# Gandhinagar District, Gujarat – Sub-districts & Towns

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District · Gujarat 

# Gandhinagar district

Gandhinagar is a district of Gujarat, 20th of 26 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **1,391,753 people** in 4 sub-districts, 15 towns and 252 villages; 43% lived in towns. The largest town is [Gandhinagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/gandhinagar/gandhinagar/gandhinagar/) (292,797).

- 1,391,753people (2011)
- 4sub-districts
- 15towns
- 84.2%literacy

## Who lives in Gandhinagar?

Gandhinagar had **1,391,753 people** at the 2011 Census — 2.3% of Gujarat's population and 20th of 26 districts of Gujarat by population. There were 923 women for every 1,000 men (close to the Gujarat figure of 919; 22nd of 26 districts of Gujarat). Among children under 7 the ratio was 847 girls per 1,000 boys (the Gujarat figure is 890). An average household had 4.8 people, against 4.9 across Gujarat.

## How literate is Gandhinagar?

84.2% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (above Gujarat's 78.0%), 4th of 26 districts of Gujarat. Men were at 92.0% and women at 75.8% — a gap of 16.3 points (it is 16.1 points across Gujarat). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Gandhinagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/gandhinagar/gandhinagar/) (86.2%) and lowest in [Dehgam](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/gandhinagar/dehgam/) (80.5%).

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What do people in Gandhinagar do for a living?

38.4% of people worked in 2011 (women: 19.0%). Of all workers, 18% farmed their own land, 18% were farm labourers, 1% worked in household industry and 47% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 16% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 37% of workers here, against 37% across Gujarat. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Dehgam](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/gandhinagar/dehgam/) (52% of workers in farming) and the least is [Gandhinagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/gandhinagar/gandhinagar/) (26% of workers in farming).

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**■** Cultivators 18 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (18%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 47 (47%) · **■** Marginal 16 (16%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Cities and towns of Gandhinagar

43.2% of people lived in towns and cities (close to Gujarat's 42.6%), 7th of 26 districts of Gujarat. The Census counted 15 towns: 8 statutory towns with a municipality and 7 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. 2 cities have 1 lakh (100,000) people or more. The largest is [Gandhinagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/gandhinagar/gandhinagar/gandhinagar/) with 292,797 people, home to 49% of the urban population.

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Villages of Gandhinagar

Gandhinagar had 252 census villages, 252 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 3,139 people; 46 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Dabhoda](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/gandhinagar/gandhinagar/dabhoda/) (13,891), [Randheja](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/gandhinagar/gandhinagar/randheja/) (12,205), [Charada](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/gandhinagar/mansa/charada/) (10,595), [Bahiyel](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/gandhinagar/dehgam/bahiyel/) (10,575) and [Valad](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/gandhinagar/gandhinagar/valad/) (9,399).

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Population of Gandhinagar compared with Gujarat

■ Gandhinagar · ■ Gujarat

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.2%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****847**

**890

Working population ****38.4%**

**41.0%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Gandhinagar

Of every 100 households in Gandhinagar in 2011, 91 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 46 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 37 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Gandhinagar · ■ 

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

Toilet within the home ****60%**

No toilet (open defecation) ****39%**

Tap water ****90%**

Drinking water within premises ****77%**

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****46%**

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****48%**

Use banking services ****64%**

Television ****62%**

Mobile phone ****68%**

Computer with internet ****4%**

Two-wheeler ****37%**

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

None of these assets ****16%**

Own their home ****82%**

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Sub-districts of Gandhinagar

Sub-district People Villages Towns 

[Kalol](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/gandhinagar/kalol/) 356,127 64 6 

[Mansa](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/gandhinagar/mansa/) 206,567 48 1 

[Gandhinagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/gandhinagar/gandhinagar/) 560,497 48 7 

[Dehgam](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/gandhinagar/dehgam/) 268,562 92 1 

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Cities and towns in Gandhinagar

- Gandhinagar · 292,797
- Kalol · 134,426
- Dehgam · 42,632
- Mansa · 30,347
- Pethapur · 23,497
- Saij · 13,882
- Vavol · 12,628
- Adalaj · 11,957
- Chhatral · 10,215
- Chiloda · 9,735
- Bhat · 6,823
- Arsodiya · 5,859
- Chhatral INA · 2,660
- Palaj · 2,634
- Kalol INA · 535

## Largest villages in Gandhinagar

- Dabhoda · 13,891
- Randheja · 12,205
- Charada · 10,595
- Bahiyel · 10,575
- Valad · 9,399
- Adraj Moti · 9,355
- Pansar · 8,438
- Itadara · 8,295
- Kadjodra · 8,288
- Chhala · 8,182
- Devkaran Na Muvada · 7,891
- Nardipur · 7,757
- Lodra · 7,723
- Sardhav · 7,703
- Bilodra · 7,580
- Santej · 7,493
- Vadsar · 7,406
- Soja · 7,377
- Chiloda · 7,355
- Rakhiyal · 7,342

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Quick answers

- How many sub-districts are in Gandhinagar?4: Kalol, Mansa, Gandhinagar, Dehgam
- What is the population of Gandhinagar district?1,391,753 (Census 2011)
- Which is the largest town in Gandhinagar?Gandhinagar