{
 "site": "dholera.blog",
 "url": "https://dholera.blog/essays/where-exactly-is-dholera/",
 "title": "Dholera Location: The Address, the Coast and the Real Distances",
 "author": "Bhavik Sarkhedi",
 "date": "2026-08-03",
 "primary_query": "dholera location",
 "verdict": "Dholera sits in its own taluka of Ahmedabad district, on the Gulf of Khambhat, roughly 100 km southwest of the city whose name sells it. The address is durable; the adjectives are not. A region of 920 sq km has no single location, so make every claim resolve to a village and a number. Dated 25 August 2026.",
 "sources": [
  {
   "label": "Dholera SIR official: about",
   "url": "https://dholera.gujarat.gov.in/about_us"
  },
  {
   "label": "DSIRDA sanctioned development plan",
   "url": "https://dholera.gujarat.gov.in/finaldp/15"
  },
  {
   "label": "GIDB: activation area",
   "url": "https://gidb.org/activationareadsir"
  },
  {
   "label": "Census 2011: Dholera village",
   "url": "https://www.census2011.co.in"
  },
  {
   "label": "Wikipedia: Dholera SIR",
   "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dholera_Special_Investment_Region"
  },
  {
   "label": "Expressway opening, dated record",
   "url": "https://dholerasir.news/wire/ahmedabad-dholera-expressway-opens/"
  }
 ],
 "license": "Quote freely with attribution and date."
}