District of Gujarat

Panch Mahals: 23.9 lakh people, one story

People
23,90,776
Area
5,231 km²
Literacy
70.99%
Sex ratio
949
#1 in GujaratHomes with electricity (2011): 70.3 % of households. Rank 1 of 26 districts.See the numbers →Big number23.9 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 457 to every km².See the numbers →

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Panch MahalsGujarat

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

Panch Mahals in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population23.9 lakh#9/26 in Gujarat
Area5,231 km²#14/26 in Gujarat
Population density457 per km²#11/26 in Gujarat▲ state 308
Sex ratio949 females per 1000 males#10/26 in Gujarat▲ state 919
Child sex ratio (0–6)932 girls per 1000 boys#5/26 in Gujarat▲ state 890
Literacy rate70.99%#22/26 in Gujarat▼ state 78.03
Female literacy58.89%#24/26 in Gujarat▼ state 69.68
Urban population14.0%#21/26 in Gujarat▼ state 42.6

People & society

71.0% can read. 949 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
82.585.8
Female literacy
58.969.7
Scheduled Castes
4.26.7
Scheduled Tribes
30.214.8
Living in towns
14.042.6

Gender literacy gap: 23.6 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 92.9%
  • Muslim 6.6%
  • Christian 0.1%
  • Jain 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    76 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    11 lakh workers, 45.9% of all people

    This district
    Gujarat
    • Cultivators 41.6%
    • Farm labourers 34.3%
    • Household industry 1.0%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 23.1%

      Schemes & development

      Only 70% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      70.362.8
      Latrine at home
      21.439.9
      Tap water
      21.448.0
      LPG / PNG
      10.426.6
      Phone
      37.947.9
      Television
      16.037.4
      Bicycle
      21.224.2
      Two-wheeler
      12.823.7

      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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