List of urban local bodies in Gujarat

The following is the list of urban local bodies in the state of Gujarat, India. In India, there are various types of urban local bodies such as Municipal Corporation, Municipality, Notified Area Committee, Town Area Committee, Special Purpose Agency, Township, Port Trust, Cantonment Board etc.

1. Municipal Corporations - 17
2. Municipalities - 149
3. Nagar Panchayat -16

Urban local governance

Gujarat is the fifth most urbanized state in India, with 43.9% of its population living in urban areas as of the 2011 census, which is higher than the national average of 31.16%. The urban population in Gujarat has been growing rapidly and was estimated to be around 23 million in 2020. Gujarat has 247 Statutory Towns and 118 Census Towns, according to the 2011 census.

Gujarat has several rapidly growing urban centers, including Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot, and Gandhinagar. Ahmedabad, the largest city in the state, is a major industrial and commercial hub, and home to several prestigious educational institutions. Surat is known for its diamond industry and is a major center for textile manufacturing, while Vadodara is a hub for the petrochemical industry. Rajkot is known for its engineering and auto parts industries, while Gandhinagar, the state capital, is a planned city that houses the administrative headquarters of the state government.

Municipal acts

There are three municipal acts in effect in Gujarat:

Name of Act	Area of Effect
Gujarat Provincial Municipal Corporations Act, 1949	All Municipal Corporations in Gujarat
Gujarat Municipalities Act, 1963	All Municipalities in Gujarat
Gujarat Panchayats Act, 1993	All Gram Panchayats and Taluka Panchayats in Gujarat

Section 3 of Gujarat Provincial Municipal Corporations Act, and Section 3 of Gujarat Municipalities Act, 1963 created the following categories of urban areas based on their population.

Type	Population criterion	Type of Local Body
City	More than 1,00,000	Municipal Corporation
Municipality	20,000 or more, but less than 1,00,000	Municipality
Notified Area	Less than 20,000	Notified Area Committee

Furthermore, depending on the population size, the Acts prescribe the minimum and maximum number of councillors/wards allowed within each type of local government.

Minimum and maximum numbers of councillors allowed in municipalities in Gujarat

Population	Minimum	Maximum
Municipal Corporations
Above 40 lakhs
Above 20 lakhs but not more than 40 lakhs
Above 10 lakhs but not more than 20 lakhs
Above 5 lakhs but not more than 10 lakhs
Above 3 lakhs but not more than 5 lakhs
Above 2 lakhs but not more than 3 lakhs
Above 1 lakh but not more than 2 lakhs
Above 50,000 but not more than 1 lakh
Above 25,000 but not more than 50,000
Municipalities
50,000 or more
25,000 or more but less than 50,000
Less than 25,000

Municipal Corporations

Organizational structure of the AMC

• State Government
  • Municipal Corporation
    • Commishiner
      • D.Y.N.C.s
      • Asst. M.C.
      • other Officers
    • Mayor
      • Secretary
      • Chief Auditor
      • Transport Officer
      • V.S. Hospital Boards
        • Superindendant V.S. Hospital
      • School Board Committee
        • M.J. Library Board
          • Grandhpal

See also: Municipal corporation

There are 17 Corporations in Gujarat. During the Budget session of 2024-25 the State's Finance Minister announced 9 new Municipal Corporations in the state. The status of Municipal Corporation has been granted by the Government of Gujarat from 1 January 2025.

Sr. no.	Corporation Name	City	District	Area (km2)	Population (2011)	Year of establishment	No. of wards	No. of seats	Last Election	Ruling Party		Mayor	Website
1	Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation	Ahmedabad	Ahmedabad	505	82,53,084	1950	48	192	2026		BJP	Pratibhaben Rakeshkumar Jain	[1]
2	Karamsad Anand Municipal Corporation	Anand	Anand	85.67	4,18,840	2025	13	52	2026		BJP
3	Bhavnagar Municipal Corporation	Bhavnagar	Bhavnagar	108.27	7,71,365	1962	13	52	2026		BJP	Kirtiben Dhanidhariya	[2]
4	Gandhidham Municipal Corporation	Gandhidham	Kutch	63.49	3,23,000	2025	13	52	2026		BJP
5	Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation	Gandhinagar	Gandhinagar	326	4,10,618	2010	11	44	2021		BJP	Hitesh Makwana	[3]
6	Jamnagar Municipal Corporation	Jamnagar	Jamnagar	125.67	6,82,302	1981	16	64	2026		BJP	Vinodbhai Khimsuriya	[4]
7	Junagadh Municipal Corporation	Junagadh	Junagadh	160	4,15,838	2002	15	60	2025		BJP	Dharmesh Poshiya	[5]
8	Mehsana Municipal Corporation	Mehsana	Mehsana	120	3,20,000	2025	11	44	2026		BJP
9	Morbi Municipal Corporation	Morbi	Morbi	46.58	3,27,000	2025	13	52	2026		BJP
10	Nadiad Municipal Corporation	Nadiad	Kheda	78.55	4,08,000	2025	13	52	2026		BJP
11	Navsari Municipal Corporation	Navsari	Navsari	43.71	3,67,002	2025	11	44	2026		BJP
12	Porbandar–Chhaya Municipal Corporation	Porbandar–Chhaya	Porbandar	38.43	2,82,000	2025	13	52	2026		BJP
13	Rajkot Municipal Corporation	Rajkot	Rajkot	163.21	19,34,975	1973	18	72	2026		BJP	Anand Patel	[6]
14	Surat Municipal Corporation	Surat	Surat	462.14	74,90,598	1966	30	120	2026		BJP	Daxesh Kishorbhai Mavani	[7]
15	Surendranagar Municipal Corporation	Surendranagar	Surendranagar	58.60	3,29,005	2025	11	44	2026		BJP
16	Vadodara Municipal Corporation	Vadodara	Vadodara	220.33	16,70,806	1950	19	76	2026		BJP	Pinkyben Nirajbhai Soni	[8]
17	Vapi Municipal Corporation	Vapi	Valsad	72	4,50,000	2025	11	44	2026		BJP

