Gandhinagar District, Gujarat

Gandhinagar is an administrative district in Gujarat, India. Its administrative headquarters is in Gandhinagar. Gujarati and Hindi are the major languages spoken in the district. The district covers a total area of 2,140 km², including 1,763.41 km² of rural area and 376.59 km² of urban area.

List of Talukas in Gandhinagar District

Gandhinagar District is divided into 5 Talukas for administrative and revenue purposes. In total, there are 294 villages under these talukas. The table below lists each taluka along with village count and area.

Sl. No.TalukaVillagesArea (km²)
1Dehgam96612.19
2Gandhinagar79671.32
3Kalol City1—
4Kalol Gandhinagar56487.60
5Mansa62368.89

Population of Gandhinagar District

According to the 2011 Census, Gandhinagar District had a population of 13,91,753 people living in 2,89,990 households. The population comprised 7,23,864 males and 6,67,889 females, with an average population density of 650 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Total Population13,91,7537,91,1266,00,627
Male Population7,23,8644,08,4363,15,428
Female Population6,67,8893,82,6902,85,199
Total Households2,89,9901,61,9941,27,996
Population Density650 / km²449 / km²1,595 / km²

Gandhinagar District had 10,30,494 literate people and 1,67,377 children in the 0–6 age group. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations were 1,08,608 and 18,204 respectively. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)1,67,37799,76367,614
Literate Population10,30,4945,63,9734,66,521
Illiterate Population3,61,2592,27,1531,34,106
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population1,08,60840,45468,154
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population18,2042,58315,621

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.