District of Gujarat

Surendranagar: 17.6 lakh people, one story

People
17,56,268
Area
10,423 km²
Literacy
72.13%
Sex ratio
930
Big number17.6 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 168 to every km².See the numbers →

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SurendranagarGujarat

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

Surendranagar in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population17.6 lakh#16/26 in Gujarat
Area10,423 km²#5/26 in Gujarat
Population density168 per km²#23/26 in Gujarat▼ state 308
Sex ratio930 females per 1000 males#17/26 in Gujarat▲ state 919
Child sex ratio (0–6)896 girls per 1000 boys#16/26 in Gujarat▲ state 890
Literacy rate72.13%#21/26 in Gujarat▼ state 78.03
Female literacy61.45%#20/26 in Gujarat▼ state 69.68
Urban population28.3%#15/26 in Gujarat▼ state 42.6

People & society

72.1% can read. 930 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
82.185.8
Female literacy
61.569.7
Scheduled Castes
10.26.7
Scheduled Tribes
1.214.8
Living in towns
28.342.6

Gender literacy gap: 20.7 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 92.3%
  • Muslim 6.2%
  • Jain 1.3%

    Sectors at a glance

    63 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    7.2 lakh workers, 41.2% of all people

    This district
    Gujarat
    • Cultivators 25.6%
    • Farm labourers 37.4%
    • Household industry 1.3%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 35.6%

      Schemes & development

      Only 60% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      60.362.8
      Latrine at home
      24.139.9
      Tap water
      47.648.0
      LPG / PNG
      15.626.6
      Phone
      49.147.9
      Television
      35.537.4
      Bicycle
      27.024.2
      Two-wheeler
      19.923.7

      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.