District of Gujarat

Ahmadabad: 72.1 lakh people, one story

People
72,14,225
Area
8,107 km²
Literacy
85.31%
Sex ratio
904
#1 in GujaratUrban population: 84.0%. Rank 1 of 26 districts.See the numbers →#1 in GujaratPopulation: 72,14,225. Rank 1 of 26 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in GujaratPopulation density: 890 per km². Rank 2 of 26 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in GujaratLiteracy rate: 85.31%. Rank 2 of 26 districts.See the numbers →

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AhmadabadGujarat

The history, places and schemes of Ahmadabad are being written. Everything below comes from Census 2011, so it is already exam-ready.

Ahmadabad in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population72.1 lakh#1/26 in Gujarat
Area8,107 km²#8/26 in Gujarat
Population density890 per km²#2/26 in Gujarat▲ state 308
Sex ratio904 females per 1000 males#25/26 in Gujarat▼ state 919
Child sex ratio (0–6)857 girls per 1000 boys#23/26 in Gujarat▼ state 890
Literacy rate85.31%#2/26 in Gujarat▲ state 78.03
Female literacy79.35%#2/26 in Gujarat▲ state 69.68
Urban population84.0%#1/26 in Gujarat▲ state 42.6

People & society

85.3% can read. 904 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
90.785.8
Female literacy
79.469.7
Scheduled Castes
10.56.7
Scheduled Tribes
1.214.8
Living in towns
84.042.6

Gender literacy gap: 11.4 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 83.8%
  • Muslim 12.2%
  • Christian 0.7%
  • Sikh 0.2%
  • Jain 2.9%
  • Other / not stated 0.1%

    Sectors at a glance

    16 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    25.9 lakh workers, 36.0% of all people

    This district
    Gujarat
    • Cultivators 5.5%
    • Farm labourers 10.4%
    • Household industry 2.1%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 82.0%

      Schemes & development

      Only 66% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      66.262.8
      Latrine at home
      56.439.9
      Tap water
      57.648.0
      LPG / PNG
      43.926.6
      Phone
      54.447.9
      Television
      52.737.4
      Bicycle
      31.024.2
      Two-wheeler
      31.523.7

      This is the 2011 baseline. Schemes like Saubhagya, Ujjwala, Swachh Bharat and Har Ghar Jal came to close exactly these gaps.

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        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.