Facts about Gujarat:

1. Gujarat is one of the most prosperous states of the country, having a per-
capita GDP 3.2 times India's average.
2. If it was a nation it would have been 67th richest nation in the world above
many European and Asian economies like China and Ukraine.
3. Gujarat holds many records in India for economic development:
· 20% of India's Industrial Output
· 9% of India's Mineral Production
· 22% of India's exports
· 24% of India's textile production
· 35% of India's pharmaceutical products
· 51% of India's petrochemical production
4. The world’s largest ship breaking yard is in Gujarat near Bhavnagar at Alang.
5. Reliance Petroleum Limited, one of the group companies of Reliance Industries
Limited founded by Dhirubhai Ambani operates the oil refinery at Jamnagar which is
the world's largest grass roots refineries.
6. Gujarat ranks first nationwide in gas-based thermal electricity generation with
national market share of over 8% and second nationwide in nuclear electricity

generation with national market share of over 1%.

7. Over 20% of the S&P CNX 500 conglomerates have corporate offices in Gujarat.

8. Over 35% of the stock market wealth of India is with Gujarati People.

9. Over 60% of Indian Population in North America is Gujarati.

10. An average income of a Gujarati family in North America is three times more

than the average income of an American family.

11. Gujarat is having the longest sea shore compared to any other Indian state

12. Gujarat is having the highest no. Of operating airports in India (Total 12).

13. India’s 16% of Investment are from Gujarat.

14. Gujarat is having highest no. Of vegetarian people compared to any other state

in India.

15. The first ALL VEG PIZZA-HUT was opened in Ahmedabad

16. Ahmedabad – the commercial capital of Gujarat is the seventh largest city in

India.

17. Surat is the fastest growing city in the world.

18. Gandhinagar is the Greenest Capital City in whole Asia.

19. Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad(IIMA) is Asia’s 1st and world’s 45th
ranked management college located in Ahmedabad, Gujarat
20. Gujarat is the safest state as the Crime rate of it is 8.2 which is the least
in India even after considering 2002 communal riots, stated by India Today 2005

report.
21. Gujarat is having least crime against women among all Indian states (excluding
Goa) where AP is 1st, Delhi is 2nd , Bihar is 3rd ,Zarakhand is 4th and UP is 5th.
22. Ahmedabad which is the seventh largest city in India is the lowest in crime rate among all Tier-I and Tier-II
cities of India as per National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report.
23. Ahmedabad is ranked 2nd in Real Estate - Ahead of Bangalore,Chennai, Hyderabad, Mumbai & Delhi.
3rd in Policy Initiatives - Ahead of Bangolore, Chennai, Calcutta, Mumbai & Delhi. 4th in Manpower - Ahead of
Bangalore,Chennai, Mumbai & Delhi.

Gujarat a snap shot

On May 1, 1960, Gujarat was created out of 17 northern districts of
the former state of Bombay
• Located on the western coast of India, it has the longest coastline of
1,600 Km.
• Population of approximately 50.7 million (five per cent of India)
and
an area of 1,96,024 Sq. Km. (six per cent of India)
• Bounded by the Arabian Sea to the west and south west and by
Pakistan in the North
• Flanked by states of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh towards the
north east and east, Maharashtra and the Union Territories of
Daman, Diu and Nagar Haveli, towards the south
• Gandhinagar, the capital city of Gujarat is located close to
Ahmedabad, the commercial capital
• Diverse climatic conditions with mild and pleasant winters and hot
and dry summers and heavy monsoon
• The state currently has 25 districts (226 talukas, 18,618 villages,
242 towns