District of Gujarat

Amreli: 15.1 lakh people, one story

People
15,14,190
Area
7,397 km²
Literacy
74.25%
Sex ratio
964
Big number15.1 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 205 to every km².See the numbers →

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AmreliGujarat

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

Amreli in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population15.1 lakh#19/26 in Gujarat
Area7,397 km²#10/26 in Gujarat
Population density205 per km²#22/26 in Gujarat▼ state 308
Sex ratio964 females per 1000 males#4/26 in Gujarat▲ state 919
Child sex ratio (0–6)886 girls per 1000 boys#20/26 in Gujarat▼ state 890
Literacy rate74.25%#17/26 in Gujarat▼ state 78.03
Female literacy66.09%#15/26 in Gujarat▼ state 69.68
Urban population25.5%#16/26 in Gujarat▼ state 42.6

People & society

74.3% can read. 964 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
82.285.8
Female literacy
66.169.7
Scheduled Castes
8.86.7
Scheduled Tribes
0.514.8
Living in towns
25.542.6

Gender literacy gap: 16.1 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 93.1%
  • Muslim 6.5%
  • Jain 0.1%

    Sectors at a glance

    67 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    6.6 lakh workers, 43.4% of all people

    This district
    Gujarat
    • Cultivators 35.3%
    • Farm labourers 31.9%
    • Household industry 0.9%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 31.8%

      Schemes & development

      Only 64% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      63.562.8
      Latrine at home
      40.239.9
      Tap water
      46.548.0
      LPG / PNG
      18.726.6
      Phone
      51.647.9
      Television
      38.237.4
      Bicycle
      22.424.2
      Two-wheeler
      26.523.7

      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.