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{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Gandhinagar}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Gandhinagar district
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| image_map = Gandhinagar in Gujarat (India).svg
| map_caption = Location of district in Gujarat
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Gujarat]]
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| area_total_km2 = 649
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| population_total = 1,391,753
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
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| registration_plate = GJ 18
| website = {{URL|https://gandhinagar.gujarat.gov.in/}}
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'''Gandhinagar district''' is an administrative division of [[Gujarat]], [[India]], whose headquarters are at [[Gandhinagar]], the state capital. It was organized in 1964.

It has an area of 649 km², and a population of 1,391,753 of which 35.02% were urban (2001 census).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.censusindiamaps.net/page/India_WhizMap/IndiaMap.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=2009-08-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070703215108/http://www.censusindiamaps.net/page/India_WhizMap/IndiaMap.htm |archive-date=2007-07-03 }}</ref> The district includes [[Gandhinagar]] with three [[Suburbs]] - [[Motera]], [[Adalaj]]. The four [[tehsils]] are - [[Gandhinagar]], [[Kalol INA]], [[Dahegam]] and [[Mansa, Gujarat|Mansa]] - and 216 villages.

Gandhinagar district is bounded by the districts of [[Sabarkantha district|Sabarkantha]] and [[Aravalli district|Aravalli]] to the northeast, [[Kheda district|Kheda]] to the southeast, [[Ahmedabad district|Ahmedabad]] to the southwest, and [[Mehsana district|Mehsana]] to the northwest.

Connected to Ahmedabad by the Sarkhej-Gandhinagar highway, and with Vadodara with the Ahmedabad-[[Vadodara]] highway, these three cities form the top population centres and commercial heart of Gujarat and western India.

Because of the division of the old [[Mumbai]] State, the State of Gujarat was formed on 1st May 1960 . Because of the development of the territory of Gujarat, the capital of the state was kept at Ahmedabad. At that point , to diminish populace thickness of Ahmedabad city , Gandhinagar, the new capital of the territory of Gujarat, was set up . The city of Gandhinagar was set up on 2nd August 1965

The new capital was named Gandhinagar to keep an enduring memory of the Father of the Nation [[Mahatma Gandhi]].

Gandhinagar city is a planned city that has 30 sectors, 1 km each in length and width. Each sector has a primary school, a secondary school, a higher secondary school, a medical dispensary, a shopping centre and a maintenance office.

Gandhinagar has infocity nearby which is housing IT companies. Many big IT companies like [[Tata Consultancy Services|TCS]], [[Cybage]] has presence in infocity whereas PCS is located at GIDC area. Many more companies are planning to come to infocity. [[Etech, Inc.]], one of the major [[Business process outsourcing|BPO]] players in [[Gujarat]] is also based here along with operations in [[Vadodara]] and [[Texas]].<ref>http://www.etechinc.com/</ref>

[[Akshardham Gandhinagar]] is situated in Sector-20. It is one of the major Hindu Temple complex of Gujarat.

Gandhinagar has many educational institutions. With 87.11% its education level is highest in [[Gujarat]].{{citation needed|date=April 2020}}

==Demographics==
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{{bar percent|[[Hindus]]|orange|94.81}}
{{bar percent|[[Muslims]]|green|04.12}}
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According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Gandhinagar district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 1,391,753,<ref name=districtcensus>{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | access-date = 2011-09-30 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Swaziland]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote = Swaziland 1,370,424
}}</ref> or the US state of [[Hawaii]].<ref name=districtcensus/><ref>{{cite web
|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php
|title=2010 Resident Population Data
|publisher=U. S. Census Bureau
|access-date=2011-09-30
|quote=Hawaii 1,360,301
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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110101090833/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php
|archive-date=2011-01-01
}}</ref> The district has a population density of {{convert| 660 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 12.15%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Gandhinagar has a [[sex ratio]] of 920 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,.<ref name=districtcensus/> It had a literacy rate of 76.5% in 2001 which rose by an impressive 10 percentage points in 10 years to [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 85.78% in 2011.<ref name=districtcensus/>

At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 93.94% of the population in the district spoke [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] and 4.56% [[Hindi]] as their first language.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref>

{{historical populations|11=1901|12=2,22,527|13=1911|14=2,25,592|15=1921|16=2,42,815|17=1931|18=2,68,801|19=1941|20=3,27,493|21=1951|22=4,01,815|23=1961|24=4,78,611|25=1971|26=6,48,666|27=1981|28=8,35,337|29=1991|30=10,16,339|31=2001|32=12,37,168|33=2011|34=13,91,753|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=middle}}

== Tourism ==
A blend of heritage, history and culture, Gandhinagar is one of the most harmonious city that one can ever visit. A home to the Akshardham Temple that is adorned with pink stone and beautiful carving, Gandhinagar also houses:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tourmyindia.com/states/gujarat/gandhinagar.html|title=Gandhinagar Travel Guide, Gujarat|website=Tour My India}}</ref>

* Swaminarayan Temple
* Sarita Udyan
* Capital Complex
* Hanumanji Temple
* Children's Park
* [[Indroda Dinosaur and Fossil Park]]
* [[Mahatma Mandir]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category}}
* [https://gandhinagar.nic.in/ Official website]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Gandhinagar district
|North =
|Northeast = [[Sabar Kantha district]]
|East =
|Southeast = [[Kheda district]]
|South = [[Ahmedabad district]]
|Southwest =
|West =
|Northwest = [[Mahesana district]]
}}

{{Gandhinagar district}}
{{Gujarat}}
{{Authority control}}

{{Coord|23.2167|N|72.6833|E|type:adm3rd_source:itwiki|display=title}}

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