Dholera in numbers
The data room gathers Dholera's key figures in one place, each with its source tier and, where relevant, its date and reported or target label. It is the numeric backbone of the Atlas, drawn from the master fact pack, and it deliberately shows the tier of every number so you can judge its weight rather than take it on trust.
Area and geography
Total planned area is about 920 sq km, roughly 360 sq mi [durable]. Developable land is about 580 sq km, of which about 422 sq km is urban, with about a third of the developable land in the Coastal Regulation Zone [reported, government DICDL]. The Activation Area is about 22.5 sq km, with NICDC recording 22.54 sq km, inside Town Planning Scheme 2, roughly 4.25 percent of developable land [durable area]. Dholera lies about 100 km southwest of Ahmedabad on the Gulf of Khambhat coast [durable]. Lothal, the ancient Indus Valley dock, is commonly cited about 36 km away [durable nearby]. The Dholera village population was 2,779 at the 2011 census [durable village].
Connectivity
The Ahmedabad to Dholera expressway is about 109 km, reported inaugurated on 31 Mar 2026 and operational, cutting travel time to about 40 minutes to an hour [reported, Mar 2026]; its lane count is disputed, most press says 4-lane expandable to 8 while an NICDC document says 6-lane [amber, conflicting]. The Dholera International Airport has a 3,200 m runway, Code 4E, and is about 20 km from the SIR and about 80 km from Ahmedabad [durable]; it is reported about 80 percent complete with the terminal about 75 percent, operations targeted September to October 2026 [reported/target, Jul 2026], and the first trial aircraft landing, aircraft VT-CNS, took place on 4 Jun 2026 [amber]. The Ahmedabad to Dholera semi-high-speed rail was approved by the CCEA on 13 May 2026 per PIB release ID 2260624, at about Rs 20,667 cr, about 134 km, completion targeted up to 2030-31 [durable approval, green]; the 220 km/h speed is a press figure [reported/amber].
Semiconductor and industry
The Tata Electronics and PSMC fab was approved by the Union Cabinet on 29 Feb 2024 under the India Semiconductor Mission, at Rs 91,000 cr, about US$11B, with the PIB Fiscal Support Agreement citing Rs 91,526 cr [durable]; capacity is up to 50,000 wafers per month on 300 mm wafers [durable]; ground-breaking was in March 2024 and the Fiscal Support Agreement was signed on 5 Mar 2025 [durable]; first silicon is targeted around December 2026 and commercial production reported for about mid-2028 [reported/target], with no source confirming a chip produced yet. Two further Gujarat semiconductor units, one in Dholera and one in Surat, were cleared on 5 May 2026, combined over Rs 3,900 cr and more than 2,200 jobs [amber]. The L&T Vyoma AI data centre MoU carries Rs 25,000 cr and 250 MW, operational target about 2028 [green agreement, reported amount].
Solar, jobs and investment
The solar park has about 300 MW operational within a 1,000 MW sanctioned Phase-I, against a 5,000 MW ultimate target by about 2030 [durable, official CEA September 2025]. SIR-wide employment is targeted at more than 800,000 jobs at full development [target, green on dholera.gujarat.gov.in], with the Tata fab targeting more than 20,000 direct and indirect jobs [target]; an older target of about 80,000 jobs and 1.2 lakh residents by 2020 has lapsed. On investment, the highest-tier figure is from the NICDC Delivery Monitoring Unit report dated 30 Jun 2026, government-approved Activation Area infrastructure packages of about Rs 2,784.83 cr with matching equity released, about 48.31 sq km transferred to DICDL, and 545 acres allotted of which 476 acres are industrial [green primary]. The grounded cumulative headline is over Rs 1.5 lakh crore of confirmed private investment across the Dholera and NICDC pipeline [amber], and the retired broker figure of about Rs 2.5 lakh cr should not be used.
Governance and land mechanics
DICDL, the company that builds the city, was incorporated on 28 Jan 2016 and is owned 51 percent by Gujarat through DSIRDA and 49 percent by the centre through the NICDC Trust [durable]. Six Town Planning schemes are planned, TP1 to TP6, all six draft schemes reported sanctioned [reported]; Phase I is TP1 plus TP2 at about 153 sq km, Phase II TP3 plus TP4 at about 126 sq km, and Phase III TP5 plus TP6 at about 142 sq km [green plan]. On transactions, Gujarat stamp duty is effectively 4.9 percent, being 3.5 percent basic plus 1.4 percent surcharge, plus 1 percent registration [durable]. Safe unit conversions are that one acre equals 4,840 sq yd equals 43,560 sq ft, and one sq yd equals 9 sq ft [durable], while the Gujarat bigha, commonly about 2,500 sq yd, is not standardised and must be confirmed locally [durable with caveat].
FAQ
Where do these numbers come from?
From the Dholera master fact pack, which compiles official and public sources and grades them. The strongest are primary government documents such as the NICDC Delivery Monitoring Unit report dated 30 Jun 2026, PIB releases, the CEA solar report, official state portals and the census. Each figure here carries its tier and, where relevant, its date and reported or target label.
Why is there no single total investment figure for Dholera?
Because no single reliable SIR-wide total exists, and we will not invent one. The most solid money figure is the NICDC report's roughly Rs 2,784.83 cr of Activation Area infrastructure packages. A grounded cumulative headline of over Rs 1.5 lakh crore applies to the wider Dholera and NICDC pipeline, not Dholera alone, and inflated broker totals have been retired.
Why are some figures labelled reported or target rather than confirmed?
Because their reliability differs. Confirmed facts rest on primary sources, reported items rest on press or trade coverage, and targets are goals not yet achieved, such as the airport opening or the rail completion date. Dholera has a documented history of slipping deadlines, so keeping these labels and dates visible is essential to reading the numbers honestly.