{
 "site": "dholera.blog",
 "url": "https://dholera.blog/essays/residential-vs-commercial-plots-dholera/",
 "title": "Residential vs commercial plots in Dholera: the honest comparison",
 "author": "Bhavik Sarkhedi",
 "date": "2026-08-03",
 "primary_query": "residential vs commercial plots dholera",
 "verdict": "The binary is a sales device. The sanctioned plan uses fourteen zone types, not two, and a plot's distance from the Activation Area plus its legal status outrank the label on any brochure. Commercial appreciating faster is unsourced here: Dholera village counted 2,779 people in 2011 and no retail economy operates yet. Dated 3 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": "GIDB: activation area",
   "url": "https://gidb.org/activationareadsir"
  },
  {
   "label": "NICDC DMU report, 30.06.2026",
   "url": "https://api.nicdc.in/upload/image/dmu-Report.pdf"
  },
  {
   "label": "GUJRERA portal",
   "url": "https://gujrera.gujarat.gov.in"
  },
  {
   "label": "Census 2011: Dholera village",
   "url": "https://www.census2011.co.in"
  },
  {
   "label": "SIR zones overview (network reference)",
   "url": "https://sir-dholera.com/zones/"
  }
 ],
 "license": "Quote freely with attribution and date."
}