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Gandhinagar 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 1,391,753 people
Households 289,990 PCA households
Literacy rate 84.16% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 38.44% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 1,391,753 791,126 600,627 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 289,990 161,994 127,996 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 167,377 99,763 67,614 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 12.03% 12.61% 11.26% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 923 937 904 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 847 858 831 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 1,030,494 563,973 466,521 Literacy rate% 84.16% 81.57% 87.53% Male literacy rate% 92.01% 91.13% 93.13% Female literacy rate% 75.76% 71.5% 81.39% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 108,608 40,454 68,154 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 18,204 2,583 15,621 Total workersCensus workers 534,976 326,953 208,023 Work participation rate% 38.44% 41.33% 34.63% Main workersworked at least 6 months 451,951 269,978 181,973 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 83,025 56,975 26,050 Non-workerspeople 856,777 464,173 392,604
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 289,990 households and 1,391,753 residents. Urban residents made up 43.16% of the population. Rural residents made up 56.84%. Children aged 0–6 made up 12.03% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 92.01% for males and 75.76% for females. Of 534,976 workers, 84.48% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 98,153 5,994 Agricultural labourers 97,287 32,069 Household industry workers 5,666 2,934 Other workers 250,845 42,028
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 802479 292,797 people within this district · Town including outgrowths
Census code 802475 134,426 people within this district · Town including outgrowths
Census code 802480 42,632 people within this district · Town
Census code 802477 30,347 people within this district · Town
Census code 802478 23,497 people within this district · Town
Census code 511185 13,882 people within this district · Census town
Census code 511285 12,628 people within this district · Census town
Census code 511287 11,957 people within this district · Census town
Census code 511183 10,215 people within this district · Census town
Census code 511289 9,735 people within this district · Town
Census code 511288 6,823 people within this district · Census town
Census code 511184 5,859 people within this district · Census town
Census code 802474 2,660 people within this district · Town
Census code 511286 2,634 people within this district · Census town
Census code 802476 535 people within this district · Town