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Aerial view of agricultural land and farm fields near Ahmedabad, Gujarat

District guide

Buying Land in Ahmedabad

An urban Gujarat district with a farm belt: section 63 farmer status, AUDA zoning, acquisition notices, semi-critical groundwater and the Dholera corridor.

  • 8,087 sq km

    Area

  • 72.1 lakh

    Population (Census 2011)

  • 78.36%

    Groundwater development (2011)

  • 991.4 sq km

    AUDA agricultural zones (A1+A2)

*Indicative range across districts and land types. Stamp duty, registration and conversion charges are additional. Local measurement units vary — every listing states the unit it is priced in. Not a valuation or an offer.

District land record — Ahmedabad

Rev. 2026 · Farmland India desk

State

Gujarat

Sub-divisions

Nine rural talukas on the district panchayat page (Dholka, Dholera, Daskroi, Detroj, Sanand, Bavla, Viramgam, Mandal, Dhandhuka) (Ahmedabad district portal), with the city administered by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (DeshGujarat, March 2026); older documents list 10 or 11 talukas (CGWB, March 2014)

Key markets

Sanand · Bavla · Dholka · Daskroi · Viramgam · Dholera · Mandal

Demand anchors

Sanand industrial belt · Ahmedabad–Dholera Expressway · Dholera airport and investment region in progress · Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail terminus · Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority zoning around the city

Rail

Ahmedabad station on Western Railway, with the high-speed rail station being built over it (Swarajya, September 2026); 356 km of rail line in the district in 2010-11 (District Industrial Profile)

Size and population

8,087 sq km · 72,08,200 people at Census 2011, of whom 60,58,764 were urban (CGWB, March 2014)

Pricing unit

Asking prices are usually quoted per vigha or acre; no sourced price series is shown

Local units

Guntha = 1,089 sq ft · 40 gunthas = 1 acre · Vigha varies by region and no official conversion was found (DeshGujarat, September 2026 for 10 gunthas = 1,012 sq m)

Land records portal

anyror.gujarat.gov.in (fetch refused for this page; check records there)

District overview

Ahmedabad — an urban district with a farm belt, a Dholera corridor and a rail terminus

Ahmedabad district covers 8,087 sq km and had 72,08,200 people at Census 2011, of whom 60,58,764 lived in urban areas, a density of 890 per sq km (CGWB, March 2014). The district portal's panchayat page lists nine talukas (Dholka, Dholera, Daskroi, Detroj, Sanand, Bavla, Viramgam, Mandal and Dhandhuka) (Ahmedabad district portal); older documents count 10 or 11, so check the current taluka of any village. AUDA's Development Plan 2021 covers 1,866.0 sq km, and just over half of that, 991.4 sq km, is in its two agricultural zones (AUDA development plan page).

We publish no per-acre or per-vigha price band for Ahmedabad. No registered-deal series or district jantri schedule could be opened, and Gujarat's jantri was reported doubled from 15 April 2023 with a revised draft still pending in November 2024 (DeshGujarat, February 2023; The Secretariat, November 2024). Collect registered comparables from the same village before negotiating.

The farm belt is wheat, rice and bajra country on alluvium, watered by the Sabarmati and its tributaries and by tubewells. The CGWB booklet put groundwater development at 78.36% in 2011, in the semi-critical class (CGWB, March 2014), and Gujarat Samachar listed Ahmedabad among the north Gujarat districts under groundwater stress in September 2026 (Gujarat Samachar, September 2026).

  • Sanand
  • Bavla
  • Dholka
  • Dholera
  • Ahmedabad–Dholera Expressway
  • AUDA zones
Locator map of Ahmedabad district in Gujarat

Transaction costs

Stamp duty & registration in Ahmedabad

4.9%

Stamp duty on a conveyance deed

CAG audit for the year ended 31 Mar 2018; current rate to confirm

Not sourced

Registration fee on land deeds

no rate found; ask the Sub-Registrar

2x

Jantri doubled from 15 Apr 2023

reported statewide; no Ahmedabad schedule opened

The Comptroller and Auditor General's audit for the year ended 31 March 2018 states stamp duty on a conveyance deed at 4.9% of the greater of consideration and market value, and gives no registration-fee rate for conveyances (CAG, Report 3 of 2019). Jantri rates were reported doubled from 15 April 2023 after about twelve years (DeshGujarat, February 2023), and a revised draft was reported pending in November 2024 (The Secretariat, November 2024). Registration runs through gARVI 2.0 across 294 Sub-Registrar offices (Inspector General of Registration summary); we could not open the portal (gARVI), so we quote no women's concession and no Ahmedabad guideline value. Ask the Sub-Registrar for the duty, fee and jantri on your survey number.

