About Gandhinagar About Gandhinagar Gandhinagar is the capital city of Gujarat . It ranks amongst the major cities of Gujarat like Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat and Rajkot. The city is located approximately 23 kilometers north of Ahmedabad. It lies on the western bank of River Sabarmati which flows at a distance of 464 kilometers from Mumbai. Gandhinagar, city, capital of Gujarat state, west-central India. It lies on the banks of the Sabarmati River, just north of Ahmadabad. Gandhinagar was named for Mohandas K. Gandhi, leader of the Indian nationalist movement. Built to supplant Ahmadabad as capital , the city was begun in 1966. Gandhinagar, a city located in the western state of Gujarat , India, is the capital of Gujarat which plays a significant role in the political, economic and cultural life of the state. The capital of Gujarat is the city called Gandhinagar, around 23 kilometres north of Ahmedabad, on the west-central point of the Industrial Corridor connecting Delhi.
