Gandhinagar

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This article is about the municipality in India. For its namesake district, see Gandhinagar
district.
For other uses, see Gandhinagar (disambiguation).

Gandhinagar

Capital City

Akshardham temple, Mahatma Mandir, Gujarat science city

Gandhinagar

Location in Gujarat

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Coordinates:  23.223°N 72.650°ECoordinates:  23.223°N 72.650°E

Country  India

State Gujarat

District Gandhinagar

Named for Mahatma Gandhi

Government

 • Type Mayor–Council

 • Body Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation

 • Municipal Commissioner Dr.Ratankanvar H. Gadhavicharan

 • Mayor Rita Patel

Area

[1]

 • Total 326 km2 (126 sq mi)

Elevation 81 m (266 ft)

Population

 (2011)[2]

 • Total 292,167
  • Density 900/km2 (2,300/sq mi)

Languages

 • Official Gujarati, Hindi, and English

Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)

PIN CODE 382010[3]

Telephone code 079[4]

Vehicle registration GJ-18

Website gujaratindia.com

Gandhinagar (/ɡɑːndɪˈnɑːɡər/, Gujarati: [ˈgɑːndʱinəgəɾ] ( listen)) is the capital of the

state of Gujarat in India. Gandhinagar is located approximately 23 km north
of Ahmedabad, on the west central point of the Industrial corridor between Delhi, the
political capital of India, and Mumbai, the financial capital of India.
Gandhinagar lies on the west bank of the Sabarmati River, about 545 km (338 miles)
north of Mumbai, the financial capital of India and 901 km (560 miles) southwest
of Delhi, the political capital.[5] The Akshardham temple is located in Gandhinagar.
[6]
 There was a determination to make Gandhinagar a purely Indian enterprise, partly
because the state of Gujarat was the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi. For this reason,
the planning was done by two Indian town planners: Prakash M Apte and H. K.
Mewada, who had apprenticed with Le Corbusier in Chandigarh.[7]

Contents

 1History

 2Demographics

 3Geography

 4Governance and politics

 5Climate

 6Transport

o 6.1Air

o 6.2Rail

 6.2.1Metro-Link Express for Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad

 7See also
  8References

 9External links

History
The city was planned by Chief Architect H.K. Mewada, a Cornell University graduate,
and his assistant Prakash M Apte.[8][9][10]

Demographics
According to the 2001 census of India, Gandhinagar had a population of 195,891.
Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Gandhinagar has an
average literacy rate of 77.11%. Male literacy is 82%, and female literacy is 73%. In
Gandhinagar, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. Over 95% of the
population of Gandhinagar are Hindus.[11]

Geography

Indroda Dinosaur and Fossil Park

Gandhinagar has an average elevation of 81 metres (266 feet). The city sits on the
banks of the Sabarmati River, in north-central-east Gujarat. The 20,543 km2 area
around Gandhinagar is defined by Gujarat capital territory. Gandhinagar spans an
area of 326 km2 (126 sq mi).[1] The river frequently dries up in the summer, leaving
only a small stream of water. Gandhinagar is India's tree capital With 54% green
cover on its land area.[12]

Governance and politics

Further information: Gandhinagar (Lok Sabha constituency), Chief Ministers of Gujarat,
and Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation

On 1 May 1960, Gujarat was created out of the 17 northern districts of former State
of Bombay. These districts were further subdivided later on. There are 33
administrative districts in the state. Gandhinagar is a politics hub for the state of
Gujarat.[13][14]
Religions in Gandhinagar

Religion Percent

Hindus   94.46%

Muslims   03.29%
Congress won the first municipality election in 2011. [15] Mahendrasinh Rana became
the first mayor of the city. The current Member of the Lok Sabha for Gandhinagar is
Shri Amit Anil Chandra Shah from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).[16]
Gandhinagar is also situated near the west command post of Indian Army and Indian
Air force and also have a command centre in the city.
Gandhinagar has recently developed Gujarat State Emergency Disaster
Management centre.

Gandhinagar

Climate chart (explanation)

J F M A M J J A S O N D

                       

                       

2.6 1.1 1 0.9 6 109 265 220 172 11 8.9 2.6

                       

                       

28 31 36 40 42 38 33 32 33 36 33 30

12 14 19 23 26 27 26 25 24 21 17 13

Average max. and min. temperatures in °C

Precipitation totals in mm

Source: [17]

showImperial conversion

Climate
Gandhinagar has a tropical wet and dry climate with three main seasons: summer,
monsoon and winter. The climate is generally dry and hot outside of the monsoon
season. The weather is hot to severely hot from March to June when the maximum
temperature stays in the range of 36 to 42 °C (97 to 108 °F), and the minimum in the
range of 19 to 27 °C (66 to 81 °F). It is pleasant in the winter days and quite chilling
in the night during December to February. The average maximum temperature is
around 29 °C (84 °F), the average minimum is 14 °C (57 °F), and the climate is
extremely dry. The southwest monsoon brings a humid climate from mid-June to
mid-September.[18] The average annual rainfall is around 803.4 mm (31.63 in).
Transport
Air
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport located in Ahmedabad is 18 km away
from Gandhinagar, providing both domestic and international flights.

Gandhinagar city

Rail
Gandhinagar Capital railway station (GNC) is located in Sector 14. Many trains
running on the western zones pass through Gandhinagar. Currently, there are five
trains running from this station in which three are express trains and two are MEMU
trains. Jaipur-Bandra Garib Rath, Haridwar mail for Delhi and Haridwar and Shanti
Express for Indore Junction BG are main express trains running through this station.
Ahmedabad Railway Station (ADI) in Kalupur Ahmedabad is the nearest rail junction
(25 km away) which provides connectivity with all the major cities and towns of India.
The Indian Railways transports are available for moving in northern India and
eastern India from Kalol Junction railway station (KLL).

Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar

 

Gandhinagar City Bus

  

Mahatma Mandir
Metro-Link Express for Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad
The governing body of Gujarat planned for rapid transit in the city by proposing
the Metro-Link Express for Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad (MEGA) also known as the
Ahmedabad Metro. The contract for the four corridors of the system were awarded
to Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) which also manages the Delhi Metro.[19]
[20]
 Delhi Metro carried out a pre-feasibility survey in 2004–05. In 2003, when the
project was conceived, its cost was worked out at Rs 45  billion but the work for the
metro was not started for the next 15 years, but now in 2019 it has again gained
momentum because of partially completion of metro project in Ahmedabad.
The DMRC (Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd) has already done its techno-feasibility
study and submitted its report.