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Kachchh population.Households, literacy and work. Primary Census Abstract for this district in Gujarat, using 2011 geography.
Historical geographic unit. Historical Census 2011 district boundary. This record does not represent a present-day district unless the boundaries are independently shown to match.
Population 2,092,371 people
Households 445,672 PCA households
Literacy rate 70.59% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 37.1% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 2,092,371 1,363,836 728,535 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 445,672 286,001 159,671 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 318,412 222,543 95,869 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 15.22% 16.32% 13.16% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 908 911 901 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 921 926 910 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 1,252,319 740,922 511,397 Literacy rate% 70.59% 64.92% 80.83% Male literacy rate% 79.4% 75.12% 87.1% Female literacy rate% 60.87% 53.7% 73.86% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 258,859 170,304 88,555 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 24,228 14,287 9,941 Total workersCensus workers 776,228 516,868 259,360 Work participation rate% 37.1% 37.9% 35.6% Main workersworked at least 6 months 686,937 448,173 238,764 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 89,291 68,695 20,596 Non-workerspeople 1,316,143 846,968 469,175
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 445,672 households and 2,092,371 residents. Urban residents made up 34.82% of the population. Rural residents made up 65.18%. Children aged 0–6 made up 15.22% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 79.4% for males and 60.87% for females. Of 776,228 workers, 88.5% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 99,241 6,635 Agricultural labourers 140,410 43,561 Household industry workers 8,170 2,632 Other workers 439,116 36,463
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Towns connected to this district The population displayed here counts only the source components within this district. A linked full-town profile can include components in other districts.
Census code 802447 247,992 people within this district · Town
Census code 802445 148,834 people within this district · Town including outgrowths
Census code 802444 87,183 people within this district · Town
Census code 802446 51,376 people within this district · Town
Census code 802443 39,532 people within this district · Town
Census code 506920 32,293 people within this district · Census town
Census code 802442 28,407 people within this district · Town
Census code 507349 20,338 people within this district · Census town
Census code 507358 15,782 people within this district · Census town
Census code 506922 13,303 people within this district · Census town
Census code 507356 13,155 people within this district · Census town
Census code 506923 11,975 people within this district · Census town
Census code 507357 11,256 people within this district · Census town
Census code 506921 7,109 people within this district · Census town