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Gandhinagar City and District Population

Gandhinagar is the Capital of the State of Gujrat in India. It is located approximately 23 km north of Ahmedabad and is part of the Ahmedabad Metropolitan region. As per provisional reports of Census India, the population of  Gandhinagar City in 2011 was 206,167 (2.06 Lakh)

Estimated population of Gandhinagar in 2026 is 3.10 lakh.

Census 2011 Details

The initial provisional data released by Census India 2011, shows that the density of Gandhinagar for 2011 is 900 people per sq. km. The Gandhinagar city administers area is 326 sq. km.

Let’s have a look at the last census figures held in the year 2011

Gandhinagar CityCensus 2011
Total Population206,167 (2.06 Lakh)
Male Population107,492
Female Population98,675
Total Literates169,359
Male Literates91,791
Female Literates77,568
Average Literacy (%)91.01
% of Male Literates95.18 %
% of Female Literates86.52 %
Sex Ratio918
Child Sex Ratio817
Children (0-6 years)20,071
Boys (0-6yrs)11,049
Girls  (0-6 Yrs)9,022

Gandhinagar District Population

Gandhinagar district is an administrative division of Gujarat, India, whose headquarters are at Gandhinagar, the state capital. It was organized in 1964. As per the census 2011, the Gandhinagar District’s population was 1,391,753 (13.91 Lakh)

Estimated population of Gandhinagar District in 2024 is 14.50 lakh.

Gandhinagar DistrictCensus 2011
Total Population1,391,753
Male Population723,864
Female Population667,889
Average Literacy (%)84.16%
Sex Ratio923
Child Sex Ratio847

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