Ahmedabad/Sg Highway

Sg Highway

Ahmedabad's New CBD, The 44.5 km Corridor That Redefined Western India's Business Address

SG Highway, the Sarkhej-Gandhinagar Highway, is Ahmedabad's dominant commercial and corporate corridor, a 44.5 km arterial road running from Sarkhej in the south through Prahlad Nagar, Makarba, Thaltej, Bodakdev, Science City, Chandlodia, and Motera to Gandhinagar in the north. Originally a bypass connecting Ahmedabad's southern industrial areas to the state capital, it has transformed over the past two decades into the most sought-after commercial address in Gujarat, hosting IT parks, corporate offices, MNC regional headquarters, premier malls, luxury hotels, and the growing cluster of star

Grade A IT Parks / SEZ Strata / Campus LeaseManaged OfficesCoworking Spaces
Daily Workforce100,000+ professionals across the corridor
Flex / Managed Operators10+ including WeWork, Awfis, Smartworks, Regus, Innov8, EFC, IndiQube
Daily Workforce100,000+ professionals across the corridor
Flex / Managed Operators10+ including WeWork, Awfis, Smartworks, Regus, Innov8, EFC, IndiQube

Key Employers

TCSWiproInfosysHCL TechnologiesMphasisHexawareTatvaSoftVrinsoft

Space Types Available

SEZ

Grade A IT Parks / SEZ Strata / Campus Lease

Managed Office

Managed Offices

Co-working

Coworking Spaces

Commute & Connectivity

MetroRail / SuburbanAirportRoad

Nearest Metro Station(s) Science City Road, runs parallel east; connects SG Highway to Sola, Chandlodia, and airport area

Market Context

  • Commercial Zone Structure along the Corridor
  • Southern Node, Sarkhej / Makarba / Prahlad Nagar (~km 0–12 from city end)
  • Central Node, Bodakdev / Thaltej (~km 12–22)
  • Northern Node, Science City / Chandlodia (~km 22–30)

IT Parks & Campuses

  • Shivalik Business Centre (Rajpath Rangoli Road, SG Highway)
  • Shapath Hexa (Bodakdev, SG Highway)
  • Shapath V (Bodakdev, SG Highway)
  • Elite Business Park (707, SG Highway)
  • GCP Business Centre (SG Highway, Makarba)
  • Mondeal Heights (SG Highway, Prahlad Nagar)

Managed Office Operators

Smartworks SG HighwayWeWork SG Highway (Mondeal Heights / Shapath area)EFC (Express Furniture Corporation) SG HighwayIndiQube SG HighwayTable Space SG Highway

Co-working Operators

Awfis SG HighwayWeWork SG HighwayRegus / IWG SG HighwayInnov8 SG Highwayi-Hub (DPIIT-recognised, SG Highway)

Companies in this Market

IT Services & Consulting

TCS (Science City Road area)Wipro (Bodakdev/SG Highway campus)Infosys (satellite officeHCL TechnologiesMphasisHexawareTatvaSoft (near Shivalik Business Centre)Vrinsoft (Elite Business Park)ITC Infotech (satellite)

Global Technology Corporations

Oracle India (Science City / Thaltej node)SAP India (satellite)Microsoft India (regional office)IBM India (satellite)

BFSI & Fintech

HDFC Bank regional offices

Product & SaaS Companies

Pharma & Healthcare Tech

CadilaSun Pharma IT and analytics teamshealthcare technology companies

Sectors with Significant Presence

IT Services & ITES

Largest occupier category; TCS, Wipro, Infosys, HCL, and 100+ mid-tier IT firms use SG Highway as their primary Ahmedabad delivery address; cost arbitrage vs. Mumbai/Bengaluru drives continued expansion

Pharmaceutical Technology

Ahmedabad is a global pharma manufacturing hub (Zydus, Sun, Cadila, Torrent all have city connections); IT and analytics arms of pharma companies concentrate on SG Highway for talent and modern office stock

BFSI & Financial Services

Axis Bank (Ahmedabad HQ), HDFC Bank regional operations, insurance companies, and fintech firms occupying Grade A buildings; GIFT City adjacency creates a natural fintech cluster

Consulting & Professional Services

Big 4 (Deloitte, KPMG, EY, PwC) Ahmedabad offices on or adjacent to SG Highway; management consulting, law firms, and CA practices serving Gujarat's large enterprise and MSME community

Startups & Innovation

i-Hub (DPIIT-recognised incubator), Gujarat's 22% startup growth in 2024; SG Highway is the preferred startup cluster location due to talent density and co-working ecosystem

Engineering & Manufacturing Services

Gujarat's dominant manufacturing sector (auto, chemicals, textiles) creates large engineering services demand; EPC firms, design studios, and industrial IT services on SG Highway

Infrastructure & Business Environment

SEZ / Tax Incentives

No standalone IT SEZ on SG Highway itself, but multiple buildings are STPI (Software Technology Parks of India) registered, offering 10-year income tax exemptions and import duty benefits for qualifying software exporters. The adjacent GIFT City (Violet Line metro accessible from Thaltej) offers full IFSC-grade tax exemptions for financial services companies. Gujarat's GIDC (Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation) maintains several industrial estates in the Ahmedabad belt with specific incentive packages. The state's proactive investment policy (Vibrant Gujarat) and single-window clearance process make approvals among India's fastest.

Talent Pipeline

Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIM-A, Vastrapur), ~5 km from Prahlad Nagar node; one of India's top MBA institutions; creates executive talent and consulting demand. Nirma University (Chharodi, SG Highway, ~20 km north), engineering, MBA, law; direct talent pipeline. DAIICT (Gandhinagar), ~22 km north; strong computer science and IT graduate output. Gujarat University (~8 km east from Thaltej), large undergraduate engineering and commerce pool. Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology (DA-IICT) is considered among Gujarat's top engineering institutions.

Grade A & ESG Assets

SG Highway is Ahmedabad's most ESG-progressive commercial corridor. Mondeal Heights, Titanium World Tower, and Shapath Hexa are designed to LEED and IGBC Green standards. Grade A/A+ commercial spaces on SG Highway saw a 25.5% rent premium in H1 2025 (Confederation of Real Estate Developers' Associations of India), reflecting the ESG quality differential. The corridor accounts for the majority of IGBC-certified commercial buildings in Ahmedabad's western cluster.

Power & Connectivity

Torrent Power provides electricity supply across west Ahmedabad (including SG Highway), with a reputation for reliable, uninterrupted supply, among the best in India for a private distribution company. All Grade A buildings provide 100% DG/UPS backup. Multi-provider fibre (Jio, Airtel, BSNL, Tata Tele) ensures enterprise-grade connectivity. SG Highway's 44.5 km length is one of India's best-maintained urban arterial roads, with signal-free stretches at key nodes and ongoing flyover upgrades improving throughput.