Know the belt

What is moving prices in Ahmedabad

Reported corridor, zoning and court developments; no listing-site prices are used.

Sanand: industrial belt and rail widening

Rail notice 26 Jun 2026: 4th line, 38.20 km

DeshGujarat reported the first phase of a semiconductor assembly plant at Sanand commissioned in February 2026 and a five-acre plot at the Sanand GIDC allocated for a hotel (DeshGujarat, March 2026). Railways has also notified land at Navapura for a 4th line through Sanand taluka (Gazette of India, June 2026). Industrial demand shapes this taluka more than farming does.

Check: GIDC and AUDA boundaries for the village, and any Gazette notice on the survey number.

Dholka and Bavla: the expressway belt

109.019 km, Rs 5,800 crore, reported opened Mar 2026

The Ahmedabad-Dholera Expressway ran in public testing from February 2026 (Swarajya, February 2026) and was reported formally opened in March 2026 (DeshGujarat, April 2026). The High Court's April 2026 ruling on Bholad in Dholka taluka shows that land beside the road has also drawn fraudulent conversion (Swarajya, April 2026).

Check: the revenue-record history of any parcel beside the road, including past acquisition and NA orders.

AUDA agricultural zones

A1 433.7 sq km · A2 557.7 sq km

AUDA's Development Plan 2021 table lists two agricultural zones, A1 and A2, together 991.4 sq km (AUDA development plan page). The page carries no permitted-use rules, and the plan area also includes 48 listed town planning schemes (the text says 45 are under preparation).

Check: the zone of the survey number and whether it is inside the AUDA boundary.

Asking prices

No sourced price series

Listing-site asking prices for Ahmedabad could not be traced to registered deals, so none are shown. Jantri is the only official reference and it is a registration floor, not what a seller will accept.

Check: registered sale deeds in the same village before negotiating.

Units: guntha and vigha

A guntha is about 101 sq m or 1,089 sq ft and 40 gunthas make an acre; the fragmentation amendment uses 10 gunthas as 1,012 sq m (DeshGujarat, September 2026). The vigha varies by region and we found no official conversion, so convert any quote to gunthas or acres and confirm the share of the survey number being sold with the talati.

Connectivity

How Ahmedabad connects — road, rail and air

Drive times to the city and to Dholera are not given because no official or news source was found. Journey times vary with traffic and road works.

By road

Ahmedabad–Dholera Expressway109.019 km, Rs 5,800 crore; reported opened Mar 2026
Ahmedabad–Vadodara ExpresswaySix-laning DPR tenders invited (Feb 2026 report)
Roads in the district (2010-11)NH 156.64 km · SH 1,013 km (DIP)

By air

Ahmedabad airport1.34 crore passengers in FY2024-25, up 14.8% (The Tribune)
Dholera International AirportAbout 80% built on 14 Jul 2026; opening not confirmed (AIR News)

By rail & metro

Ahmedabad stationWestern Railway; high-speed rail station being built over it
Metro Phase 2Gandhinagar–GIFT City section flagged off 16 Sep 2024 (The Tribune)
Vande BharatAhmedabad–Udaipur service reported Feb 2026
Sanand 4th line38.20 km acquisition notified 26 Jun 2026

Road figures for the expressway come from Swarajya, February 2026, the six-laning tender and the Vande Bharat service from DeshGujarat, March 2026. The practical question is the last leg from the highway to the parcel; ask for the access road in the revenue record. Statewide rules for buyers are in the Gujarat agricultural land rules.

Growth catalysts

Upcoming infrastructure & developments

Status labels reflect sources read in October 2026. Government-announced timelines are not guaranteed; items with a single or older source say so.

