District of Gujarat

Narmada: 5.9 lakh people, one story

People
5,90,297
Area
2,817 km²
Literacy
72.31%
Sex ratio
961
Top 3 in GujaratWorkers in farming: 85.1 % of workers. Rank 2 of 26 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in GujaratScheduled Tribes: 81.6 % of people. Rank 3 of 26 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in GujaratHousehold industry workers: 0.9 % of workers. Rank 25 of 26.See the numbers →Big number5.9 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 210 to every km².See the numbers →

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NarmadaGujarat

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

Narmada in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population5.9 lakh#24/26 in Gujarat
Area2,817 km²#22/26 in Gujarat
Population density210 per km²#21/26 in Gujarat▼ state 308
Sex ratio961 females per 1000 males#6/26 in Gujarat▲ state 919
Child sex ratio (0–6)941 girls per 1000 boys#4/26 in Gujarat▲ state 890
Literacy rate72.31%#19/26 in Gujarat▼ state 78.03
Female literacy63.09%#19/26 in Gujarat▼ state 69.68
Urban population10.5%#24/26 in Gujarat▼ state 42.6

People & society

72.3% can read. 961 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
81.285.8
Female literacy
63.169.7
Scheduled Castes
1.56.7
Scheduled Tribes
81.614.8
Living in towns
10.542.6

Gender literacy gap: 18.1 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 94.8%
  • Muslim 3.8%
  • Christian 0.7%
  • Other / not stated 0.5%

    Sectors at a glance

    85 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    2.9 lakh workers, 49.9% of all people

    This district
    Gujarat
    • Cultivators 21.3%
    • Farm labourers 63.8%
    • Household industry 0.9%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 14.0%

      Schemes & development

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

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      63.662.8
      Latrine at home
      17.039.9
      Tap water
      25.848.0
      LPG / PNG
      8.126.6
      Phone
      27.347.9
      Television
      19.537.4
      Bicycle
      18.324.2
      Two-wheeler
      11.723.7

      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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