District of Gujarat

Gandhinagar: 13.9 lakh people, one story

People
13,91,753
Area
2,140 km²
Literacy
84.16%
Sex ratio
923
Lowest in GujaratArea: 2,140 km². Rank 25 of 26.See the numbers →Big number13.9 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 650 to every km².See the numbers →

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GandhinagarGujarat

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

Gandhinagar in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population13.9 lakh#20/26 in Gujarat
Area2,140 km²#25/26 in Gujarat
Population density650 per km²#4/26 in Gujarat▲ state 308
Sex ratio923 females per 1000 males#22/26 in Gujarat▲ state 919
Child sex ratio (0–6)847 girls per 1000 boys#24/26 in Gujarat▼ state 890
Literacy rate84.16%#4/26 in Gujarat▲ state 78.03
Female literacy75.76%#5/26 in Gujarat▲ state 69.68
Urban population43.2%#7/26 in Gujarat▲ state 42.6

People & society

84.2% can read. 923 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
92.085.8
Female literacy
75.869.7
Scheduled Castes
7.86.7
Scheduled Tribes
1.314.8
Living in towns
43.242.6

Gender literacy gap: 16.3 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 94.8%
  • Muslim 4.1%
  • Christian 0.2%
  • Sikh 0.1%
  • Jain 0.5%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    44 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    5.3 lakh workers, 38.4% of all people

    This district
    Gujarat
    • Cultivators 19.5%
    • Farm labourers 24.2%
    • Household industry 1.6%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 54.7%

      Schemes & development

      Only 61% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      60.662.8
      Latrine at home
      39.539.9
      Tap water
      59.448.0
      LPG / PNG
      30.626.6
      Phone
      47.347.9
      Television
      41.237.4
      Bicycle
      28.124.2
      Two-wheeler
      24.723.7

      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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