Gandhinagar is the capital of the state of Gujarat in Western 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.
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.
- Country – India
- State – Gujarat
- District – Gandhinagar
- Area – 177 km2 (68 sq mi)
- Elevation – 81 m (266 ft)
- Population (2011) – 206,167
- Density – 1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
- Official Languages – Gujarati
- PIN CODE – 382010
