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district · Census 2011 · code 484

Panch Mahals 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.
Population2,390,776people
Households446,611PCA households
Literacy rate70.99%% of people aged 7+
Work participation45.91%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople2,390,7762,055,949334,827
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds446,611378,64867,963
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6361,311318,42942,882
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%15.11%15.49%12.81%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males949952929
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6932938892
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+1,440,8051,187,834252,971
Literacy rate%70.99%68.36%86.65%
Male literacy rate%82.51%80.89%92.05%
Female literacy rate%58.89%55.24%80.87%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople100,44683,08217,364
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople721,604697,57624,028
Total workersCensus workers1,097,507993,178104,329
Work participation rate%45.91%48.31%31.16%
Main workersworked at least 6 months685,141591,26593,876
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months412,366401,91310,453
Non-workerspeople1,293,2691,062,771230,498

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Sheet1! rows 1526, 1527, 1528; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 446,611 households and 2,390,776 residents.
  • Urban residents made up 14% of the population. Rural residents made up 86%.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 15.11% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 82.51% for males and 58.89% for females.
  • Of 1,097,507 workers, 62.43% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators366,14090,628
Agricultural labourers131,350244,688
Household industry workers5,8734,898
Other workers181,77872,152

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 802585

Godhra

143,644 people within this district · Town

Census code 802588

Halol

64,265 people within this district · Town including outgrowths

Census code 802583

Lunawada

36,954 people within this district · Town

Census code 802586

Kalol

32,084 people within this district · Town including outgrowths

Census code 802582

Santrampur

19,465 people within this district · Town

Census code 802584

Shehera

19,175 people within this district · Town

Census code 518647

Jafrabad

9,685 people within this district · Census town

Census code 518648

Vavdi Bujarg

9,107 people within this district · Census town

Census code 802587

Kalol

448 people within this district · Town