02Open or inaugurated

05In progress or pending

Reported opened · Mar 2026 Ahmedabad–Dholera Expressway
Section opened · Sep 2024 Ahmedabad–Gandhinagar Metro, Phase 2
Sanand phase 1 reported · Dholera under construction Semiconductor plants at Sanand and Dholera
Station under construction · Sep 2026 Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail, Ahmedabad station
Notified · 26 Jun 2026 Sanand 4th rail line (Barejadi–Nandej–Sanand)
About 80% built · Jul 2026 Dholera International Airport
Land use approved · 6 Oct 2026 Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Sports Enclave, Motera
Reported opened · Mar 2026

Ahmedabad–Dholera Expressway

A 109.019 km, Rs 5,800 crore expressway that Swarajya reported open for public testing on 27 February 2026 with the travel time to Dholera put at 45 minutes (Swarajya, February 2026); DeshGujarat reported it formally opened in March 2026 (DeshGujarat, April 2026). The High Court's April 2026 judgment on additional land at Bholad is a reminder to check the acquisition history of parcels beside it (Swarajya, April 2026).

Source: Swarajya, 27 Feb 2026; DeshGujarat, 4 Apr 2026; Swarajya, 29 Apr 2026

Length

109.019 km

Cost

Rs 5,800 crore

Status

Reported opened

Date

Mar 2026

Land markets in the blast radius

  • Bavla
  • Dholka
  • Dhandhuka
  • Dholera
Section opened · Sep 2024

Ahmedabad–Gandhinagar Metro, Phase 2

On 16 September 2024 the Prime Minister flagged off the first part of Phase II, up to 21 km with eight new stations from Gandhinagar Sector 1 to GIFT City, within a Phase II cost of Rs 5,384 crore (The Tribune, September 2024). Swarajya described the full Phase II as 28.25 km and 22 stations from Motera to Mahatma Mandir, with a 5.42 km branch to GIFT City (Swarajya, February 2024). A further Phase 2B of Rs 1,071 crore was reported approved by the Union Cabinet in February 2026 (DeshGujarat, March 2026). We did not find a current figure for the open length.

Source: The Tribune, 16 Sep 2024; Swarajya, 26 Feb 2024; DeshGujarat, 4 Mar 2026

Phase II cost

Rs 5,384 crore

Opened part

Up to 21 km

Opened

16 Sep 2024

Phase 2B

Rs 1,071 crore (approved)

Land markets in the blast radius

  • Motera
  • Ahmedabad north fringe
Sanand phase 1 reported · Dholera under construction

Semiconductor plants at Sanand and Dholera

DeshGujarat reported the first phase of a semiconductor assembly plant at Sanand commissioned in February 2026 (DeshGujarat, March 2026). The Dholera fabrication plant was reported in June 2025 at Rs 91,000 crore with a first chip stated for December 2026 (Business Standard, June 2025); we found no later confirmation. Both are company projects, so treat them as demand signals rather than guaranteed delivery.

Source: DeshGujarat, 4 Mar 2026; Business Standard, 16 Jun 2025

Sanand

Phase 1 reported commissioned

Dholera cost

Rs 91,000 crore

First chip stated

Dec 2026

Land markets in the blast radius

  • Sanand
  • Dholera
Station under construction · Sep 2026

Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail, Ahmedabad station

NHSRCL said on 25 September 2026 that roof steel work was taking shape at the Ahmedabad station, built over the existing Western Railway station on about 38,000 sq m and 33.7 m high, with two platforms, and that interior, services and track-bed work continued (Swarajya, September 2026). Nationally, Business Today reported land fully acquired and the Surat-Vapi section targeted for August 2027, with no date for the full line (Business Today, August 2026).

Source: Swarajya, 25 Sep 2026; Business Today, 16 Aug 2026

Station area

~38,000 sq m

Platforms

2

Status

Under construction

Full line

No date set

Land markets in the blast radius

  • Ahmedabad city
  • Sabarmati
Notified · 26 Jun 2026

Sanand 4th rail line (Barejadi–Nandej–Sanand)

The Ministry of Railways published an intention to acquire land under section 20A of the Railways Act, 1989 for a 4th line of 38.20 km between Barejadi-Nandej (Geratpur) and Sanand. The schedule lists 22 survey entries, 18,947 sq m of private land, at Navapura village in Sanand taluka, with 30 days to object (Gazette of India, 27 June 2026). The notice names no cost or completion date.

Source: Gazette of India, 27 Jun 2026

Length

38.20 km

Land listed

18,947 sq m

Village

Navapura

Objections

30 days

Land markets in the blast radius

  • Sanand
About 80% built · Jul 2026

Dholera International Airport

All India Radio reported on 14 July 2026 that the airport was about 80% complete, with the Union civil aviation minister saying it would be operational within three months (AIR News, July 2026). We found no later confirmation of an opening date, so treat the timeline as a stated target.

