District of Gujarat

Dohad: 21.3 lakh people, one story

People
21,27,086
Area
3,642 km²
Literacy
58.82%
Sex ratio
990
Lowest in GujaratLiteracy rate: 58.82%. Rank 26 of 26.See the numbers →Lowest in GujaratFemale literacy: 47.65%. Rank 26 of 26.See the numbers →Lowest in GujaratUrban population: 9.0%. Rank 26 of 26.See the numbers →Top 3 in GujaratSex ratio: 990 females per 1000 males. Rank 3 of 26 districts.See the numbers →

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DohadGujarat

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

Dohad in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population21.3 lakh#12/26 in Gujarat
Area3,642 km²#18/26 in Gujarat
Population density584 per km²#6/26 in Gujarat▲ state 308
Sex ratio990 females per 1000 males#3/26 in Gujarat▲ state 919
Child sex ratio (0–6)948 girls per 1000 boys#3/26 in Gujarat▲ state 890
Literacy rate58.82%#26/26 in Gujarat▼ state 78.03
Female literacy47.65%#26/26 in Gujarat▼ state 69.68
Urban population9.0%#26/26 in Gujarat▼ state 42.6

People & society

58.8% can read. 990 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
70.085.8
Female literacy
47.669.7
Scheduled Castes
1.96.7
Scheduled Tribes
74.314.8
Living in towns
9.042.6

Gender literacy gap: 22.4 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 96.2%
  • Muslim 3.1%
  • Christian 0.5%
  • Jain 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    83 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    10 lakh workers, 47.0% of all people

    This district
    Gujarat
    • Cultivators 38.9%
    • Farm labourers 43.9%
    • Household industry 0.9%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 16.3%

      Schemes & development

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

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      64.062.8
      Latrine at home
      11.539.9
      Tap water
      8.648.0
      LPG / PNG
      7.426.6
      Phone
      40.447.9
      Television
      10.937.4
      Bicycle
      16.324.2
      Two-wheeler
      10.823.7

      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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        Sources

        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.