Municipalities

District	#	Municipality Name	Class	Zone
Ahmedabad	1	Dholka	B	Ahmedabad
	2	Viramgam	B
	3	Bavla	C
	4	Dhandhuka	C
	5	Sanand	C
	6	Bareja	D
Botad	7	Botad	A
	8	Gadhada	C
	9	Barwala	D
Kheda	10	Kapadvanj	C
	11	Kheda	C
	12	Mehmedabad	C
	13	Chaklasi	C
	14	Dakor	C
	15	Kathlal	D
	16	Mahudha	D
	17	Thasra	D
	18	Kanjari	D
Surendranagar	19	Dhrangadhara	B
	20	Limbdi	C
	21	Thangadh	C
	22	Chotila	D
	23	Patadi	D
Bhavnagar	24	Mahuva	B	Bhavnagar
	25	Palitana	B
	26	Shihor	B
	27	Gariadhar	C
	28	Talaja	C
	29	Vallabhipur	D
Amreli	30	Amreli	A
	31	Savarkundla	B
	32	Babra	C
	33	Bagasara	C
	34	Jafrabad	C
	35	Rajula	C
	36	Lathi	D
	37	Chalala	D
	38	Damnagar	D
Gir Somnath	39	Veraval	A
	40	Una	B
	41	Kodinar	C
	42	Sutrapada	C
	43	Talala	D
Junagadh	44	Keshod	B
	45	Mangrol	B
	46	Manavadar	C
	47	Vanthali	D
	48	Visavadar	D
	49	Bantwa	D
	50	Chorwad	D
Gandhinagar	51	Kalol	A	Gandhinagar
	52	Dahegam	C
	53	Mansa	C
Aravalli	54	Modasa	A
	55	Bayad	D
Banaskantha	56	Palanpur	A
	57	Deesa	A
Mehsana	58	Kadi	A
	59	Unjha	A
	60	Vadnagar	A
	61	Visnagar	A
	62	Vijapur	C
	63	Kheralu	D
	64	Becharaji	D
Patan	65	Patan	A
	66	Siddhpur	B
	67	Radhanpur	C
	68	Chanasma	D
	69	Harij	D
Sabarkantha	70	Himmatnagar	A
	71	Idar	C
	72	Khedbrahma	C
	73	Prantij	D
	74	Talod	D
	75	Vadali	D
Vav-Tharad	76	Tharad	C
	77	Dhanera	C
	78	Bhabhar	D
	79	Thara	D
Rajkot	80	Gondal	A	Rajkot
	81	Jetpur	A
	82	Dhoraji	B
	83	Upleta	B
	84	Jasdan	C
	85	Bhayavadar	D
Devbhoomi Dwarka	86	Okha	B
	87	Khambhaliya	C
	88	Dwarka	C
	89	Salaya	C
	90	Bhanvad	D
	91	Jamraval	D
Jamnagar	92	Dhrol	C
	93	Jamjodhpur	C
	94	Kalavad	C
	95	Sikka	C
Kachchh	96	Bhuj	A
	97	Anjar	B
	98	Mandvi	B
	99	Bhachau	C
	100	Nakhatrana	C
	101	Rapar	C
	102	Mundra-Baroi	D
Morbi	103	Halvad	C
	104	Wankaner	C
	105	Maliya-Miyana	D
	106	Tankara	D
Porbandar	107	Ranavav	C
	108	Kutiyana	D
Surat	109	Bardoli	B	Surat
	110	Kadodara	C
	111	Tarsadi	C
	112	Mandvi	D
Bharuch	113	Bharuch	A
	114	Ankleswar	B
	115	Jambusar	C
	116	Amod	D
Narmada	117	Rajpipla	A
Navsari	118	Bilimora	B
	119	Gandevi	D
Tapi	120	Vyara	C
	121	Songadh	C
Valsad	122	Valsad	A
	123	Pardi	C
	124	Umargam	C
	125	Dharampur	D
Vadodara	126	Dabhoi	B	Vadodara
	127	Karjan	C
	128	Padra	C
	129	Savli	D
	130	Waghodiya	D
Anand	131	Borsad	B
	132	Khambhat	B
	133	Petlad	B
	134	Umreth	C
	135	Karamsad	C
	136	Anklav	D
	137	Sojitra	D
	138	Boriavi	D
	139	Oad	D
	140	Vallabh Vidyanagar	D
Chhota Udaipur	141	Chhota Udaipur	A
Dahod	142	Dahod	A
	143	Jhalod	C
	144	Devgadh Baria	D
Mahisagar	145	Lunawada	C
	146	Balasinor	C
	147	Santrampur	D
Panchmahal	148	Godhra	A
	149	Halol	B
	150	Kalol	C
	151	Shehera	D

