The Dholera encyclopedia
This page covers the basics, the plan and place, mega-projects and infrastructure, and money and buying. Every figure below carries the source it came from and the date it was recorded.
This is the complete index of Dholerapedia articles, a sourced reference on Dholera SIR. Dholera SIR is planned over about 920 sq km, of which roughly 580 sq km is developable and about 422 sq km is designated for urban development across six town-planning schemes (TP1 to TP6). Around one-third of the developable land falls in the Coastal Regulation Zone. Each article tags its figures by source and dates them.
- SIR
- Special Investment Region. A large area the Gujarat government has set aside for industry under its own 2009 law, with its own planning authority instead of the usual local one.
- TP scheme
- Town planning scheme. The authority pools all the land in one area, lays out the roads and services, then hands each owner back a smaller but serviced plot.
- CRZ
- Coastal Regulation Zone. Coastal land where central rules limit what can be built.
- DMIC
- The Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor, the national industrial corridor programme Dholera is a node of.
- DICDL
- The company that actually builds Dholera. Gujarat holds 51% of it and the central government holds 49% through the NICDC Trust.
- DSIRDA
- The statutory authority that plans and regulates Dholera SIR, in place of a municipal corporation.
- Activation Area
- The first 22.5 sq km, inside TP Scheme 2, which was serviced ahead of everything else, so its roads, water, power and drainage went in first.
The basics
What is Dholera SIR · Full form · DMIC · DICDL · DSIRDA · SIR Act 2009 · Smart city explained · Why so famous
The plan and place
Master plan · Activation Area · ABCD building · The 22 villages · Geography and climate · History · Lothal · Map guide · Map
Mega-projects and infrastructure
Semiconductor fab · Vedanta-Foxconn · Airport · Expressway · Rail · Metro/MRTS · Solar park · Water · Utilities · Industries · Distance
Money and buying
Money and buying · Plot prices · Price per bigha · Stamp duty · Land units · GUJRERA guide · How to buy · Agriculture land · Plots vs flats · NRI guide · Best areas
Honest reading
Current status 2026 · Dholera in numbers · Myths vs facts · Investment risks · Is it safe · Common mistakes · Verify a developer · Investment 2026 · Completion date · Jobs 2026 · Employment · Dholera vs GIFT City
Comparisons
vs GIFT City · vs Navi Mumbai · vs Amaravati · vs Naya Raipur · vs AURIC · vs Sanand · vs Dahej PCPIR
Governance and policy
DSIRDA, DICDL, NICDC · TP schemes · Gujarat SIRs · Development plan · Data centre policy
Semiconductor
Tata Electronics · PSMC partner · India Semiconductor Mission · Ecosystem · Fab jobs and skills
Plots and process
Residential plots · Commercial plots · Industrial plots · NA plots · Jantri rate · 7/12 and title · Home and plot loans · Property tax · Buying checklist
Nearby and honest reading
Nalsarovar · Velavadar Blackbuck · Places to visit · Taluka and the Bhal · Is it a scam · Real or fake · Living in Dholera · Dholera in 2047 · Appreciation reality · Investment horizon
Reference
Timeline · Glossary · Developers directory · Tools · News · Methodology
About Dholera SIR
Dholera SIR is planned over about 920 sq km, of which roughly 580 sq km is developable and about 422 sq km is designated for urban development across six town-planning schemes (TP1 to TP6). Around one-third of the developable land falls in the Coastal Regulation Zone. The region is governed by the DSIRDA (the statutory planning and land authority) and built by DICDL, a special purpose vehicle incorporated on 28 January 2016 and held 51% by the Gujarat government and 49% by the central government through the NICDC Trust. Development is phased over roughly three decades: Phase I (TP1 and TP2, 153 sq km) holds the 22.5 sq km Activation Area; Phase II (TP3 and TP4, 126 sq km) runs to about 2032; Phase III (TP5 and TP6, 142 sq km) runs to about 2042.
How Dholerapedia is sourced
This is a reference, so it is written to be checked rather than believed. Each figure is marked Confirmed when a government or official record says it, Reported when the press or trade said it, and Unverified when only a seller says it. Each one carries a date, because Dholera keeps moving and a number that was right last year may not be right now. Anything still in the future is written as a target until a government source confirms it happened, and where a fact is not reliably available we say so instead of guessing.
None of this is legal, tax or investment advice, and no government source promises that land here will rise in value. If you are looking at one specific plot, treat everything on this page as background and confirm that parcel's own GUJRERA registration, title and price yourself before you pay. If a figure here has gone out of date, tell us on the contact page and we will correct it. All the figures gathered in one place are in Dholera in numbers, and the full method is on the methodology page.
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