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Bhavnagar district, Gujarat

Bhavnagar is one of the 34 districts of Gujarat. Its headquarters is the town of the same name. At the 2011 census it had about 28.8 lakh people.

Facts at a glance

State or union territory
Gujarat
Headquarters
Bhavnagar
Name in Hindi
भावनगर जिला
Population (2011 census)
28,80,365
Rank in Gujarat by population
6th of 33
Area
10,034 sq km
People per sq km (2011)
287
Official website
bhavnagar.nic.in
Map
Open on OpenStreetMap
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Wikidata entry Q854963
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Population in context

With 28,80,365 people in 2011, Bhavnagar ranks 6th 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 Bhavnagar 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 Bhavnagar 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 Bhavnagar district in?

Bhavnagar district is in Gujarat, India.

What is the headquarters of Bhavnagar district?

The headquarters of Bhavnagar district is Bhavnagar, as recorded on Wikidata.

What is the population of Bhavnagar district?

Bhavnagar district had a population of 28,80,365 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.