Source: AIR News, 14 Jul 2026

Built

~80%

Stated opening

Within 3 months of 14 Jul 2026

Status

Opening not confirmed

Land markets in the blast radius

  • Dholera
  • Dhandhuka
Land use approved · 6 Oct 2026

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Sports Enclave, Motera

AUDA's board approved on 6 October 2026 changing more than 20,000 sq m in survey number 282 at Motera from A-1 to R-1 so a stadium and related facilities can get building permission, linked in the report to Ahmedabad's 2030 Commonwealth Games preparations (DeshGujarat, October 2026). The report gives no cost or build date.

Source: DeshGujarat, 7 Oct 2026

Area

20,000+ sq m

Survey no.

282, Motera

Zone change

A-1 to R-1

Approved

6 Oct 2026

Land markets in the blast radius

  • Motera

Agriculture & terrain

Soil, crops & water in Ahmedabad

An alluvial wheat-rice-bajra district on the Sabarmati, where tubewells carry most irrigation and groundwater is already semi-critical.

🌾 Alluvial plains and the Cambay Basin

The CGWB booklet (March 2014) names Quaternary alluvium as the major formation, with black, Goradu and rocky soils. Its crop table gives wheat on 1,190 sq km, rice on 790, bajra on 210, sesame on 140 and gram on 110 (CGWB, March 2014). The data are about fifteen years old.

  • Wheat
  • Rice
  • Bajra
  • Sesame
  • Gram

⛰️ Limestone and trap in the south-west

Limestone and Deccan trap cover 562.33 sq km in the south-west of the district (same booklet), so soil and borewell yield differ from the alluvial belt. Village-level soil data: Soil Health Card portal (not opened for this page).

  • Limestone
  • Deccan trap
  • South-west

🌊 Sabarmati and its tributaries

The principal river is the Sabarmati; the booklet also lists the Vatrak, Khari, Meshwo, Bhogavo, Bhadar, Rodh, Shelwa and Andhli (CGWB). We found no sourced flood record for the district, so ask the seller about low-lying parcels near these channels.

  • Sabarmati
  • Vatrak
  • Khari
  • Bhogavo

💧 Water & rainfall

The CGWB booklet gives normal rainfall of 612 mm in its summary table and a long-term 799.6 mm at the Ahmedabad IMD station, with about 766 mm from the south-west monsoon; the two do not agree, so we give both. In 2011 dug wells (15,024) irrigated 1,064 sq km and tubewells and other wells (3,123) irrigated 1,424 sq km, against 45 sq km under tanks. Groundwater development stood at 78.36% (semi-critical), ranging from 36.74% in Bavla to 103.73% in City-Dascroi, which was over-exploited (CGWB, March 2014). The 2024 CGWB assessment for Gujarat reports 22 over-exploited units statewide but, in the report we read, no district-wise stage (CGWB, Gujarat 2024), and Gujarat Samachar named Ahmedabad among the stressed north Gujarat districts (Gujarat Samachar, September 2026). Check borewell yield and permission for any parcel.

📐 Measurement units

Gujarat land units: guntha about 1,089 sq ft; 40 gunthas = 1 acre; vigha varies by region with no official conversion found. Convert every quote to gunthas or acres before comparing two offers. Live mandi prices are on Agmarknet (not opened for this page); crop income is modest next to land values near the city, so price a parcel on location and permitted use, not on wheat yield.

At a glance

Ahmedabad vs. its neighbours

District / beltPrice band* (per acre)Evidence
Ahmedabad (all talukas)No sourced price seriesNo figure used; jantri doubled statewide from 15 Apr 2023 (DeshGujarat, Feb 2023)
GandhinagarNo sourced price seriesNo figure used on this page
KhedaNo sourced price seriesNo figure used on this page
SurendranagarNo sourced price seriesNo figure used on this page

*No price band is shown because no registered-deal series or district jantri schedule was available. See the Gandhinagar page for the capital district, the Kheda page for the south-east neighbour and the Surendranagar page for the west.

Farmhouse plot with boundary stones near Ahmedabad, Gujarat

District report — Ahmedabad

Farmland India view

Why investors look at Ahmedabad

Five reasoned points, with an honest note that the price evidence is thin and several catalysts are still pending.

