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Banas Kantha district, Gujarat

Banas Kantha is one of the 34 districts of Gujarat. Its headquarters is Palanpur. At the 2011 census it had about 31.2 lakh people.

Facts at a glance

State or union territory
Gujarat
Headquarters
Palanpur
Name in Hindi
बनासकांठा जिला
Population (2011 census)
31,20,506
Rank in Gujarat by population
5th of 33
Area
12,703 sq km
People per sq km (2011)
246
Official website
banaskantha.nic.in
Map
Open on OpenStreetMap
Check or correct
Wikidata entry Q806125
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Population in context

With 31,20,506 people in 2011, Banas Kantha ranks 5th among the 33 districts of Gujarat for which we have a 2011 figure. The most populous is Ahmedabad (72,14,225) and the least populous is Dangs (2,28,291).

District boundaries change. If Banas Kantha has been divided or redrawn since 2011, the figure is for the district as it was then.

Nearby districts

Straight-line distance from the map point of Banas Kantha to the map points of the nearest districts. Road distances are longer.

All 34 districts of Gujarat

AhmedabadAmreliAnandArvalliBanas KanthaBharuchBhavnagarBotadChhotaudepurDahodDangsDevbhumi DwarkaGandhinagarGir SomnathJamnagarJunagadhKachchhKhedaMahesanaMahisagarMorbiNarmadaNavsariPanch MahalsPatanPorbandarRajkotSabar KanthaSuratSurendranagarTapiVadodaraValsadVav-Tharad

Questions people ask

Which state is Banas Kantha district in?

Banas Kantha district is in Gujarat, India.

What is the headquarters of Banas Kantha district?

The headquarters of Banas Kantha district is Palanpur, as recorded on Wikidata.

What is the population of Banas Kantha district?

Banas Kantha district had a population of 31,20,506 at the 2011 census, as recorded on Wikidata. A newer census figure is not yet available.

About these facts. The list of districts is the official one from iGOD, the Government of India web directory, as on 11 November 2026. Headquarters, 2011 population, area and other details are from Wikidata, an open database edited by volunteers, read on 11 November 2026. They can contain mistakes. For anything important, check the district's official website. This is not a government site.