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The Indian state of Gujarat was created in 1960 out of the 17 northern districts of the former Bombay State: Ahmedabad, Amreli, Banaskantha, Bharuch, Bhavnagar, Dang, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Kheda, Kachchh, Mehsana, Panchmahal, Rajkot, Sabarkantha, Surat, Surendranagar, and Vadodara (Baroda).

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Districts of Gujarat

In 1964 Gandhinagar District was formed from parts of Ahmedabad and Mahesana, and in 1966 Valsad District was split from Surat. On October 2 1997 Anand District was split from Kheda, Dahod District was split from Panchmahal, Narmada District was split from Bharuch, Navsari District was split from Valsad, and Porbandar District was split from Junagadh. In 2000 Patan District was formed from parts of Banaskantha and Mahesana. Gujarat now comprises 25 districts.

District Code District Name Headquarter (City) Population (2001) Area (km²) Density (/km²)
AH Ahmedabad Ahmedabad 5,808,378 8,707 667
AM Amreli District Amreli 1,393,295 6,760 206
AN Anand Anand 1,856,712 2,942 631
BK Banaskantha Palanpur 2,502,843 12,703 197
BR Bharuch Bharuch 1,370,104 6,524 210
BV Bhavnagar Bhavnagar 2,469,264 11,155 221
DA Dahod Dahod 1,635,374 3,642 449
DG The Dangs Ahwa 186,712 1,764 106
GA Gandhinagar Gandhinagar 1,334,731 649 2,057
JA Jamnagar Jamnagar 1,913,685 14,125 135
JU Junagadh Junagadh 2,448,427 8,839 277
KA Kutch Bhuj 1,526,321 45,652 33
KH Kheda Kheda 2,023,354 4,215 480
MA Mehsana Mehsana 1,837,696 4,386 419
NR Narmada Rajpipla 514,083 2,749 187
NV Navsari Navsari 1,229,250 2,211 556
PA Patan Patan 1,181,941 5,738 206
PM Panchmahal Godhra 2,024,883 5,219 388
PO Porbandar Porbandar 536,854 2,294 234
RA Rajkot Rajkot 3,157,676 11,203 282
SK Sabarkantha Himmatnagar 2,083,416 7,390 282
SN Surendranagar Surendranagar 1,515,147 10,489 144
ST Surat Surat 4,996,391 7,657 653
VD Vadodara Vadodara 3,639,775 7,794 467
VL Valsad Valsad 1,410,680 3,034 465



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