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Bhavnagar 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 2,880,365 people
Households 538,605 PCA households
Literacy rate 75.52% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 39.95% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 2,880,365 1,697,964 1,182,401 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 538,605 302,370 236,235 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 381,470 241,228 140,242 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 13.24% 14.21% 11.86% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 933 954 903 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 891 906 865 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 1,887,255 1,029,936 857,319 Literacy rate% 75.52% 70.7% 82.26% Male literacy rate% 84.39% 81.51% 88.31% Female literacy rate% 66.08% 59.47% 75.6% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 157,034 88,671 68,363 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 9,110 3,408 5,702 Total workersCensus workers 1,150,632 734,033 416,599 Work participation rate% 39.95% 43.23% 35.23% Main workersworked at least 6 months 992,140 608,968 383,172 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 158,492 125,065 33,427 Non-workerspeople 1,729,733 963,931 765,802
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 538,605 households and 2,880,365 residents. Urban residents made up 41.05% of the population. Rural residents made up 58.95%. Children aged 0–6 made up 13.24% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 84.39% for males and 66.08% for females. Of 1,150,632 workers, 86.23% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 204,915 26,881 Agricultural labourers 252,904 81,121 Household industry workers 14,129 3,867 Other workers 520,192 46,623
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 802551 605,882 people within this district · Town including outgrowths
Census code 802548 130,327 people within this district · Town
Census code 802557 98,519 people within this district · Town including outgrowths
Census code 802554 64,497 people within this district · Town
Census code 802552 54,547 people within this district · Town
Census code 802553 33,949 people within this district · Town
Census code 802550 29,872 people within this district · Town
Census code 802555 27,822 people within this district · Town
Census code 802556 18,480 people within this district · Town
Census code 802549 15,852 people within this district · Town
Census code 516183 14,448 people within this district · Census town
Census code 516334 12,208 people within this district · Census town
Census code 516285 11,795 people within this district · Census town
Census code 516284 11,354 people within this district · Census town
Census code 516283 9,467 people within this district · Census town
Census code 516804 8,677 people within this district · Census town
Census code 516672 8,309 people within this district · Census town
Census code 516225 8,044 people within this district · Census town
Census code 516226 7,560 people within this district · Census town
Census code 516414 6,027 people within this district · Census town
Census code 516286 4,765 people within this district · Census town