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Ahmadabad 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 7,214,225 people
Households 1,510,134 PCA households
Literacy rate 85.31% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 35.97% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 7,214,225 1,151,178 6,063,047 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 1,510,134 228,482 1,281,652 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 842,518 161,607 680,911 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 11.68% 14.04% 11.23% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 904 933 899 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 857 894 848 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 5,435,760 703,078 4,732,682 Literacy rate% 85.31% 71.05% 87.93% Male literacy rate% 90.74% 82.89% 92.16% Female literacy rate% 79.35% 58.44% 83.27% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 759,483 118,502 640,981 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 89,138 16,749 72,389 Total workersCensus workers 2,594,952 473,224 2,121,728 Work participation rate% 35.97% 41.11% 34.99% Main workersworked at least 6 months 2,332,409 374,763 1,957,646 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 262,543 98,461 164,082 Non-workerspeople 4,619,273 677,954 3,941,319
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 1,510,134 households and 7,214,225 residents. Urban residents made up 84.04% of the population. Rural residents made up 15.96%. Children aged 0–6 made up 11.68% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.74% for males and 79.35% for females. Of 2,594,952 workers, 89.88% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 127,916 14,754 Agricultural labourers 191,480 77,474 Household industry workers 42,553 12,323 Other workers 1,970,460 157,992
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 802484 5,633,927 people within this district · Town including outgrowths
Census code 802482 95,890 people within this district · Town including outgrowths
Census code 802486 80,945 people within this district · Town including outgrowths
Census code 802481 55,821 people within this district · Town
Census code 802487 42,458 people within this district · Town including outgrowths
Census code 511685 37,635 people within this district · Census town
Census code 802489 32,475 people within this district · Town
Census code 802485 19,690 people within this district · Town
Census code 802488 17,951 people within this district · Town
Census code 511845 16,944 people within this district · Census town
Census code 511686 12,547 people within this district · Census town
Census code 511687 9,176 people within this district · Census town
Census code 802483 7,588 people within this district · Town