District wise overview

District	Municipal Corporation	Municipality
		A	B	C	D
Ahmedabad	Ahmedabad	-	Dholka, Viramgam	Bavla, Dhandhuka, Sanand	Bareja
Amreli	-	Amreli	Savarkundla	Babra, Bagasara, Jafrabad, Rajula	Damnagar, Chalala, Lathi
Anand	Anand	-	Borsad, Khambhat, Petlad	Karamsad, Umreth	Anklav, Boriavi, Ode, Sojitra, Vallabh Vidyanagar
Aravalli	-	Modasa	-	-	Bayad
Banaskantha	-	Palanpur, Deesa	-	-	-
Bharuch	-	Bharuch	Ankleshwar	Jambusar	Amod
Bhavnagar	Bhavnagar	-	Mahuva, Palitana, Shihor	Gariadhar, Talaja	Vallabhipur
Botad	-	Botad	-	Gadhda	Barwala
Chhota Udaipur	-	Chhota Udaipur	-	-	-
Dahod	-	Dahod	-	Jhalod	Devgadh Baria
Dang	-	-	-	-	-
Devbhoomi Dwarka	-	-	Okha	Dwarka, Khambhaliya, Salaya	Bhanvad, Jam Raval
Gandhinagar	Gandhinagar	Kalol	-	Dahegam, Mansa	-
Gir Somnath	-	Veraval	Una	Kodinar, Sutrapada	Talala
Jamnagar	Jamnagar	-	-	Dhrol, Jamjodhpur, Kalavad, Sikka	-
Junagarh	Junagadh	-	Keshod, Mangrol	Manavadar	Bantwa, Chorvad, Vanthali, Visavadar
Kutch	Gandhidham	Bhuj	Anjar, Mandvi	Bhachau, Nakhatrana, Rapar	Mundra-Baroi
Kheda	Nadiad	-	-	Chaklasi, Dakor, Kapadvanj, Kheda, Mehmedabad	Kanjari, Kathlal, Mahuda, Thasra
Mahisagar	-	-	-	Balasinor, Lunawada	Santrampur
Mehsana	Mehsana	Kadi, Unjha, Vadnagar, Visnagar	-	Vijapur	Kheralu, Becharaji
Morbi	Morbi	-	-	Halvad, Wankaner	Maliya-Miyana, Tankara
Narmada	-	Rajpipla	-	-	-
Navsari	Navsari	-	Bilimora	-	Gandevi
Panchmahal	-	Godhra	Halol	Kalol	Shehera
Patan	-	Patan	Siddhpur	Radhanpur	Chanasma, Harij
Porbandar	Porbandar	-	-	Ranavav	Kutiyana
Rajkot	Rajkot	Jetpur, Gondal	Dhoraji, Upleta	Jasdan	Bhayavadar
Sabarkantha	-	Himatnagar	-	Idar, Khedbrahma	Prantij, Talod, Vadali
Surat	Surat	-	Bardoli	Kadodara, Tarsadi	Mandvi
Surendranagar	Surendranagar	-	Dhrangadhara	Limbdi, Thangadh	Chotila, Patadi
Tapi	-	-	-	Vyara, Songadh	-
Vadodara	Vadodara	-	Dabhoi	Karjan, Padra	Savli, Waghodiya
Valsad	Vapi	Valsad	-	Pardi, Umargam	Dharampur
Vav-Tharad	-	-	-	Tharad, Dhanera	Bhabhar, Thara

See also

• 2021 Gujarat local elections
• List of urban local bodies in Uttar Pradesh

External links

• Gujarat Local Bodies Archived 2022-10-10 at the Wayback Machine