List of districts of Gujarat
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The western Indian state of Gujarat has 34 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 251 Talukas (subdivisions of districts) in Gujarat.[3][4]
The district administration is headed by the District Collector, an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer appointed by the government. The Collector is assisted by Additional Collectors and Deputy Collectors at the district (collectorate) level, Prant Officers (Sub-Divisional Magistrates) at the subdivision (prant) level, and Mamlatdars at the taluka level.[5][6]
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
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:[7]
- 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.
2025
On 2nd October 2025, Vav-Tharad was formed from parts of Banaskantha
List of districts
| Sl No | District | Code[8] | Headquarters | Established | Area (km2) |
Population (2011)[9] |
Population Density (/km2) |
Location Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Banaskantha | BK | Palanpur | 1 May 1960 | 6,176 | 2,141,666 | 290 | .svg) |
| 2 | Aravalli | AR | Modasa | 15 August 2013 | 3,217 | 1,051,746 | 327 | .svg) |
| 3 | Patan | PA | Patan | 2 October 2000 | 5,738 | 1,342,746 | 234 | .svg) |
| 4 | Gandhinagar | GA | Gandhinagar | 1 May 1964 | 2,163 | 1,387,478 | 660 | .svg) |
| 5 | Mehsana | MA | Mehsana | 1 May 1960 | 4,386 | 2,027,727 | 462 | .svg) |
| 6 | Sabarkantha | SK | Himmatnagar | 1 May 1960 | 7,390 | 2,458,589 | 328 | .svg) |
| 7 | Vav-Tharad | Tharad | 2 October 2025 | 6,527 | 978,840 | 220 | .svg) | |
| 8 | Ahmedabad | AH | Ahmedabad | 1 May 1960 | 7,170 | 7,208,200 | 890 | .svg) |
| 9 | Anand | AN | Anand | 2 October 1997 | 2,942 | 2,090,276 | 711 | .svg) |
| 10 | Chhota Udaipur | CU | Chhota Udaipur | 15 August 2013 | 3,237 | 1,071,831 | 331 | .svg) |
| 11 | Dahod | DA | Dahod | 2 October 1997 | 3,642 | 2,126,558 | 582 | .svg) |
| 12 | Kheda | KH | Nadiad | 1 May 1960 | 3,667 | 2,298,934 | 541 | .svg) |
| 13 | Mahisagar | MH | Lunawada | 15 August 2013 | 2,500 | 994,624 | 440 | .svg) |
| 14 | Panchmahal | PM | Godhra | 1 May 1960 | 5,219 | 2,388,267 | 458 | .svg) |
| 15 | Vadodara | VD | Vadodara | 1 May 1960 | 4,312 | 3,639,775 | 467 | .svg) |
| 16 | Surat | ST | Surat | 1 May 1960 | 4,418 | 6,081,322 | 953 | .svg) |
| 17 | Bharuch | BR | Bharuch | 1 May 1960 | 6,524 | 1,550,822 | 238 | .svg) |
| 18 | Dang | DG | Ahwa | 1 May 1960 | 1,764 | 226,769 | 129 | .svg) |
| 19 | Narmada | NR | Rajpipla | 2 October 1997 | 2,749 | 590,379 | 214 | .svg) |
| 20 | Navsari | NV | Navsari | 2 October 1997 | 2,211 | 1,330,711 | 602 | .svg) |
| 21 | Tapi | TA | Vyara | 2 October 2007 | 3,435 | 806,489 | 249 | .svg) |
| 22 | Valsad | VL | Valsad | 1 June 1966 | 3,034 | 1,703,068 | 561 | .svg) |
| 23 | Rajkot | RA | Rajkot | 1 May 1960 | 11,203 | 3,157,676 | 282 | .svg) |
| 24 | Amreli | AM | Amreli | 1 May 1960 | 6,760 | 1,513,614 | 205 | .svg) |
| 25 | Bhavnagar | BV | Bhavnagar | 1 May 1960 | 11,155 | 2,877,961 | 288 | .svg) |
| 26 | Botad | BT | Botad | 15 August 2013 | 2,564 | 656,005 | 256 | .svg) |
| 27 | Devbhoomi Dwarka | DD | Khambhaliya | 15 August 2013 | 5,684 | 752,484 | 132 | .svg) |
