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{{Short description|Capital city of Gujarat, India}}
{{About|the municipality in India|its namesake district|Gandhinagar district}}
{{Other uses}}
{{EngvarB|date=August 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2014}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Gandhinagar 
| settlement_type = [[Capital city|Capital City]]
| image_skyline = {{photomontage
| photo1a = Akshardham Gandhinagar Gujarat.jpg
| photo2a = Mahatma Mandir-Gandhinagar.jpg
| photo3a = Gujarat science city6.jpg
| photo2b = Gandhinagar Capital Railway Station Overview.jpg
| size = 300
| spacing = 1
| position = centre
| border = 0
| color = white
}}
| image_size = 400px
| image_caption = Clockwise: [[Akshardham (Gandhinagar)|Akshardham temple]], Gandhinagar Capital Railway Station Overview, Gujarat science city, Mahatma Mandir
| map_alt =
| map_caption =
| pushpin_map = India Gujarat#India
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Gujarat
| pushpin_relief = yes
| 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_date = 16th March, 1960
| named_for = [[Mahatma Gandhi]]
| founder =
| government_type = Mayor–Council
| governing_body = [[Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation]]
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes = <ref name='Municipal Expansions'>{{cite web|title=Municipal Expansions|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/gujarat-municipal-limits-of-six-cities-expanded/articleshow/76459795.cms}}</ref>
| area_total_km2 = 326
| 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}}</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 = Ratankanvar H. Gadhavicharan
| leader_title3 = Mayor
| leader_name3 = Rita Patel
| demographics1_info1 = [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]], [[Hindi]], and [[Indian English|English]]
}}

'''Gandhinagar''' ({{IPAc-en|ɡ|ɑː|n|d|ᵻ|ˈ|n|ɑː|ɡ|ər}}, {{IPA-gu|ˈgɑːndʱinəgəɾ|lang|Gandhinagar.ogg|pronunciation}}) is the [[List of state and union territory capitals in India|capital]] of the state of [[Gujarat]] in [[India]]. Gandhinagar is located approximately 23 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]].

Gandhinagar lies on the west bank of the Sabarmati River, about 545 km (338 miles) north of [[Mumbai]] and 901 km (560 miles) southwest of [[Delhi]].<ref>{{cite web |title=National Informatics Centre |url=https://gandhinagar.nic.in/history/ |website=gandhinagar.nic.in |publisher=National Informatic |access-date=25 March 2020}}</ref>
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]]. 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]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Gandhinagar Endangered: A Capital's Plan Dismantled |url=https://www.planetizen.com/node/49410 |website=planetizen.com |publisher=planetizen.com |access-date=25 March 2020}}</ref>

==History==
The city was planned by Chief Architect H.K. Mewada, a [[Cornell University]] graduate, and his assistant Prakash M Apte.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20180709153939/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==

{{As of|2001|alt=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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=16 June 2004|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=1 November 2008|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref>

==Geography==

[[File:Dinosaurs Park.jpg|thumb|left|Indroda Dinosaur and Fossil Park]]
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 km<sup>2</sup> area around Gandhinagar is defined by Gujarat capital territory. Gandhinagar spans an area of {{convert|326|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}.<ref name='Municipal Expansions'/> 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 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130426175708/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-22/developmental-issues/32788370_1_lakh-trees-social-forestry-greenest-cities | url-status=dead | archive-date=2013-04-26 | work=[[The Times of India]] | title=With 54% green cover, Gandhinagar India's tree capital }}</ref>

==Governance and politics==

{{Further|Gandhinagar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Chief Ministers of Gujarat|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.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2012-12-11|title=Gujarat State profile|url=https://zeenews.india.com/slideshow/gujarat-state-profile_70.html|access-date=2020-08-18|website=Zee News|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=India - Gujarat|url=https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:2eMGToVAT2kJ:https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/gujarat-1.htm+&cd=15&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us|access-date=2020-08-18|website=webcache.googleusercontent.com}}</ref>

{{bar box
|title=Religions in Gandhinagar
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|left1=Religion
|right1=Percent
|float=left
|bars=
{{bar percent|[[Hindus]]|orange|94.46}}
{{bar percent|[[Muslims]]|green|03.29}}
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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 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411033929/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-04-21/ahmedabad/29458368_1_civic-poll-gandhinagar-municipal-corporation-gmc-elections | url-status=dead | archive-date=2013-04-11 | 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. The [[17th Lok Sabha|current]] Member of the [[Lok Sabha]] for Gandhinagar is Amit Anil Chandra Shah from the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP).<ref>{{cite web |title=Seventeenth Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile |url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=5021 |website=Lok Sabha House of the People |publisher=Parliament of India |access-date=1 December 2019}}</ref>

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.

{{climate chart
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|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>{{cite web |url=http://www.imd.gov.in/section/climate/ahmedabad1.htm |title=IMD Data |work=IMD.gov.in |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090404022732/http://www.imd.gov.in/section/climate/ahmedabad1.htm |archive-date=2009-04-04 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|float=left
|clear=none}}

==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 {{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
|access-date=4 September 2006
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060514030021/http://weather.yahoo.com/climo/INXX0048_f.html
|archive-date=14 May 2006
|df=dmy
}}</ref> The average annual rainfall is around {{convert|803.4|mm|in|abbr=on}}.

==Transport==

===Air===
[[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport]] located in [[Ahmedabad]] is 18 km away from Gandhinagar, providing both domestic and international flights.
{{Wide image|Gandhinagar.jpg|800px|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).

<gallery mode="packed" heights="134">
File:Gandhinagar Capital Railway Station.jpg|[[Gandhinagar Capital railway station]]
File:Academic Area, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar.jpg|Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar
File:GandhinagarCityBus.jpg|Gandhinagar City Bus
File:Mahatma Mandir as seen from Swarnim Park.tif|Mahatma Mandir as seen from Swarnim Park
</gallery>

====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 |access-date=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 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025080143/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-06-06/ahmedabad/28172191_1_ahmedabad-gandhinagar-link-e-sreedharan-metro-link-express-gandhinagar |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 October 2012 |title=Delhi Metro to discuss Ahmedabad-Gandhinagar link – Ahmedabad – City |date=6 June 2009 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=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  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.

==See also==
* [[Software Technology Parks of India]]
* [[Gujarat National Law University]] (NLU)

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
{{Sisterlinks|Gandhinagar}}
* {{Wikivoyage-inline|Gandhinagar}}
* [http://www.guda.gujarat.gov.in/ Gandhinagar Urban Development Authority]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20141217074551/http://gandhinagarmunicipalcorporation.com/ Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation]

{{Gandhinagar district}}
{{Gujarat}}
{{State and Union Territory capitals of India}}

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[[Category:Cities and towns in Gandhinagar district]]

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[[Category:Memorials to Mahatma Gandhi]]
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