District of Gujarat

Bhavnagar: 28.8 lakh people, one story

People
28,80,365
Area
10,034 km²
Literacy
75.52%
Sex ratio
933
Top 3 in GujaratHomes with electricity (2011): 67.3 % of households. Rank 2 of 26 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in GujaratScheduled Tribes: 0.3 % of people. Rank 26 of 26.See the numbers →Big number28.8 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 287 to every km².See the numbers →

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BhavnagarGujarat

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

Bhavnagar in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population28.8 lakh#6/26 in Gujarat
Area10,034 km²#6/26 in Gujarat
Population density287 per km²#16/26 in Gujarat▼ state 308
Sex ratio933 females per 1000 males#16/26 in Gujarat▲ state 919
Child sex ratio (0–6)891 girls per 1000 boys#18/26 in Gujarat▲ state 890
Literacy rate75.52%#15/26 in Gujarat▼ state 78.03
Female literacy66.08%#16/26 in Gujarat▼ state 69.68
Urban population41.1%#8/26 in Gujarat▼ state 42.6

People & society

75.5% can read. 933 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
84.485.8
Female literacy
66.169.7
Scheduled Castes
5.56.7
Scheduled Tribes
0.314.8
Living in towns
41.142.6

Gender literacy gap: 18.3 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 91.4%
  • Muslim 7.4%
  • Christian 0.1%
  • Jain 0.9%

    Sectors at a glance

    49 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    11.5 lakh workers, 39.9% of all people

    This district
    Gujarat
    • Cultivators 20.1%
    • Farm labourers 29.0%
    • Household industry 1.6%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 49.3%

      Schemes & development

      Only 67% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      67.362.8
      Latrine at home
      39.339.9
      Tap water
      52.548.0
      LPG / PNG
      23.026.6
      Phone
      53.847.9
      Television
      39.437.4
      Bicycle
      32.124.2
      Two-wheeler
      27.023.7

      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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