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Banas Kantha 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 3,120,506 people
Households 560,411 PCA households
Literacy rate 65.32% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 40.01% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 3,120,506 2,705,591 414,915 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 560,411 478,438 81,973 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 510,310 455,406 54,904 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 16.35% 16.83% 13.23% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 938 941 915 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 898 903 857 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 1,704,923 1,415,564 289,359 Literacy rate% 65.32% 62.91% 80.38% Male literacy rate% 78.15% 76.37% 89.15% Female literacy rate% 51.75% 48.73% 70.89% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 327,460 287,937 39,523 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 284,155 271,055 13,100 Total workersCensus workers 1,248,600 1,119,536 129,064 Work participation rate% 40.01% 41.38% 31.11% Main workersworked at least 6 months 1,012,080 893,138 118,942 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 236,520 226,398 10,122 Non-workerspeople 1,871,906 1,586,055 285,851
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 560,411 households and 3,120,506 residents. Urban residents made up 13.3% of the population. Rural residents made up 86.7%. Children aged 0–6 made up 16.35% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 78.15% for males and 51.75% for females. Of 1,248,600 workers, 81.06% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 435,409 40,176 Agricultural labourers 239,333 111,208 Household industry workers 8,755 3,057 Other workers 328,583 82,079
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 802450 141,592 people within this district · Town including outgrowths
Census code 802451 111,160 people within this district · Town
Census code 802449 29,578 people within this district · Town
Census code 802448 27,954 people within this district · Town
Census code 802452 21,894 people within this district · Town
Census code 802453 18,060 people within this district · Town
Census code 508001 17,753 people within this district · Census town
Census code 508450 14,912 people within this district · Census town
Census code 508229 12,389 people within this district · Census town
Census code 508111 8,379 people within this district · Census town
Census code 508228 6,250 people within this district · Town
Census code 508379 4,994 people within this district · Census town