Gandhinagar

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 Mandir
Gandhinagar Location in Gujarat Gandhinagar Gandhinagar (India)
Coordinates: 23.223°N 72.650°E / 23.223; 72.650
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
• Total	177 km2 (68 sq mi)
Elevation	81 m (266 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	292,167
• Density	1,700/km2 (4,300/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Gujarati, Hindi, and English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN CODE	382010
Telephone code	079
Vehicle registration	GJ-18
Website	gujaratindia.com

Gandhinagar /ɡɑːndɪˈnɑːɡər/ () 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, Gujarat's new capital city, 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. There is a provision of parks, extensive planting and a recreational area along the river giving the city a green garden-city atmosphere.

The Akshardham temple is located in Gandhinagar. 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.

History

The city Gandhinagar was planned by Chief Architect H.K. Mewada, educated at Cornell University, and his assistant Prakash M Apte.

Demographics

Religions in Gandhinagar
Religion			Percent
Hindus			94.46%
Muslims			03.29%

As of 2001, India census, 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.

Geography

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. It spans an area of 205 km² (79 sq mi). 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. TechAvidus is also located in Gandhinagar.

Climate

Gandhinagar
Climate chart (explanation)
J F M A M J J A S O N D     2.6     28 12     1.1     31 14     1     36 19     0.9     40 23     6     42 26     109     38 27     265     33 26     220     32 25     172     33 24     11     36 21     8.9     33 17     2.6     30 13 █ Average max. and min. temperatures in °C █ Precipitation totals in mm Source:
Imperial conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D     0.1     83 53     0     88 57     0     97 66     0     104 74     0.2     107 79     4.3     101 81     10     92 78     8.7     89 77     6.8     92 75     0.4     96 70     0.4     92 62     0.1     86 55 █ Average max. and min. temperatures in °F █ Precipitation totals in inches

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. The average annual rainfall is around 803.4 mm (31.63 in).

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. Sri L.k. Advani is Present Elected member for 19 years from Gandhinagar seat in Lok sabha election.

Congress won the first municipality election in 2011. Mahendrasinh Rana became the first mayor of the city.

In 2017, Gujarat Legislative Election Shambhuji Thakor was elected on Gandhinagar South constituency and Dr. C. J. Chavda from Indian National Congress party was elected from Gandhinagar North constituency.

Gandhinagar is also situated near the west command post of Indian Army and Indian Air force and also have have a command centre in the city.

Gandhinagar has recently developed Gujarat State Emergency Disaster Managment centre.

Transport

Gandhinagar Road

Air

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport located in Ahmedabad is 18 km away from Gandhinagar, providing both domestic and international flights.

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 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 Railway Station.

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. 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 year 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.

See also

• Dingucha
• Software Technology Parks of India

External links

• Gandhinagar travel guide from Wikivoyage
• Gandhinagar Urban Development Authority
• Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation