District of Gujarat

Bharuch: 15.5 lakh people, one story

People
15,51,019
Area
6,509 km²
Literacy
81.51%
Sex ratio
925
Big number15.5 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 238 to every km².See the numbers →

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

Bharuch in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population15.5 lakh#18/26 in Gujarat
Area6,509 km²#12/26 in Gujarat
Population density238 per km²#19/26 in Gujarat▼ state 308
Sex ratio925 females per 1000 males#20/26 in Gujarat▲ state 919
Child sex ratio (0–6)920 girls per 1000 boys#9/26 in Gujarat▲ state 890
Literacy rate81.51%#8/26 in Gujarat▲ state 78.03
Female literacy75.09%#7/26 in Gujarat▲ state 69.68
Urban population33.8%#11/26 in Gujarat▼ state 42.6

People & society

81.5% can read. 925 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
87.585.8
Female literacy
75.169.7
Scheduled Castes
4.06.7
Scheduled Tribes
31.514.8
Living in towns
33.842.6

Gender literacy gap: 12.4 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 76.6%
  • Muslim 22.1%
  • Christian 0.6%
  • Sikh 0.1%
  • Jain 0.3%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    53 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    6.3 lakh workers, 40.4% of all people

    This district
    Gujarat
    • Cultivators 12.5%
    • Farm labourers 40.4%
    • Household industry 1.4%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 45.7%

      Schemes & development

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

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      64.162.8
      Latrine at home
      42.539.9
      Tap water
      52.548.0
      LPG / PNG
      25.226.6
      Phone
      44.647.9
      Television
      37.037.4
      Bicycle
      20.024.2
      Two-wheeler
      21.623.7

      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.