North Gujarat, also called Uttar Gujarat, is the northern region of the Indian state of Gujarat, it includes the districts of Gandhinagar, Banaskantha, Patan, Aravalli, Mehsana Sabarkantha and Vav-Tharad district. Patan city is the administrative headquarters of North Gujarat. There Are Two Municipal Corporations in North Gujarat, Mehsana And Gandhinagar. North Gujarat is dominant in the dairy industry.
Currently, the water table of the region is dropping 6 meters every year.
Linguistics (Dialect)
The dialect of Gujarati spoken here is Uttar Gujarati which also has two varities Patani and Mehsani. Mehsani, also referred as 'Mehoni' in native accent is spoken in the districts of Mehsana, Sabarkantha and Gandhinagar. In Uttar Gujarati, 'Chhe' of Standard Gujarati is replaced with 'se', 'sa', 'he' or 'ha' and 'aa' sound becomes 'aw'. Uttar Gujarati is rich with many such linguistic differences. +Sr. No.EnglishStandard GujaratiUttar Gujarati1Waterપાણીપૉણી2Villageગામગૉમ3Whyકેમચમ4Howકઈ રીતે/કેમચૅમ
According to the 2011 Census, this region has a population of 10,319,646 people.
Cities and districts
Gandhinagar is the largest city in the region.
Other important cities are Palanpur, Patan, Mehsana, Himmatnagar, Modasa, Sidhpur, Kalol,Kadi, Unjha and Visnagar.
Districts in the region are Banaskantha district, Mehsana district, Sabarkantha district, Patan district (the largest), Gandhinagar district, Aravalli district and Vav-Tharad district.
City/TownDistrictNotePalanpurBanaskantha districtDhaneraDeesaTharaPatanPatan DistrictSidhpurRadhanpurHarijChanasmaSamiSantalpurShankheshwarGandhinagarGandhinagar districtKalolMansaDahegamMehsanaMehsana districtVisnagarKadiUnjhaBechrajiKheraluVadnagarSatlasanaVijapurHimmatnagarSabarkantha districtVijaynagarTalodPrantijIdarKhedbrahmaVadaliModasaAravalli districtBhilodaMeghrajBayadDhansuraMalpurTharadVav-Tharad districtVav-Tharad is the newest and 34th district of Gujarat formed on October 2, 2025 after being carved out from the Banaskantha district.Bhabhar
Universities
UniversityCityDistrictNoteHemchandracharya North Gujarat UniversityPatanPatan DistrictGokul Global UniversitySidhpurIndian Institute of Technology GandhinagarGandhinagarGandhinagar DistrictGujarat Technological UniversityGandhinagarGanpat UniversityMehsanaMehsana DistrictSankalchand Patel UniversityVisnagar Tourism +S. NoTourism SitesLocationNote1.Rani Ki VavPatan, GujaratUNESCO World Heritage2.Modhera Sun TempleModhera, Mehsana, Gujarat3.Ambaji TempleAmbaji, Banaskantha, Gujarat4.Zero Point and Nadabet (India-Pakistan Border)Nadabet, Vav-Tharad, Gujarat5. Umiya Mata TempleUnjha, Gujarat
Prehistory Evidence of prehistoric settlements in North Gujarat were first discovered in 1893 by British geologist Bruce Foote. Archeological expeditions in the 1940s and 1950s that microlithic-using hunter-gatherers, agro-pastoralists, early farmers, and Harappan settlements all coexisted at the Langhnaj site located in the Mehsana district of Gujarat.
Education Banas Medical College and Research Institute, Palanpur Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University Government Engineering College, Palanpur North Gujarat University, Patan Government Engineering College, Patan Government Engineering College, Modasa Government Engineering College, Gandhinagar IIT Gandhinagar Gujarat Technological University Gujarat Technological University School of Engineering and Technology Ganpat University
Rivers
Banas River Saraswati River Sabarmati River
Highway project Tharad-Patan-Ahmedabad Highway Project
References