Formerly known as Kaira district, it was divided in two with the southern part becoming Anand district in 1997.
The Charotar region of Kaira consisted of four talukas (sub-districts): Anand, Borsad, Nadiad, and Petlad.
When the district was divided, Nadiad Taluka went with Kheda district and the other three with Anand district.
Today,  Kheda has eleven Taluks - 1 Nadiad(City),2 Thasra, 3 Kapadvanj, 4 Mehmedabad, 5 Kathlal, 6 Matar, 7 Mahudha,8 Kheda,9 Nadiad(Rural),10 Galteshwar and 11 Vaso Balasinor and Virpur, once in Kheda district are moved to the newly formed Mahisagar district in 2013.

During the Indian independence movement in the first half of the 20th century, the Patidars of the Charotar region and other areas in Kaira resisted the British in a number of standoffs, notably the Kaira anti-tax campaign of 1913, the Kheda Satyagraha of 1918, the Borsad Satyagraha of 1923, and the Bardoli Satyagraha of 1928.
Formerly known as Kaira district, it was divided in two with the southern part becoming Anand district in 1997. The Charotar region of Kaira consisted of four talukas (sub-districts): Anand, Borsad, Nadiad, and Petlad. When the district was divided, Nadiad Taluka went with Kheda district and the other three with Anand district. Today,  Kheda has eleven Taluks - 1 Nadiad(City),2 Thasra, 3 Kapadvanj, 4 Mehmedabad, 5 Kathlal, 6 Matar, 7 Mahudha,8 Kheda,9 Nadiad(Rural),10 Galteshwar and 11 Vaso Balasinor and Virpur, once in Kheda district are moved to the newly formed Mahisagar district in 2013.
During the Indian independence movement in the first half of the 20th century, the Patidars of the Charotar region and other areas in Kaira resisted the British in a number of standoffs, notably the Kaira anti-tax campaign of 1913, the Kheda Satyagraha of 1918, the Borsad Satyagraha of 1923, and the Bardoli Satyagraha of 1928.
Kheda district