Dholera is situated in Ahmedabad district in the Gulf of Khambhat Dholera is in proximity with the coastal line. It is covered by water faces on three sides, namely, on the east face by Gulf of Khambhat, on the north side by Bavaliari creek and on southern side by Sonaria creek.

Proximity to Ahmedabad has provided Dholera a strong location advantage with a vibrant manufacturing base and investment scenario The project is spread over an area of 35,000 hectares. The processing area which is proposed is 14,000 hectares and rest is non- processing zone.

The City covers a substantial area of land totalling to approximately 920 sq km and encompasses 19 villages of Dhandhuka Taluka and 3 villages of Barwala Taluka; total 22 villages of Ahmedabad District, making it the largest of the investment nodes proposed so far in the DMIC influence region. The site is strategically situated between the main industrial centres of Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat, Rajkot and Bhavnagar. It is linked to the major ports of Gujarat by State Highways but as yet has no direct rail connection. The nearest international airport is at Ahmedabad, although there is a current proposal to develop a new international airport to the north-east of the DSIR at Navagam Village. The existing population within the study area is only about 37,000 (census 2001), inhabiting small settlements. Agriculture is the principal land use and activity within the area, although the land is generally of poor quality and saline, especially close to the sea, and farm output is not high. Land values are therefore relatively low.