List of districts of Gujarat

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.[1]

Districts of Gujarat, 2013

Kutch is the largest district of Gujarat while Dang is the smallest. Ahmedabad is the most populated district while Kutch is the least.

There are 252 Talukas (subdivisions of districts) in Gujarat.[2][3]

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 and parts of Vadodara.
• 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:[4]

• 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, Surendranagar and Jamnagar districts.
• Gir Somnath was split from Junagadh.

List of districts by regions

The list of districts, organized by regions:

Central Gujarat Ahmedabad Vadodara Anand Chhota Udaipur Dahod Kheda Mahisagar Panchmahal

North Gujarat Gandhinagar Aravalli Banaskantha Mehsana Patan Sabarkantha

Saurashtra - Kutch Rajkot Amreli Bhavnagar Botad Devbhoomi Dwarka Gir Somnath Jamnagar Junagadh Morbi Porbandar Surendranagar Kachchh

South Gujarat Surat Bharuch Dang Narmada Navsari Tapi Valsad

All district taluka list

No.	District	District Headquarters	Population 2001 Census[5]	Population 2011 Census[5]	Area (km²)	Density (per km²) 2011	Year of Formation	Taluka/Tehsil	Total Talukas
1	Ahmedabad	Ahmedabad	5,673,090	7,045,313	7,170	983	1960	City East City West Bavla Daskroi Detroj-Rampura Dhandhuka Dholera Dholka Mandal Sanand Viramgam	10
2	Amreli	Amreli	1,393,880	1,513,614	6,760	224	1960	Amreli Babra Bagasara Dhari Jafrabad Khambha Kunkavav vadia Lathi Lilia Rajula Savarkundla	11
3	Anand	Anand	1,856,712	2,090,276	4,690	446	1997	Anand Anklav Borsad Khambhat Petlad Sojitra Tarapur Umreth	8
4	Aravalli	Modasa	908,797	1,039,918	3,217	323	2013	Bayad Bhiloda Dhansura Malpur Meghraj Modasa	6
5	Banaskantha	Palanpur	2,502,843	3,116,045	12,703	245	1960	Amirgadh Bhabhar Danta Dantiwada Deesa Deodar Dhanera Kankrej Lakhani Palanpur Suigam Tharad Vadgam Vav	14
6	Bharuch	Bharuch	1,370,104	1,550,822	6,524	238	1960	Bharuch Amod Ankleshwar Hansot Jambusar Jhagadia Netrang Vagra Valia	9
7	Bhavnagar	Bhavnagar	2,065,492	2,393,272	8,334	287	1960	Bhavnagar Gariadhar Ghogha Jesar Mahuva Palitana Sihor Talaja Umrala Vallabhipur	10
8	Botad	Botad	547,567	656,005	2,564	256	2013	Botad Barwala Gadhada Ranpur	4
9	Chhota Udaipur	Chhota Udaipur	909,799	1,071,831	3,237	331	2013	Chhota Udepur Bodeli Jetpur pavi Kavant Nasvadi Sankheda	6
10	Dahod	Dahod	1,635,374	2,126,558	3,643	583	1997	Dahod Devgadh baria Dhanpur Fatepura Garbada Limkheda Sanjeli Jhalod Singvad	9
11	Dang	Ahwa	186,712	226,769	1,764	129	1960	Ahwa Subir Waghai	3
12	Devbhoomi Dwarka	Khambhalia	623,091	752,484	5,684	132	2013	Bhanvad Kalyanpur Khambhalia Okhamandal	4
13	Gandhinagar	Gandhinagar	1,334,731	1,387,478	2,163	641	1964	Gandhinagar Dehgam Kalol Mansa	4
14	Gir Somnath	Veraval	1,059,675	1,217,477	3,754	324	2013	Gir-Gadhada Kodinar Sutrapada Talala Una Patan-Veraval	6
15	Jamnagar	Jamnagar	1,281,187	1,407,635	8,441	167	1960	Jamnagar Dhrol Jamjodhpur Jodiya Kalavad Lalpur	6
16	Junagadh	Junagadh	1,388,498	1,525,605	5,092	300	1960	Junagadh City Bhesana Junagadh Rural Keshod Malia Manavadar Mangrol Mendarda Vanthali Visavadar	10
