District of Gujarat

Patan: 13.4 lakh people, one story

People
13,43,734
Area
5,792 km²
Literacy
72.30%
Sex ratio
935
Big number13.4 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 232 to every km².See the numbers →

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

Patan in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population13.4 lakh#21/26 in Gujarat
Area5,792 km²#13/26 in Gujarat
Population density232 per km²#20/26 in Gujarat▼ state 308
Sex ratio935 females per 1000 males#14/26 in Gujarat▲ state 919
Child sex ratio (0–6)890 girls per 1000 boys#19/26 in Gujarat▲ state 890
Literacy rate72.30%#20/26 in Gujarat▼ state 78.03
Female literacy61.05%#22/26 in Gujarat▼ state 69.68
Urban population20.9%#19/26 in Gujarat▼ state 42.6

People & society

72.3% can read. 935 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
82.985.8
Female literacy
61.069.7
Scheduled Castes
9.26.7
Scheduled Tribes
1.014.8
Living in towns
20.942.6

Gender literacy gap: 21.9 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 88.9%
  • Muslim 10.6%
  • Jain 0.3%

    Sectors at a glance

    66 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    5.5 lakh workers, 41.3% of all people

    This district
    Gujarat
    • Cultivators 24.6%
    • Farm labourers 40.9%
    • Household industry 1.2%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 33.3%

      Schemes & development

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

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      55.362.8
      Latrine at home
      30.739.9
      Tap water
      57.748.0
      LPG / PNG
      16.426.6
      Phone
      43.847.9
      Television
      26.737.4
      Bicycle
      16.424.2
      Two-wheeler
      10.223.7

      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.