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'{{About|the municipality in India|its namesake district|Gandhinagar district}} {{Other uses}} {{multiple issues| {{more citations needed|date=April 2015}} {{unreliable sources|date=July 2012}} {{original research|date=August 2017}} }} {{EngvarB|date=August 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2014}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Gandhinagar <!-- Please do not add any Indic script in this infobox, per WP:INDICSCRIPT policy. --> | settlement_type = [[Capital city|Capital City]] | image_skyline = Akshardham Gandhinagar Gujarat.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = [[Akshardham (Gandhinagar)|Akshardham Mandir]] | map_alt = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = India Gujarat#India | pushpin_label_position = right | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Gujarat | coordinates = {{coord|23.223|N|72.650|E|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]] | subdivision_name = {{IND}} | subdivision_type1 = [[States and Territories of India|State]] | subdivision_type2 = [[District]] | subdivision_name1 = [[Gujarat]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Gandhinagar District|Gandhinagar]] | established_title = <!-- Established --> | established_date = |named_for = [[Mahatma Gandhi]] | founder = | government_type = Mayor–Council | governing_body = [[Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation]] | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 177 | area_rank = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 81 | population_total = 292167 | population_as_of = 2011 | population_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.citypopulation.de/php/india-gujarat.php|title=Gujarat (India): Districts, Cities, Towns and Outgrowth Wards - Population Statistics in Maps and Charts|publisher=}}</ref> | population_density_km2 = auto | population_rank = | population_demonym = | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]] | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN CODE]] | postal_code = 382010<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.findpincode.net/gujarat/gandhi-nagar/gandhinagar-gujarat-pincode-382010|title=PIN Code: Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India|work=findpincode.net}}</ref> | area_code = 079 <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Change-in-Ahmedabad-Gandhinagar-phone-numbers/articleshow/35900696.cms|title=Change in Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar phone numbers - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-03-03}}</ref> | area_code_type = Telephone code | registration_plate = GJ-18 | website = {{URL|gujaratindia.com}} | footnotes = | leader_title2 =Municipal Commissioner | leader_name2 = S.L.Amrani I.A.S | leader_title3 = Mayor | leader_name3 = Pravin Patel | demographics1_info1 = [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]], [[Hindi]], and [[Indian English|English]] }} '''Gandhinagar''' {{IPAc-en|ɡ|ɑː|n|d|ᵻ|ˈ|n|ɑː|ɡ|ər}} ({{Audio|Gandhinagar.ogg|pronunciation}}) is the [[List of state and union territory capitals in India|capital]] of the state of [[Gujarat]] in [[Western India]]. Gandhinagar is located approximately 23&nbsp;km north of [[Ahmedabad]], on the west central point of the [[Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Project|Industrial corridor]] between [[Delhi]], the political [[List of state and union territory capitals in India|capital]] of [[India]], and [[Mumbai]], the financial capital of [[India]]. JANUARYYYYYYYY Gandhinagar, Gujarat's new capital city, lies on the west bank of the Sabarmati River, about 545&nbsp;km (338 miles) north of [[Mumbai]], the financial capital of [[India]] and 901&nbsp;km (560 miles) southwest of [[Delhi]], the political capital.<ref name="gujaratguideonline.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.gujaratguideonline.com/Gandhinagar-History.html |title=Information about History of Gandhinagar City – Gujarat |publisher=Gujaratguideonline.com |accessdate=26 July 2010}}</ref>{{better source|date=August 2017}} There is a provision of parks, extensive planting and a recreational area along the river giving the city a green garden-city atmosphere.<ref name="gujaratguideonline.com"/>{{better source|date=August 2017}} The [[Akshardham (Gandhinagar)|Akshardham temple]] is located in Gandhinagar.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sbiifsccode.co.in/state-bank-of-india-sbi-ifsc-code/gujarat/gandhinagar|title=SBI IFSC Code: Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India|work=Sbiifsccode.co.in}}</ref> There was a determination to make Gandhinagar a purely Indian enterprise, partly because the state of Gujarat was the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi.<ref name="gujaratguideonline.com"/>{{better source|date=August 2017}} For this reason, the planning was done by two Indian town planners: Prakash M Apte & H. K. Mewada, who had apprenticed with [[Le Corbusier]] in Chandigarh.{{citation needed|date=August 2017}} ==History== The city Gandhinagar was planned by Chief Architect H.K. Mewada, educated at Cornell University, and his assistant Prakash M Apte.<ref>[http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Layout/Includes/TOINEW/ArtWin.asp?From=Archive&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=TOIA%2F2011%2F05%2F31&ViewMode=HTML&EntityId=Ar00103&AppName=1 New development plan will kill G’nagar, warns original planner]. ''The Times of India''.</ref><ref>[http://www.angelfire.com/indie/pmapte Architecture, Low Cost Housing, Regional Planning, Urban Development, Town Planner, Housing, India, Prakash, Madhusudan, Apte, Eisenhover, Gandhinagar, Urban Planning, Urban Growth]. Angelfire.com (21 June 2014).