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. 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.

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.

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. 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:

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 Headquarters Established Area (km2) Population (2011) Population Density (/km2) Location Map1 Banaskantha BK Palanpur 1 May 1960 6,176 2,141,666 290 2 Aravalli AR Modasa 15 August 2013 3,217 1,051,746 327 3 Patan PA Patan 2 October 2000 5,738 1,342,746 234 4 Gandhinagar GA Gandhinagar 1 May 1964 2,163 1,387,478 660 5 Mehsana MA Mehsana 1 May 1960 4,386 2,027,727 462 6 Sabarkantha SK Himmatnagar 1 May 1960 7,390 2,458,589 328 7 Vav-Tharad Tharad 2 October 2025 6,527 978,840 220 8 Ahmedabad AH Ahmedabad 1 May 1960 7,170 7,208,200 890 9 Anand AN Anand 2 October 1997 2,942 2,090,276 711 10 Chhota Udaipur CU Chhota Udaipur 15 August 2013 3,237 1,071,831 331 11 Dahod DA Dahod 2 October 1997 3,642 2,126,558 582 12 Kheda KH Nadiad 1 May 1960 3,667 2,298,934 541 13 Mahisagar MH Lunawada 15 August 2013 2,500 994,624 440 14 Panchmahal PM Godhra 1 May 1960 5,219 2,388,267 458 15 Vadodara VD Vadodara 1 May 1960 4,312 3,639,775 467 16 Surat ST Surat 1 May 1960 4,418 6,081,322 953 17 Bharuch BR Bharuch 1 May 1960 6,524 1,550,822 238 18 Dang DG Ahwa 1 May 1960 1,764 226,769 129 19 Narmada NR Rajpipla 2 October 1997 2,749 590,379 214 20 Navsari NV Navsari 2 October 1997 2,211 1,330,711 602 21 Tapi TA Vyara 2 October 2007 3,435 806,489 249 22 Valsad VL Valsad 1 June 1966 3,034 1,703,068 561 23 Rajkot RA Rajkot 1 May 1960 11,203 3,157,676 282 24 Amreli AM Amreli 1 May 1960 6,760 1,513,614 205 25 Bhavnagar BV Bhavnagar 1 May 1960 11,155 2,877,961 288 26 Botad BT Botad 15 August 2013 2,564 656,005 256 27 Devbhoomi Dwarka DD Khambhaliya 15 August 2013 5,684 752,484 132 28 Gir Somnath GS Veraval 15 August 2013 3,754 1,217,477 324 29 Jamnagar JA Jamnagar 1 May 1960 14,125 2,159,130 153 30 Junagadh JU Junagadh 1 May 1960 8,839 2,742,291 310 31 Kutch KA Bhuj 1 May 1960 45,652 2,090,313 46 32 Morbi MB Morbi 15 August 2013 4,871 960,329 197 33 Porbandar PO Porbandar 2 October 1997 2,294 586,062 255 34 Surendranagar SN Surendranagar 1 May 1960 10,489 1,755,873 167

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.

+ List of Proposed Districts in Gujarat Grouped by Current District 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.Kutch divided into two police districts, Indian Express, 7 Nov 2009. This proposal aims to formalize the administrative split for better governance.Final Report: Volume II Infrastructure Development and Growth Management Strategies - Study on Potential Development of Kutch, Gujarat, Gujarat Infrastructure Development Board, July 2005. 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). 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):Five regions of Gujarat, Maps Of India, accessed 26 Feb 2025.

North Gujarat (Northern part of Gujarat):comprises districts of Banaskantha, Mehsana, Sabarkantha, Gandhinagar, Patan, Aravalli and Vav-Tharad Central Gujarat (central-east side of Gujarat): comprises districts of Ahmedabad, Kheda, Panchmahal, Vadodara, Anand, Dahod, Chhota Udaipur and Mahisagar South Gujarat (southeastern part of Gujarat): comprises districts of Bharuch, Dang, Surat, Valsad, Narmada, Navsari and Tapi Saurashtra (southwestern part of Gujarat): comprises districts of Amreli, Bhavnagar, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Rajkot, Surendranagar, Porbandar, Botad, Devbhoomi Dwarka, Gir Somnath and Morbi Kutch (western part of Gujarat): comprises district of Kutch.

See also India Gujarat Government of Gujarat List of cities in Gujarat by population List of metropolitan areas in Gujarat List of million-plus urban agglomerations in India List of states and union territories of India by population

References

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

External links Complete list of Gujarat PIN codes by city and region – Comprehensive pincode directory categorized by district, city, and region.