A terminus district with several corridors

The high-speed rail station is rising over Ahmedabad station, the Dholera expressway is reported open and the metro runs towards Gandhinagar. The access story is real, but each project sits at a different stage.

Zoning gives structure, and risk

AUDA lists 991.4 sq km as agricultural zones inside a 1,866 sq km plan, and approved a zone change at Motera in October 2026. A buyer who gets the zone and boundary in writing knows what the land can become.

Industrial pull at Sanand and Dholera

A semiconductor assembly plant at Sanand was reported commissioned in February 2026, while the Dholera plant and airport carry stated dates that have not been confirmed. Treat them as signals, not guarantees.

A large air and rail market

Ahmedabad airport handled 1.34 crore passengers in FY2024-25. That is demand for the city, not a measure of land value in a given village.

A market that rewards paperwork

The Bholad ruling and the Sanand rail notice both show survey-number-level risk. A buyer who checks farmer status, zone, acquisition notices and court history is better placed than one relying on a broker. The case rests on location and permitted use, not crop yield.

Confirm farmer status, AUDA zone, NA and acquisition status directly; these are not certified by Farmland India’s review.

STRAIGHT TALK

Risks & challenges in Ahmedabad

Read these before shortlisting in Ahmedabad specifically.

Farmer-status rule

Section 63 bars transfers to non-agriculturists, and a state proposal to let non-farmers buy was under review in November 2024 with nothing enacted that we found. Ask for the seller's farmer evidence and the NA order.

Zone and boundary

Whether land is in A1, A2 or a residential zone, and whether it sits inside AUDA, changes what the fragmentation rule and building permission allow. Get both in writing.

Conversion fraud and court history

The Gujarat High Court cancelled an acquisition and a February 2022 NA conversion at Bholad in April 2026. Check the revenue-record history for any parcel beside an acquired corridor.

Acquisition notices

Railway and expressway notices list survey numbers with 30 days to object. Search the Gazette for the survey number before paying a deposit.

Groundwater

The 2011 stage of development was 78.36%, semi-critical, with City-Dascroi over-exploited, and Ahmedabad is on the 2026 press list of stressed districts. Check borewell depth and yield.

Disturbed Areas Act checks

Where a survey number lies in a notified area, the Collector's sanction is required and a transfer without it is void. We have no list, so ask the Collector or Sub-Registrar.

Announced is not delivered

Dholera airport is about 80% built with an unconfirmed opening, the chip plant's first chip is a December 2026 target, and the high-speed rail has no full-line date. Price on today's roads.

No sourced price series

We use no listing-site prices for Ahmedabad, and jantri is only a floor. Collect registered comparables before negotiating.

Who to contact

Local revenue & planning offices

Mutation and revenue-record matters go through the Mamlatdar of the taluka and the talati of the village, with the Prant officer (sub-divisional officer) above them and the District Collector at the top; the talukas are listed on the district panchayat page. Zoning and building permission within the development area go through AUDA, under the Gujarat Town Planning and Urban Development Act, 1976 (Act text, not opened). NA permission is applied for to the Collector, and acquisition notices appear in the Gazette. Sale-deed registration is handled by the Sub-Registrar office for the village, and land records are on AnyROR with registration on gARVI. We could not open the Revenue Department, AnyROR and gARVI portals, so check them directly.

COMMON QUESTIONS

Frequently asked questions

Everything buyers, NRIs and investors ask before their first reviewed farmland purchase in Ahmedabad.

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What does agricultural land cost in Ahmedabad?

We publish no per-acre or per-vigha band for Ahmedabad because no registered-deal series or district jantri schedule could be opened, and listing-site asking prices could not be traced to registered deals. The only official reference is the statewide jantri, reported doubled from 15 April 2023 (DeshGujarat, February 2023), and it is a registration floor, not a market price. Collect registered comparables from the same village.

Transparency

Sources and references

Law and courts

Government

News

Further reading

Data-currency note: area and population are Census 2011 figures read through a 2014 CGWB booklet; crop and groundwater data are dated 2011; AUDA zone areas come from the Development Plan 2021 table; infrastructure statuses were read in October 2026 and change quickly; the stamp-duty rate is from an audit of 2017-18. Pages marked "not opened" are named only as places to check. This is a general guide, not legal advice. Report inaccuracies to wiki@farmlandindia.com.

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