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district · Census 2011 · code 480

Amreli 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.
Population1,514,190people
Households294,837PCA households
Literacy rate74.25%% of people aged 7+
Work participation43.4%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople1,514,1901,127,555386,635
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds294,837219,04175,796
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6173,555131,32142,234
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%11.46%11.65%10.92%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males964969948
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6886891870
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+995,459715,043280,416
Literacy rate%74.25%71.77%81.42%
Male literacy rate%82.21%80.49%87.11%
Female literacy rate%66.09%62.88%75.48%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople132,915109,35123,564
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople7,3224,1403,182
Total workersCensus workers657,139524,713132,426
Work participation rate%43.4%46.54%34.25%
Main workersworked at least 6 months529,153409,400119,753
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months127,986115,31312,673
Non-workerspeople857,051602,842254,209

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Sheet1! rows 1514, 1515, 1516; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 294,837 households and 1,514,190 residents.
  • Urban residents made up 25.53% of the population. Rural residents made up 74.47%.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.46% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 82.21% for males and 66.09% for females.
  • Of 657,139 workers, 80.52% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators185,00447,122
Agricultural labourers149,56360,372
Household industry workers4,5911,492
Other workers189,99519,000

The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.

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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 802542

Amreli

117,967 people within this district · Town including outgrowths

Census code 802545

Savarkundla

78,354 people within this district · Town

Census code 802547

Rajula

38,489 people within this district · Town

Census code 802543

Bagasara

34,521 people within this district · Town

Census code 802546

Jafrabad

27,167 people within this district · Town

Census code 802539

Babra

25,270 people within this district · Town

Census code 802540

Lathi

21,173 people within this district · Town

Census code 802544

Chalala

16,721 people within this district · Town

Census code 802541

Damnagar

16,614 people within this district · Town

Census code 515569

Lilia

10,359 people within this district · Census town