</ref><ref>The building of GANDHINAGAR NEW CAPITAL OF GUJARAT:INDIA, Prakash Madhusudan Apte, Power Publishers, March 2012</ref> ==Demographics== {{bar box |title=Religions in Gandhinagar |titlebar=#Fcd116 |left1=Religion |right1=Percent |float=right |bars= {{bar percent|[[Hindus]]|orange|94.46}} {{bar percent|[[Muslims]]|green|03.29}} }} {{As of|2001}} India census,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=16 June 2004|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=1 November 2008|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> 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 {{convert|81|m|ft|abbr=off}}. The city sits on the banks of the [[Sabarmati River]], in north-central-East Gujarat. The 20,543&nbsp;km² Area Around Gandhinagar is defined by Gujarat capital Territory. It spans an area of {{convert|205|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}. 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.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-22/developmental-issues/32788370_1_lakh-trees-social-forestry-greenest-cities | work=The Times of India | title=With 54% green cover, Gandhinagar India's tree capital – ''The Times of India''}}</ref> ==Climate== {{climate chart |Gandhinagar |11.7|28.4|2.6 |13.8|31.3|1.1 |18.8|36.0|1.0 |23.4|39.9|0.9 |26.2|41.8|6.0 |27.0|38.4|108.7 |25.7|33.3|265.3 |24.8|31.9|219.8 |24.1|33.4|171.9 |20.9|35.8|10.8 |16.5|33.2|8.9 |13.0|29.8|2.6 |source=<ref>[http://www.imd.gov.in/section/climate/ahmedabad1.htm IMD] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090404022732/http://www.imd.gov.in/section/climate/ahmedabad1.htm |date=4 April 2009 }}</ref> |float=right |clear=none }} 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 {{convert|36|to|42|C|F|abbr=on}}, and the minimum in the range of {{convert|19|to|27|C|F|abbr=on}}. It is pleasant in the winter days and quite chilling in the night during December to February. The average maximum temperature is around {{convert|29|°C|°F|abbr=on}}, the average minimum is {{convert|14|°C|°F|abbr=on}}, and the climate is extremely dry. The southwest [[monsoon]] brings a humid climate from mid-June to mid-September.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Yahoo! Inc. |title=Gandhinagar Weather – Records and Averages |url=http://weather.yahoo.com/climo/INXX0048_f.html |accessdate=4 September 2006 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060514030021/http://weather.yahoo.com/climo/INXX0048_f.html |archivedate=14 May 2006 |df=dmy }}</ref> The average annual rainfall is around {{convert|803.4|mm|in|abbr=on}}. ==Governance and politics== {{Further|Gandhinagar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Chief Ministers of Gujarat|Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation}} {{bar box |title=Religions in Gandhinagar{{citation needed|date=September 2015}} |titlebar=#Fcd116 |left1=Religion |right1=Percent |float=right |bars= {{bar percent|[[Hinduism]]|#FF6600|99}} {{bar percent|Others|#808080|1}} }} 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 Loksabha Election.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaelections.co.in/7861648/mp-elections-mallika-sarabhai-to-contest-against-advani/|title=MP Elections : Mallika Sarabhai to contest against Advani « India Elections 2014, India, News, Update, Analysis, Predictions, Results|publisher=}}</ref> Congress won the first municipality election in 2011.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-04-21/ahmedabad/29458368_1_civic-poll-gandhinagar-municipal-corporation-gmc-elections | work=The Times of India | title=Congress wins maiden Gandhinagar civic poll – ''The Times of India''}}</ref> [[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. ==Transport== [[File:GandhinagarRoad.jpg|thumb|Gandhinagar Road|200x200px]] ===Air=== [[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport]] located in [[Ahmedabad]] is 18&nbsp;km away from Gandhinagar, providing both domestic and international flights. ===Rail=== {{Infobox Public transit |name = Gandhinagar Metro |image = MEGA Ahmedabad Metro Network Map August 2015.png |locale = Gandhinagar, [[India]] |transit_type = [[Rapid Transit]] |began_operation = |ended_operation = |system_length = |lines = 4 |vehicles = |stations = |ridership = |track_gauge = |reporting marks = |owner = Government of Gujarat |operator = MEGACL }} [[Gandhinagar Capital railway station]] (GNC ) is located in Sector 14. Many trains running on the western zones pass through Gandhinagar. Currently there are 5 trains running from this station in which 3 are express trains and 2 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&nbsp;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 & 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]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News-By-Industry/Transportation/Govt-lines-up-Rs-1-lakh-cr-for-Metro-projects/articleshow/4623402.cms |title=Govt lines up Rs 1 lakh cr for Metro projects-Railways-Transportation-News By Industry-News-The Economic Times |work=The Economic Times |date=6 June 2009 |accessdate=26 July 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-06-06/ahmedabad/28172191_1_ahmedabad-gandhinagar-link-e-sreedharan-metro-link-express-gandhinagar |title=Delhi Metro to discuss Ahmedabad-Gandhinagar link – Ahmedabad – City |work=The Times of India |date=6 June 2009 |accessdate=26 July 2010}}</ref> [[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&nbsp;billion. The DMRC (Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd) has already done its techno-feasibility study and submitted its report. '''Ola and Uber''' The city is blessed by one of the cheapest fare tariffs for the national network of cab service providers with a high demand and supply ratio for its auto service. ==See also== * [[Dingucha]] * [[Software Technology Parks of India]] ==References== {{Reflist|2}} ==External links== {{Commons category}} {{Sisterlinks|Gandhinagar}} * {{Wikivoyage-inline|Gandhinagar}} * [http://www.guda.gujarat.gov.in/ Gandhinagar Urban Development Authority] * [http://gandhinagarmunicipalcorporation.com/ Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation] {{Gujarat}} {{State and Union Territory capitals of India}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:Gandhinagar| ]] [[Category:Cities and towns in Gandhinagar district]] <!--state capital city--> [[Category:Indian capital cities]]<!--present day capital of Gujarat state--> [[Category:Memorials to Mahatma Gandhi]] [[Category:Planned cities in India]] [[Category:Articles containing potentially dated statements from 2001]] [[Category:All articles containing potentially dated statements]]'