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Kheda 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 2,299,885 people
Households 466,856 PCA households
Literacy rate 82.65% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 40.61% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 2,299,885 1,776,276 523,609 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 466,856 359,691 107,165 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 291,133 232,225 58,908 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 12.66% 13.07% 11.25% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 940 941 935 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 896 903 867 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 1,660,243 1,257,241 403,002 Literacy rate% 82.65% 81.42% 86.72% Male literacy rate% 91.31% 91.08% 92.08% Female literacy rate% 73.49% 71.22% 81.06% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 115,631 86,794 28,837 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 40,336 27,275 13,061 Total workersCensus workers 933,983 758,080 175,903 Work participation rate% 40.61% 42.68% 33.59% Main workersworked at least 6 months 722,134 568,726 153,408 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 211,849 189,354 22,495 Non-workerspeople 1,365,902 1,018,196 347,706
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 466,856 households and 2,299,885 residents. Urban residents made up 22.77% of the population. Rural residents made up 77.23%. Children aged 0–6 made up 12.66% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.31% for males and 73.49% for females. Of 933,983 workers, 77.32% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 221,856 17,385 Agricultural labourers 239,743 120,099 Household industry workers 8,474 3,981 Other workers 252,061 70,384
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 802576 225,071 people within this district · Town including outgrowths
Census code 802571 49,308 people within this district · Town
Census code 802577 39,581 people within this district · Town
Census code 802572 39,330 people within this district · Town
Census code 802574 35,368 people within this district · Town
Census code 802581 25,658 people within this district · Town including outgrowths
Census code 802575 25,575 people within this district · Town
Census code 802573 22,071 people within this district · Town
Census code 802578 17,881 people within this district · Town
Census code 802579 17,722 people within this district · Town
Census code 802580 15,806 people within this district · Town
Census code 517318 10,238 people within this district · Census town