District of Gujarat

Sabar Kantha: 24.3 lakh people, one story

People
24,28,589
Area
7,394 km²
Literacy
75.79%
Sex ratio
952
Big number24.3 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 328 to every km².See the numbers →

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Sabar KanthaGujarat

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

Sabar Kantha in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population24.3 lakh#8/26 in Gujarat
Area7,394 km²#11/26 in Gujarat
Population density328 per km²#13/26 in Gujarat▲ state 308
Sex ratio952 females per 1000 males#8/26 in Gujarat▲ state 919
Child sex ratio (0–6)903 girls per 1000 boys#12/26 in Gujarat▲ state 890
Literacy rate75.79%#13/26 in Gujarat▼ state 78.03
Female literacy64.69%#18/26 in Gujarat▼ state 69.68
Urban population15.0%#20/26 in Gujarat▼ state 42.6

People & society

75.8% can read. 952 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
86.485.8
Female literacy
64.769.7
Scheduled Castes
7.76.7
Scheduled Tribes
22.314.8
Living in towns
15.042.6

Gender literacy gap: 21.8 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 93.1%
  • Muslim 6.1%
  • Christian 0.3%
  • Jain 0.5%

    Sectors at a glance

    65 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    10.8 lakh workers, 44.7% of all people

    This district
    Gujarat
    • Cultivators 33.8%
    • Farm labourers 30.8%
    • Household industry 1.0%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 34.4%

      Schemes & development

      Only 66% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      65.962.8
      Latrine at home
      27.439.9
      Tap water
      44.248.0
      LPG / PNG
      14.926.6
      Phone
      40.547.9
      Television
      27.237.4
      Bicycle
      16.824.2
      Two-wheeler
      18.423.7

      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.