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district · Census 2011 · code 486

Vadodara 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.
Population4,165,626people
Households877,106PCA households
Literacy rate78.92%% of people aged 7+
Work participation40.65%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople4,165,6262,099,8552,065,771
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds877,106417,600459,506
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6499,811288,758211,053
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%12%13.75%10.22%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males934948920
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6897926858
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+2,893,0801,228,6081,664,472
Literacy rate%78.92%67.84%89.74%
Male literacy rate%85.39%77.14%93.35%
Female literacy rate%72.03%58.07%85.85%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople221,62983,102138,527
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1,149,9011,040,599109,302
Total workersCensus workers1,693,473992,440701,033
Work participation rate%40.65%47.26%33.94%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,360,660712,860647,800
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months332,813279,58053,233
Non-workerspeople2,472,1531,107,4151,364,738

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Sheet1! rows 1532, 1533, 1534; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
Source access notes and archived workbooks

What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 877,106 households and 4,165,626 residents.
  • Urban residents made up 49.59% of the population. Rural residents made up 50.41%.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 85.39% for males and 72.03% for females.
  • Of 1,693,473 workers, 80.35% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators279,56332,563
Agricultural labourers343,509226,852
Household industry workers13,3764,304
Other workers724,21269,094

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 802596

Vadodara

1,752,371 people within this district · Town including outgrowths

Census code 802600

Dabhoi

51,240 people within this district · Town

Census code 802601

Padra

46,660 people within this district · Town including outgrowths

Census code 802602

Karjan

30,405 people within this district · Town

Census code 802599

Chhota Udaipur

25,787 people within this district · Town

Census code 802592

Savli

18,467 people within this district · Town

Census code 519911

Undera

16,902 people within this district · Census town

Census code 520023

Vaghodia

16,604 people within this district · Census town

Census code 520919

Bodeli

12,184 people within this district · Census town

Census code 519907

Ranoli

11,726 people within this district · Census town

Census code 519909

Bajwa

9,611 people within this district · Census town

Census code 520513

Kavant

9,553 people within this district · Census town

Census code 520918

Alikherva

8,951 people within this district · Census town

Census code 519906

Nandesari

8,290 people within this district · Census town

Census code 520732

Nasvadi

8,076 people within this district · Census town

Census code 520236

Jetpur

7,864 people within this district · Census town

Census code 520022

Jarod

7,200 people within this district · Census town

Census code 519908

Karachiya

7,103 people within this district · Census town

Census code 519912

Tarsali

4,929 people within this district · Census town

Census code 802593

Nandesari

3,679 people within this district · Town

Census code 519910

Jawaharnagar

3,417 people within this district · Town

Census code 802595

GSFC Complex

2,242 people within this district · Town

Census code 802597

Por-Ramangamdi

311 people within this district · Town

Census code 802598

Vaghodia

248 people within this district · Town