996,391	6,079,231	7657	653
SN	Surendranagar	Surendranagar	1,370,843	1,585,268	10489	144
TA	Tapi	Vyara	719,634	806,489	3435	249
VD	Vadodara	Vadodara	2,732,003	4,193,795	7794	467
VL	Valsad	Valsad	1,410,553	1,705,678	3034	465

Demographics of districts

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 Ahmadabad
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
2,502,843 3,116,045
No. Talukas
1 Amirgadh
2 Bhabhar
3 Danta
4 Dantiwada
5 Deesa
6 Deodar
7 Dhanera
8 Kankrej
9 Lakhani
10 Palanpur
11 Suigam
12 Tharad
13 Vadgam
14 Vav
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
Total Talukas: 251

Former districts

Split from	Year	Successor New District
parts of Ahmedabad and Mehsana	1964	Gandhinagar
Surat	1966	Valsad
Kheda	1997	Anand
Panchmahal		Dahod
Bharuch		Narmada
Valsad		Navsari
Junagadh		Porbandar
Surat	2007	Tapi
Sabarkantha	2013	Aravalli
parts of Ahmedabad and Bhavanagar		Botad
Vadodara		Chhota Udaipur
Jamnagar		Devbhoomi Dwarka
parts of Kheda and Panchmahal		Mahisagar
parts of Rajkot, Surendranagar and Jamnagar		Morbi
Junagadh		Gir Somnath

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[HighBeam_Research_2013-4] "State Govt Announces 23 New Talukas". 10 September 2013. Archived from the original on 6 February 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2016.

[dholerametrocity-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.

[census11-7] "Ranking of Districts by Population Size, 2001 and 2011". 2011 census of India . Government of India . Retrieved 3 May 2012.

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