{
 "site": "dholera.blog",
 "url": "https://dholera.blog/essays/how-big-is-dholera-really/",
 "title": "How Big Is Dholera Really? The Dholera Area Numbers, Audited",
 "author": "Bhavik Sarkhedi",
 "date": "2026-08-03",
 "primary_query": "dholera area",
 "verdict": "Dholera's true sizes nest like bowls: 920 sq km of legal envelope, about 580 developable, about 422 of planned city, 22.5 built and trunk-complete. The six-times-Singapore line fails school arithmetic at every layer. Quote the small number for today, the middle ones for the plan, the big one for jurisdiction alone. Dated 25 August 2026.",
 "sources": [
  {
   "label": "DSIRDA sanctioned development plan",
   "url": "https://dholera.gujarat.gov.in/finaldp/15"
  },
  {
   "label": "Dholera SIR official: about",
   "url": "https://dholera.gujarat.gov.in/about_us"
  },
  {
   "label": "NICDC DMU report, 30.06.2026",
   "url": "https://api.nicdc.in/upload/image/dmu-Report.pdf"
  },
  {
   "label": "GIDB: activation area",
   "url": "https://gidb.org/activationareadsir"
  },
  {
   "label": "Wikipedia: Dholera SIR",
   "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dholera_Special_Investment_Region"
  },
  {
   "label": "GIFT City official",
   "url": "https://www.giftgujarat.in"
  }
 ],
 "license": "Quote freely with attribution and date."
}