District of Gujarat

Mahesana: 20.4 lakh people, one story

People
20,35,064
Area
4,401 km²
Literacy
83.61%
Sex ratio
926
Lowest in GujaratChild sex ratio (0–6): 842 girls per 1000 boys. Rank 25 of 26.See the numbers →Lowest in GujaratScheduled Tribes: 0.5 % of people. Rank 25 of 26.See the numbers →Big number20.4 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 462 to every km².See the numbers →

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MahesanaGujarat

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

Mahesana in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population20.4 lakh#15/26 in Gujarat
Area4,401 km²#16/26 in Gujarat
Population density462 per km²#10/26 in Gujarat▲ state 308
Sex ratio926 females per 1000 males#19/26 in Gujarat▲ state 919
Child sex ratio (0–6)842 girls per 1000 boys#25/26 in Gujarat▼ state 890
Literacy rate83.61%#6/26 in Gujarat▲ state 78.03
Female literacy75.32%#6/26 in Gujarat▲ state 69.68
Urban population25.3%#17/26 in Gujarat▼ state 42.6

People & society

83.6% can read. 926 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
91.485.8
Female literacy
75.369.7
Scheduled Castes
8.06.7
Scheduled Tribes
0.514.8
Living in towns
25.342.6

Gender literacy gap: 16.1 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 92.7%
  • Muslim 6.7%
  • Jain 0.3%
  • Other / not stated 0.1%

    Sectors at a glance

    53 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    8.1 lakh workers, 39.9% of all people

    This district
    Gujarat
    • Cultivators 23.4%
    • Farm labourers 29.9%
    • Household industry 1.3%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 45.4%

      Schemes & development

      Only 58% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      58.462.8
      Latrine at home
      35.339.9
      Tap water
      57.048.0
      LPG / PNG
      27.426.6
      Phone
      45.747.9
      Television
      37.237.4
      Bicycle
      21.824.2
      Two-wheeler
      18.123.7

      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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