District of Gujarat

Banas Kantha: 31.2 lakh people, one story

People
31,20,506
Area
10,743 km²
Literacy
65.32%
Sex ratio
938
Lowest in GujaratHomes with electricity (2011): 49.4 % of households. Rank 26 of 26.See the numbers →Top 3 in GujaratScheduled Castes: 10.5 % of people. Rank 3 of 26 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in GujaratLiteracy rate: 65.32%. Rank 25 of 26.See the numbers →Lowest in GujaratFemale literacy: 51.75%. Rank 25 of 26.See the numbers →

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Banas KanthaGujarat

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

Banas Kantha in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population31.2 lakh#5/26 in Gujarat
Area10,743 km²#4/26 in Gujarat
Population density290 per km²#15/26 in Gujarat▼ state 308
Sex ratio938 females per 1000 males#13/26 in Gujarat▲ state 919
Child sex ratio (0–6)898 girls per 1000 boys#14/26 in Gujarat▲ state 890
Literacy rate65.32%#25/26 in Gujarat▼ state 78.03
Female literacy51.75%#25/26 in Gujarat▼ state 69.68
Urban population13.3%#22/26 in Gujarat▼ state 42.6

People & society

65.3% can read. 938 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
78.285.8
Female literacy
51.769.7
Scheduled Castes
10.56.7
Scheduled Tribes
9.114.8
Living in towns
13.342.6

Gender literacy gap: 26.4 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 92.6%
  • Muslim 6.8%
  • Jain 0.4%

    Sectors at a glance

    66 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    12.5 lakh workers, 40.0% of all people

    This district
    Gujarat
    • Cultivators 38.1%
    • Farm labourers 28.1%
    • Household industry 0.9%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 32.9%

      Schemes & development

      Only 49% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      49.462.8
      Latrine at home
      18.239.9
      Tap water
      43.348.0
      LPG / PNG
      10.526.6
      Phone
      46.047.9
      Television
      18.037.4
      Bicycle
      9.424.2
      Two-wheeler
      8.523.7

      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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