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The Dangs 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 228,291 people
Households 44,699 PCA households
Literacy rate 75.16% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 51.8% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 228,291 203,604 24,687 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 44,699 39,889 4,810 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 40,743 37,988 2,755 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 17.85% 18.66% 11.16% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 1,006 1,002 1,038 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 964 967 931 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 140,968 121,597 19,371 Literacy rate% 75.16% 73.42% 88.32% Male literacy rate% 83.06% 81.8% 92.79% Female literacy rate% 67.38% 65.12% 84.08% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 992 151 841 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 216,073 200,138 15,935 Total workersCensus workers 118,257 110,886 7,371 Work participation rate% 51.8% 54.46% 29.86% Main workersworked at least 6 months 88,038 81,533 6,505 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 30,219 29,353 866 Non-workerspeople 110,034 92,718 17,316
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What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 44,699 households and 228,291 residents. Urban residents made up 10.81% of the population. Rural residents made up 89.19%. Children aged 0–6 made up 17.85% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 83.06% for males and 67.38% for females. Of 118,257 workers, 74.45% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 54,775 9,786 Agricultural labourers 22,131 18,355 Household industry workers 758 414 Other workers 10,374 1,664
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 522843 15,004 people within this district · Census town
Census code 522842 6,715 people within this district · Census town
Census code 802613 2,968 people within this district · Town