District of Gujarat

Kachchh: 20.9 lakh people, one story

People
20,92,371
Area
45,674 km²
Literacy
70.59%
Sex ratio
908
#1 in GujaratScheduled Castes: 12.4 % of people. Rank 1 of 26 districts.See the numbers →#1 in GujaratArea: 45,674 km². Rank 1 of 26 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in GujaratPopulation density: 46 per km². Rank 26 of 26.See the numbers →Big number20.9 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 46 to every km².See the numbers →

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KachchhGujarat

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

Kachchh in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population20.9 lakh#14/26 in Gujarat
Area45,674 km²#1/26 in Gujarat
Population density46 per km²#26/26 in Gujarat▼ state 308
Sex ratio908 females per 1000 males#24/26 in Gujarat▼ state 919
Child sex ratio (0–6)921 girls per 1000 boys#8/26 in Gujarat▲ state 890
Literacy rate70.59%#23/26 in Gujarat▼ state 78.03
Female literacy60.87%#23/26 in Gujarat▼ state 69.68
Urban population34.8%#10/26 in Gujarat▼ state 42.6

People & society

70.6% can read. 908 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
79.485.8
Female literacy
60.969.7
Scheduled Castes
12.46.7
Scheduled Tribes
1.214.8
Living in towns
34.842.6

Gender literacy gap: 18.5 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 76.9%
  • Muslim 21.1%
  • Christian 0.3%
  • Sikh 0.3%
  • Jain 1.2%
  • Other / not stated 0.1%

    Sectors at a glance

    37 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    7.8 lakh workers, 37.1% of all people

    This district
    Gujarat
    • Cultivators 13.6%
    • Farm labourers 23.7%
    • Household industry 1.4%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 61.3%

      Schemes & development

      Only 55% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      54.662.8
      Latrine at home
      37.939.9
      Tap water
      49.748.0
      LPG / PNG
      18.926.6
      Phone
      45.947.9
      Television
      33.937.4
      Bicycle
      11.324.2
      Two-wheeler
      19.023.7

      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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        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.