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Jamnagar 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 2,160,119 people
Households 430,941 PCA households
Literacy rate 73.65% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 39.23% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 2,160,119 1,189,054 971,065 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 430,941 230,303 200,638 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 263,972 152,181 111,791 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 12.22% 12.8% 11.51% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 939 949 926 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 904 918 887 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 1,396,534 715,735 680,799 Literacy rate% 73.65% 69.03% 79.23% Male literacy rate% 81.5% 78.19% 85.45% Female literacy rate% 65.33% 59.42% 72.55% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 173,895 99,378 74,517 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 24,187 16,492 7,695 Total workersCensus workers 847,440 512,567 334,873 Work participation rate% 39.23% 43.11% 34.49% Main workersworked at least 6 months 721,253 422,619 298,634 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 126,187 89,948 36,239 Non-workerspeople 1,312,679 676,487 636,192
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 430,941 households and 2,160,119 residents. Urban residents made up 44.95% of the population. Rural residents made up 55.05%. Children aged 0–6 made up 12.22% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 81.5% for males and 65.33% for females. Of 847,440 workers, 85.11% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 226,459 37,859 Agricultural labourers 106,658 40,535 Household industry workers 8,392 2,967 Other workers 379,744 44,826
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 802516 600,943 people within this district · Town including outgrowths
Census code 802509 62,052 people within this district · Town
Census code 802512 41,734 people within this district · Town
Census code 802510 38,873 people within this district · Town
Census code 802511 33,246 people within this district · Town
Census code 802513 28,814 people within this district · Town
Census code 802518 28,314 people within this district · Town
Census code 802521 25,892 people within this district · Town
Census code 802517 25,883 people within this district · Town
Census code 802520 22,142 people within this district · Town
Census code 802519 19,777 people within this district · Town
Census code 513571 13,463 people within this district · Census town
Census code 802515 12,796 people within this district · Town
Census code 513486 10,508 people within this district · Census town
Census code 513672 6,161 people within this district · Census town
Census code 802514 467 people within this district · Town