🗺 State & UT profiles

Gujarat

Population (2011)60,383,628

Density (per sq km)308

Urban population (%)42.58

Kingdoms and empires14

Events on the map19

🗺 Geography

⛰ Land and rivers

Rivers: Narmada, Tapi, Mahi

Physical India →

⚠ Natural hazards

Earthquakes — Severe earthquakes in the past
Floods — Flash floods in recent decades

Natural hazards →

🌿 Protected areas and natural heritage

Biosphere reserves: Kachchh (2008)

Ramsar wetlands (5): Nalsarovar, Wadhvana Wetland, Thol Lake Wildlife Sanctuary, Khijadia Wildlife Sanctuary, Chhari Dhand

Climate & life → · Water & protected areas →

🏭 Resources and economy

Crops: Bajra, Groundnut, Cotton

Minerals & energy: Bauxite, Petroleum and gas, Wind power

Industries: Cotton textiles, Sugar, Fertilisers

Major ports: Deendayal Port (Kandla)

Resources & economy →

📜 History

👑 Who held this land

Kingdoms, empires and cultures whose territory, as drawn on our map, covered a large part of today’s Gujarat, or that were based here. Extents are approximate, so treat this as a guide to who held the region — not as exact borders.

Indus / Harappan Civilization c. 3,300–1,300 BCE

Chalcolithic Cultures c. 3,000–700 BCE

Mauryan Empire c. 321–185 BCE

Western Kshatrapas c. 35 CE – c. 415 CE · based here

Gupta Empire c. 240 CE – c. 550 CE

Maitraka Dynasty c. 475 CE – c. 776 CE · based here

Gurjara-Pratihara Empire c. 730 CE – c. 1036

Chaulukyas (Solankis) of Gujarat c. 940 CE – 1244 · based here

Delhi Sultanate 1206 – 1526

Vaghela Dynasty 1244 – 1304 · based here

Gujarat Sultanate 1407 – 1573 · based here

Mughal Empire 1526 – 1857

Maratha Empire 1674 – 1818

Gaekwad State (Baroda) 1721 – 1949 · based here

3,300 BCE1950

📅 Events in Gujarat

c. 2,500 BCE Dholavira's reservoirs and 'signboard' · Dholavira
c. 2,400 BCE Lothal dockyard in use · Lothal
c. 2,300 BCE Harappan trade with Mesopotamia ('Meluhha') · Lothal
c. 257 BCE ★ Ashoka's Major Rock Edicts inscribed · Girnar
78 CE Saka era begins · Western India
c. 150 CE Rudradaman's Junagadh inscription · Junagadh
1026 ★ Mahmud of Ghazni raids Somnath · Somnath
1407 Gujarat Sultanate becomes independent · Patan
1411 Ahmedabad founded · Ahmedabad
1535 Humayun takes Mandu and Champaner · Champaner
1573 Akbar conquers Gujarat · Ahmedabad
1612 Battle of Swally · Suvali near Surat
1664 Shivaji sacks Surat · Surat
1869 Birth of Mahatma Gandhi · Porbandar
1907 Surat split of the Congress · Surat
1918 Kheda Satyagraha · Kheda
1918 Ahmedabad mill strike · Ahmedabad
1928 Bardoli Satyagraha · Bardoli
1930 ★ Salt March to Dandi · Dandi

🏛 Historic places

Dholavirac. 3,000 BCE Lothalc. 2,400 BCE Girnar Rock Edictsc. 257 BCE

🎨 People and culture

👥 2011 Census

Population: 60,383,628
Share of India’s population (%): 4.99
Density (per sq km): 308
Decadal growth 2001–11 (%): 19.17
Urban population (%): 42.58
Work participation rate (%): 41

People →

🎨 Art & culture

Living painting traditions: Pithoro painting

UNESCO intangible heritage: Garba of Gujarat

Art & culture →

Geography: features are those on our Geography map that cover a good part of the state (or that NCERT places in it); hazards, reserves, crops, minerals, industries and ports are where NCERT, UNESCO or the Ramsar list name or place them. Census figures are for 2011, as NCERT prints them.

How this is made: nothing here is new — it is YugMap’s own map data sorted by today’s states. A kingdom is listed if its territory on our map covered at least 40% of the state at some point, or if its centre or capital lies here; events and places are listed where their map point falls inside the state. State outlines follow India’s official map.