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Porbandar 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 585,449 people
Households 124,556 PCA households
Literacy rate 75.78% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 39.49% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 585,449 299,775 285,674 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 124,556 63,404 61,152 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 65,926 35,786 30,140 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 11.26% 11.94% 10.55% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 950 956 944 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 903 909 896 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 393,678 183,193 210,485 Literacy rate% 75.78% 69.39% 82.37% Male literacy rate% 83.45% 78.61% 88.43% Female literacy rate% 67.75% 59.82% 76% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 51,830 29,068 22,762 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 13,039 9,945 3,094 Total workersCensus workers 231,169 132,510 98,659 Work participation rate% 39.49% 44.2% 34.54% Main workersworked at least 6 months 195,437 106,890 88,547 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 35,732 25,620 10,112 Non-workerspeople 354,280 167,265 187,015
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
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What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 124,556 households and 585,449 residents. Urban residents made up 48.8% of the population. Rural residents made up 51.2%. Children aged 0–6 made up 11.26% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 83.45% for males and 67.75% for females. Of 231,169 workers, 84.54% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 54,807 10,895 Agricultural labourers 36,278 12,686 Household industry workers 1,847 524 Other workers 102,505 11,627
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 802522 152,760 people within this district · Town including outgrowths
Census code 802523 47,699 people within this district · Town
Census code 802524 46,018 people within this district · Town
Census code 514241 16,744 people within this district · Census town
Census code 802525 16,581 people within this district · Town
Census code 514303 5,872 people within this district · Census town