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{{Infobox settlement | {{Infobox settlement | ||
| name = Gandhinagar <!-- Please do not add any Indic script in this infobox, per WP:INDICSCRIPT policy. --> | | name = Gandhinagar <!-- Please do not add any Indic script in this infobox, per WP:INDICSCRIPT policy. --> | ||
| settlement_type = [[Capital city|Capital City]] | | settlement_type = [[Capital city|Capital City]] of [[Gujarat]] | ||
| image_skyline = {{photomontage | | image_skyline = {{photomontage | ||
| photo1a = Akshardham Gandhinagar Gujarat.jpg | | photo1a = Akshardham Gandhinagar Gujarat.jpg | ||
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| photo3a = Gujarat science city6.jpg | | photo3a = Gujarat science city6.jpg | ||
| photo2b = Gandhinagar Capital Railway Station Overview.jpg | | photo2b = Gandhinagar Capital Railway Station Overview.jpg | ||
| size = | | size = 270 | ||
| spacing = 1 | | spacing = 1 | ||
| position = centre | | position = centre | ||
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| color = white | | color = white | ||
}} | }} | ||
| image_size = | | image_size = 270px | ||
| image_caption = Clockwise: [[Akshardham (Gandhinagar)|Akshardham temple]], Gandhinagar Capital Railway Station Overview, Gujarat science city, Mahatma Mandir | | image_caption = Clockwise, from top: [[Akshardham (Gandhinagar)|Akshardham temple]], Gandhinagar Capital Railway Station Overview, Gujarat science city, Mahatma Mandir | ||
| blank_emblem_type = Logo of the [[Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation]] | |||
| blank_emblem_size = | |||
| blank_emblem_alt = | |||
| image_blank_emblem = Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation logo.png | |||
| map_alt = | | map_alt = | ||
| map_caption = | | map_caption = | ||
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| governing_body = [[Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation]] | | governing_body = [[Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation]] | ||
| unit_pref = Metric | | 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_footnotes = <ref name='Municipal Expansions'>{{cite web|title=Municipal Expansions|website=[[The Times of India]]|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/gujarat-municipal-limits-of-six-cities-expanded/articleshow/76459795.cms}}</ref> | ||
| area_total_km2 = 326 | | area_total_km2 = 326 | ||
| area_rank = | | area_rank = | ||
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==History== | ==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> | 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] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110427081719/http://www.angelfire.com/indie/pmapte/ |date=27 April 2011 }}. 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== | ==Demographics== | ||
{{As of|2011|alt=According to the 2011}} census of India, Gandhinagar had a population of 208,299. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Gandhinagar has an average literacy rate of 90%. Male literacy is 91%, and female literacy is 89%. In Gandhinagar, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. Over 95% of the population of Gandhinagar are [[Hindus]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=City at a Glance – Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation |url=https://gandhinagarmunicipal.com/home/city-at-a-glance/ |access-date=2022-12-09 |website=gandhinagarmunicipal.com}}</ref> | |||
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==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||
[[File:Dinosaurs Park.jpg|thumb|left|Indroda Dinosaur and Fossil Park]] | [[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> | 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> | ||
== | ==Climate== | ||
{{climate chart | {{climate chart | ||
|Gandhinagar | |Gandhinagar | ||
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|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> | |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> | ||
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|clear=none}} | |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 | 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 | ||
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}}</ref> The average annual rainfall is around {{convert|803.4|mm|in|abbr=on}}. | }}</ref> The average annual rainfall is around {{convert|803.4|mm|in|abbr=on}}. | ||
==Governance and politics== | |||
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|title=Religions in Gandhinagar City (2011) | |||
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{{bar percent|[[Hinduism]]|darkorange|94.46}} | |||
{{bar percent|[[Islam]]|green|3.29}} | |||
{{bar percent|Others|Black|2.25}} | |||
}} | |||
{{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 the former [[State of Bombay]]. These districts were further subdivided later on. There are 33 administrative districts in the state. Gandhinagar is a political 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> | |||
Congress won the first municipal 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 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 the Indian Army and Indian Air force and also has a command centre in the city. | |||
Gandhinagar has recently developed the Gujarat State Emergency Disaster Management centre. | |||
==Transport== | ==Transport== | ||
===Air=== | ===Air=== | ||
[[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport]] located in [[Ahmedabad]] is 18 km away from Gandhinagar, providing both domestic and international flights. | [[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport]] located in [[Ahmedabad]] is 18 km away from Gandhinagar, providing both domestic and international flights. | ||
===Rail=== | ===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. | [[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. | ||
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<gallery mode="packed" heights="134"> | <gallery mode="packed" heights="134"> | ||
File:Gandhinagar Capital Railway Station.jpg|[[Gandhinagar Capital railway station]] | File:Gandhinagar Capital Railway Station.jpg|[[Gandhinagar Capital railway station]] | ||
File:GandhinagarCityBus.jpg|Gandhinagar City Bus | |||
File:Academic Area, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar.jpg|Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar | File:Academic Area, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar.jpg|Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar | ||
File:Mahatma Mandir as seen from Swarnim Park.tif|Mahatma Mandir as seen from Swarnim Park | File:Mahatma Mandir as seen from Swarnim Park.tif|Mahatma Mandir as seen from Swarnim Park | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
====Metro | ====Metro==== | ||
Under Phase II of the [[Ahmedabad Metro]], total 22.8 km long network connecting Gandhinagar with Ahmedabad is being constructed. The North-South line of the Ahmedabad Metro is being extended from Motera station to Mahatma Mandir station. A branch line will connect GNLU station to GIFT City station.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-15 |title=Ten firms bid for last section of Phase-2 of Ahmedabad Metro |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/firms-bid-last-section-phase-2-ahmedabad-metro-7917759/ |access-date=2022-06-11 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> | |||
== See also == | |||
==See also== | |||
* [[Software Technology Parks of India]] | * [[Software Technology Parks of India]] | ||
* [[Gujarat National Law University]] ( | * [[Gujarat National Law University]] (GNLU) | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
{{Sisterlinks|Gandhinagar}} | {{Sisterlinks|Gandhinagar}} | ||
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* [http://www.guda.gujarat.gov.in/ Gandhinagar Urban Development Authority] | * [http://www.guda.gujarat.gov.in/ Gandhinagar Urban Development Authority] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728185422/http://www.guda.gujarat.gov.in/ |date=28 July 2017 }} | ||
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20141217074551/http://gandhinagarmunicipalcorporation.com/ Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation] | * [https://web.archive.org/web/20141217074551/http://gandhinagarmunicipalcorporation.com/ Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation] | ||
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[[Category:Indian capital cities]]<!--present day capital of Gujarat state--> | [[Category:Indian capital cities]]<!--present day capital of Gujarat state--> | ||
[[Category:Memorials to Mahatma Gandhi]] | [[Category:Memorials to Mahatma Gandhi]] | ||
[[Category:Planned | [[Category:Planned communities in India]] | ||
[[Category:Articles containing potentially dated statements from 2001]] | [[Category:Articles containing potentially dated statements from 2001]] | ||
[[Category:All articles containing potentially dated statements]] | [[Category:All articles containing potentially dated statements]] | ||