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Town · Census 2011 · code 802616

Gandevi 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.
Population16,827people
Households3,755PCA households
Literacy rate87.9%% of people aged 7+
Work participation38.27%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople16,8278,4738,354
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,586828758
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+13,3977,0166,381
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+87.9%91.77%84%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople425215210
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople4,2462,0492,197
Total workersCensus workers6,4394,9421,497
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population38.27%58.33%17.92%
Main workersworked at least 6 months5,8464,5931,253
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months593349244
Non-workerspeople10,3883,5316,857

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 18676; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,755 households and 16,827 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.43% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.77% for males and 84% for females.
  • Of 6,439 workers, 90.79% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators12610
Agricultural labourers698189
Household industry workers8315
Other workers4,939379

The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.

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Source components of this town

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Published componentDistrict codeSubdistrict codePeople
Gandevi (M)4900392416,827

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.