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Surendranagar 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 1,756,268 people
Households 343,213 PCA households
Literacy rate 72.13% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 41.2% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 1,756,268 1,259,352 496,916 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 343,213 240,804 102,409 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 240,011 184,063 55,948 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 13.67% 14.62% 11.26% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 930 939 908 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 896 906 864 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 1,093,626 730,703 362,923 Literacy rate% 72.13% 67.95% 82.3% Male literacy rate% 82.11% 79.15% 89.21% Female literacy rate% 61.45% 56.1% 74.74% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 179,461 128,019 51,442 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 21,453 19,313 2,140 Total workersCensus workers 723,500 555,696 167,804 Work participation rate% 41.2% 44.13% 33.77% Main workersworked at least 6 months 586,364 431,905 154,459 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 137,136 123,791 13,345 Non-workerspeople 1,032,768 703,656 329,112
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Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 343,213 households and 1,756,268 residents. Urban residents made up 28.29% of the population. Rural residents made up 71.71%. Children aged 0–6 made up 13.67% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 82.11% for males and 61.45% for females. Of 723,500 workers, 81.05% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 166,352 18,883 Agricultural labourers 180,888 89,973 Household industry workers 7,151 2,367 Other workers 231,973 25,913
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 802493 177,851 people within this district · Town
Census code 802494 75,755 people within this district · Town
Census code 802491 75,133 people within this district · Town
Census code 802497 42,769 people within this district · Town
Census code 802495 42,351 people within this district · Town
Census code 802490 32,024 people within this district · Town
Census code 802496 21,364 people within this district · Town
Census code 802492 17,725 people within this district · Town
Census code 512159 11,944 people within this district · Census town