District of Gujarat

Rajkot: 38 lakh people, one story

People
38,04,558
Area
11,198 km²
Literacy
80.96%
Sex ratio
927
Top 3 in GujaratUrban population: 58.2%. Rank 3 of 26 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in GujaratArea: 11,198 km². Rank 3 of 26 districts.See the numbers →Big number38 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 340 to every km².See the numbers →

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RajkotGujarat

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

Rajkot in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population38 lakh#4/26 in Gujarat
Area11,198 km²#3/26 in Gujarat
Population density340 per km²#12/26 in Gujarat▲ state 308
Sex ratio927 females per 1000 males#18/26 in Gujarat▲ state 919
Child sex ratio (0–6)862 girls per 1000 boys#22/26 in Gujarat▼ state 890
Literacy rate80.96%#9/26 in Gujarat▲ state 78.03
Female literacy74.43%#8/26 in Gujarat▲ state 69.68
Urban population58.2%#3/26 in Gujarat▲ state 42.6

People & society

81.0% can read. 927 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
87.185.8
Female literacy
74.469.7
Scheduled Castes
7.66.7
Scheduled Tribes
0.614.8
Living in towns
58.242.6

Gender literacy gap: 12.6 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 89.3%
  • Muslim 9.5%
  • Christian 0.1%
  • Jain 0.9%

    Sectors at a glance

    38 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    14.8 lakh workers, 38.9% of all people

    This district
    Gujarat
    • Cultivators 23.6%
    • Farm labourers 14.5%
    • Household industry 1.6%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 60.3%

      Schemes & development

      Only 63% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      63.362.8
      Latrine at home
      46.039.9
      Tap water
      55.248.0
      LPG / PNG
      30.726.6
      Phone
      55.247.9
      Television
      48.437.4
      Bicycle
      30.124.2
      Two-wheeler
      36.323.7

      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.