| 28 | Gir Somnath | GS | Veraval | 15 August 2013 | 3,754 | 1,217,477 | 324 | .svg) |
| 29 | Jamnagar | JA | Jamnagar | 1 May 1960 | 14,125 | 2,159,130 | 153 | .svg) |
| 30 | Junagadh | JU | Junagadh | 1 May 1960 | 8,839 | 2,742,291 | 310 | .svg) |
| 31 | Kutch | KA | Bhuj | 1 May 1960 | 45,652 | 2,090,313 | 46 | .svg) |
| 32 | Morbi | MB | Morbi | 15 August 2013 | 4,871 | 960,329 | 197 | .svg) |
| 33 | Porbandar | PO | Porbandar | 2 October 1997 | 2,294 | 586,062 | 255 | .svg) |
| 34 | Surendranagar | SN | Surendranagar | 1 May 1960 | 10,489 | 1,755,873 | 167 | .svg) |
Demands for new districts
The government of Gujarat has periodically evaluated proposals to carve out new administrative districts to decentralize governance, manage urban expansion, and improve administrative efficiency in geographically large regions.[10]
| Proposed District | Proposed HQ | Expected Area of Jurisdiction and Rationale |
|---|---|---|
| Proposed from Kutch | ||
| East Kutch | Gandhidham | Eastern part of the current Kutch district (approx. 55 km southeast of Bhuj). Kutch is the largest district in the state and has already operated with two separate police districts (East and West) since 2009.[11] This proposal aims to formalize the administrative split for better governance.[12] |
| West Kutch | Nakhatrana or Mandvi | Western part of the current Kutch district. Proposed alongside East Kutch to decentralize the administration from Bhuj (which would remain the headquarters of a smaller, central Bhuj district).[12] |
| Proposed from Patan | ||
| Radhanpur | Radhanpur | Northwestern Gujarat, located approximately 60 km west of Patan city. |
| Proposed from Mehsana | ||
| Vadnagar | Vadnagar | Northwestern Gujarat, located approximately 40 km northeast of Mehsana city and 60 km east of Patan. |
| Proposed from Ahmedabad | ||
| Ahmedabad City | Ahmedabad | Central Gujarat region. Proposed to separate the dense urban administration of the municipal corporation area from the surrounding rural and industrial tracts. |
| Viramgam | Viramgam | Central Gujarat region, located approximately 60 km west of Ahmedabad city. |
| Dholera | Dholera | Central Gujarat region, located approximately 100 km south of Ahmedabad city. Proposed to establish a dedicated administrative presence for the region's industrial and infrastructure development. |
| Proposed from Bhavnagar | ||
| Mahuva | Mahuva | Eastern Saurashtra region, located approximately 95 km south of Bhavnagar city. |
Regions
The five regions of Gujarat are as follows (clockwise from north):[13]
- North Gujarat (Northern part of Gujarat):comprises districts of Banaskantha, Mehsana, Sabarkantha, Gandhinagar, Patan, Aravalli and Vav-Tharad[13]
- Central Gujarat (central-east side of Gujarat): comprises districts of Ahmedabad, Kheda, Panchmahal, Vadodara, Anand, Dahod, Chhota Udaipur and Mahisagar[13]
- South Gujarat (southeastern part of Gujarat): comprises districts of Bharuch, Dang, Surat, Valsad, Narmada, Navsari and Tapi[13]
- Saurashtra (southwestern part of Gujarat): comprises districts of Amreli, Bhavnagar, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Rajkot, Surendranagar, Porbandar, Botad, Devbhoomi Dwarka, Gir Somnath and Morbi[13]
- Kutch (western part of Gujarat): comprises district of Kutch.[13]