17	Kutch	Bhuj	1,526,321	2,090,313	45,652	46	1960	Abdasa Anjar Bhachau Bhuj Gandhidham Lakhpat Mandvi Mundra Nakhatrana Rapar	10
18	Kheda	Nadiad	1,806,929	2,053,769	3,667	560	1960	Kheda Galteshwar Kapadvanj Kathlal Mahudha Matar Mehmedabad Nadiad Thasra Vaso	10
19	Mahisagar	Lunavada	861,562	994,624	2,500	398	2013	Balasinor Kadana Khanpur Lunawada Santrampur Virpur	6
20	Mehsana	Mehsana	1,837,696	2,027,727	4,386	419	1960	Mehsana Becharaji Jotana Kadi Kheralu Satlasana Unjha Vadnagar Vijapur Visnagar Gojariya	11
21	Morbi	Morbi	825,301	960,329	4,871	197	2013	Halvad Maliya Morbi Tankara Wankaner	5
22	Narmada	Rajpipla	514,083	590,379	2,749	215	1997	Dediapada Garudeshwar Nandod Sagbara Tilakwada	5
23	Navsari	Navsari	1,229,250	1,330,711	2,211	602	1997	Navsari Vansda Chikhli Gandevi Jalalpore Khergam	6
24	Panchmahal	Godhra	1,381,002	1,642,268	3,272	502	1960	Ghoghamba Godhra Halol Jambughoda Kalol Morwa Hadaf Shehera	7
25	Patan	Patan	1,181,941	1,342,746	5,738	234	2000	Patan Chanasma Harij Radhanpur Sami Sankheswar Santalpur Sarasvati Sidhpur	9
26	Porbandar	Porbandar	536,854	586,062	2,294	255	1997	Porbandar Kutiyana Ranavav	3
27	Rajkot	Rajkot	2,488,885	3,015,229	7,550	399	1960	Rajkot Dhoraji Gondal Jamkandorna Jasdan Jetpur Kotada Sangani Lodhika Paddhari Upleta Vinchchiya	11
28	Sabarkantha	Himmatnagar	1,173,734	1,388,671	4,173	333	1960	Himatnagar Idar Khedbrahma Poshina Prantij Talod Vadali Vijaynagar	8
29	Surat	Surat	4,996,391	6,079,231	4,418	1,337	1960	Surat Bardoli Choryasi Kamrej Mahuva Mandvi Mangrol Olpad Palsana Umarpada	10
30	Surendranagar	Surendranagar	1,370,843	1,585,268	9,271	171	1960	Chotila Chuda Dasada Dhrangadhra Lakhtar Limbdi Muli Sayla Thangadh Wadhwan	10
31	Tapi	Vyara	719,634	806,489	3,249	248	2007	Nizar Songadh Uchhal Valod Vyara Kukarmunda Dolvan	7
32	Vadodara	Vadodara	2,732,003	3,093,795	4,312	718	1960	Vadodara Dabhoi Desar Karjan Padra Savli Sinor Vaghodia	8
33	Valsad	Valsad	1,410,680	1,703,068	3,034	561	1966	Valsad Dharampur Kaprada Pardi Umbergaon Vapi	6
Total Talukas in state:									252

External links

• Districts of Gujarat : At a Glance
• Govt Of India site shows Districts of Gujarat
• Govt of Gujarat site shows profile of each districts

References

1. Dave, Kapil (7 October 2012). "Next Republic Day, Gujarat will be bigger..." The Indian Express. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
2. "Village Map - Revenue Department". Internet Archive. 25 March 2016. Archived from the original on 25 March 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2016.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
3. "State Govt Announces 23 New Talukas". HighBeam Research. 10 September 2013. Archived from the original on 6 February 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
4. "Gujarat Govt made major announcement Dholera SIR at Dholera district". Dholera SIR. Government of India. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
5. "Ranking of Districts by Population Size, 2001 and 2011". 2011 census of India. Government of India. Retrieved 3 May 2012.