SITUATING CHANDKHEDA

Location in Ahmedabad

Chandkheda is located to the north-western boundary of Ahmedabad city. It is a fringe ward which was included in the AMC boundary in 2008. It is a growing ward with increasing spatial and population growth. It is closer to business centres like Gandhinagar (15 km) and GIFT city (16 km). It is also closer to the airport (14 km). Chandkheda is bounded by SP ring road to the north, SH 71 towards the east and railway line to the west. SH 41 runs north-south dividing Chandkheda into two parts. It is witnessing new developments due to lower land prices as compared to other fringe areas of Ahmedabad. Thus, it is primarily residential. There is also presence of Gamthal (Chandkheda village) which forms a major aspect when we look in terms of the features in Chandkheda.

Location: North- western boundary of Ahmedabad

Population: 96,266

Area:16 sq. km

Population Density: 88 persons per hectare

Ward: 04

Ward Councillor: Arunsingh Ramannayan Singh

Land Prices:

Key Landmarks: Gujarat Housing Board, VGEC college and ONGC.

Delineating the Study Area

The ward boundary of Chandkheda is not solely considered for the study purpose. A new study boundary is delienated for this studio exercise. The Study area is defined by major arterials, towards north bounded by SP ring Road, SH 41run across the ward ,on the east it has SH7 and on the other side by the railway line.The ward has overlap of Jurisdictions.It lies between AMC & AUDA Boundaries. Within AMC, it covers wards 01 (Gota) and 03 (Kali).