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Gandhidham population.Households, literacy and work. Primary Census Abstract for this town in Gujarat, using 2011 geography.
Historical geographic unit. Census 2011 town boundary and classification. The primary total is the single published town row. This is not a present-day population or an urban-agglomeration total.
Population 247,992 people
Households 54,565 PCA households
Literacy rate 81.8% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 36.14% % of all residents
Population, children, literacy and work by sex Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Males Females Populationpeople 247,992 131,484 116,508 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 32,757 17,135 15,622 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 176,060 100,576 75,484 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 81.8% 87.96% 74.82% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 50,479 26,137 24,342 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 4,081 2,115 1,966 Total workersCensus workers 89,634 76,072 13,562 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 36.14% 57.86% 11.64% Main workersworked at least 6 months 83,376 72,015 11,361 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 6,258 4,057 2,201 Non-workerspeople 158,358 55,412 102,946
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 54,565 households and 247,992 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 13.21% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 87.96% for males and 74.82% for females. Of 89,634 workers, 93.02% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 181 110 Agricultural labourers 364 50 Household industry workers 1,195 190 Other workers 81,636 5,908
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Source components of this town Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Published component District code Subdistrict code People Gandhidham (M) 468 03731 247,992
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.