District of Gujarat

Valsad: 17.1 lakh people, one story

People
17,05,678
Area
3,008 km²
Literacy
78.55%
Sex ratio
922
Big number17.1 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 567 to every km².See the numbers →

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ValsadGujarat

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

Valsad in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population17.1 lakh#17/26 in Gujarat
Area3,008 km²#21/26 in Gujarat
Population density567 per km²#8/26 in Gujarat▲ state 308
Sex ratio922 females per 1000 males#23/26 in Gujarat▲ state 919
Child sex ratio (0–6)925 girls per 1000 boys#6/26 in Gujarat▲ state 890
Literacy rate78.55%#11/26 in Gujarat▲ state 78.03
Female literacy72.06%#10/26 in Gujarat▲ state 69.68
Urban population37.3%#9/26 in Gujarat▼ state 42.6

People & society

78.6% can read. 922 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
84.585.8
Female literacy
72.169.7
Scheduled Castes
2.26.7
Scheduled Tribes
52.914.8
Living in towns
37.342.6

Gender literacy gap: 12.5 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 92.1%
  • Muslim 5.5%
  • Christian 1.2%
  • Jain 0.8%
  • Other / not stated 0.3%

    Sectors at a glance

    44 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    7.4 lakh workers, 43.6% of all people

    This district
    Gujarat
    • Cultivators 19.9%
    • Farm labourers 24.6%
    • Household industry 1.6%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 53.9%

      Schemes & development

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

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      66.162.8
      Latrine at home
      34.339.9
      Tap water
      24.148.0
      LPG / PNG
      27.526.6
      Phone
      48.647.9
      Television
      37.837.4
      Bicycle
      23.924.2
      Two-wheeler
      25.823.7

      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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        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.