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Junagadh 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 2,743,082 people
Households 527,326 PCA households
Literacy rate 75.8% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 40.97% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 2,743,082 1,836,670 906,412 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 527,326 347,702 179,624 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 311,930 213,972 97,958 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 11.37% 11.65% 10.81% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 953 953 953 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 907 913 894 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 1,842,818 1,178,160 664,658 Literacy rate% 75.8% 72.61% 82.21% Male literacy rate% 84.38% 82.23% 88.7% Female literacy rate% 66.86% 62.57% 75.46% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 265,793 204,153 61,640 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 55,571 37,633 17,938 Total workersCensus workers 1,123,709 823,125 300,584 Work participation rate% 40.97% 44.82% 33.16% Main workersworked at least 6 months 942,709 667,416 275,293 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 181,000 155,709 25,291 Non-workerspeople 1,619,373 1,013,545 605,828
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 527,326 households and 2,743,082 residents. Urban residents made up 33.04% of the population. Rural residents made up 66.96%. Children aged 0–6 made up 11.37% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 84.38% for males and 66.86% for females. Of 1,123,709 workers, 83.89% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 300,899 66,412 Agricultural labourers 258,569 75,427 Household industry workers 7,436 2,209 Other workers 375,805 36,952
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 802529 319,462 people within this district · Municipal corporation
Census code 802535 171,121 people within this district · Town including outgrowths
Census code 802531 76,193 people within this district · Town
Census code 802532 69,779 people within this district · Town including outgrowths
Census code 802538 58,528 people within this district · Town
Census code 802537 41,492 people within this district · Town
Census code 802527 30,850 people within this district · Town
Census code 802536 26,132 people within this district · Town
Census code 802533 22,720 people within this district · Town
Census code 802534 21,060 people within this district · Town
Census code 802530 19,515 people within this district · Town
Census code 802526 15,291 people within this district · Town
Census code 515053 14,676 people within this district · Census town
Census code 802528 14,554 people within this district · Town
Census code 514522 5,039 people within this district · Census town