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district · Census 2011 · code 472

Sabar Kantha population.
Households, literacy and work.

A detailed district profile in Gujarat, using the original Primary Census Abstract. Every figure on this page belongs to the source’s 2011 population and geography.

Historical geographic unit. Historical Census 2011 district boundary. This record does not represent a present-day district unless the boundaries are independently shown to match.
Population2,428,589people
Households481,414PCA households
Literacy rate75.79%% of people aged 7+
Work participation44.67%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople2,428,5892,064,869363,720
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds481,414406,03975,375
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6345,490301,86743,623
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%14.23%14.62%11.99%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males952955934
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6903910860
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+1,578,7341,307,989270,745
Literacy rate%75.79%74.19%84.58%
Male literacy rate%86.44%85.57%91.18%
Female literacy rate%64.69%62.37%77.59%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople187,685159,21428,471
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople542,156520,20321,953
Total workersCensus workers1,084,878962,910121,968
Work participation rate%44.67%46.63%33.53%
Main workersworked at least 6 months795,096689,778105,318
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months289,782273,13216,650
Non-workerspeople1,343,7111,101,959241,752

Calculated percentages retain the denominator named in each row. Counts are reported people or households, and are not estimates for a later year.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Sheet1! rows 1490, 1491, 1492; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
Source access notes and archived workbooks

What stands out in this profile?

  • The source records 481,414 households and 2,428,589 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
  • Urban residents accounted for 14.98% of this area’s population, compared with 85.02% in rural areas.
  • Children aged 0–6 accounted for 14.23% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
  • Male literacy was 86.44% and female literacy was 64.69%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 1,084,878 Census workers, 73.29% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators320,40846,303
Agricultural labourers188,289145,578
Household industry workers6,4024,507
Other workers279,99793,394

Cultivators, agricultural labourers, household industry workers and other workers are separate Census activity categories. A worker count is not a count of employees on a company payroll.

Using the profile in research

These are historical counts, not current market estimates or present-day projections for this district. Read the research guidance before choosing a denominator or adding eligibility, adoption and spending assumptions.

Definitions, calculation methods and source access

Literacy uses people aged 7 and above; work participation uses all residents. Main workers worked at least six months. Households are the PCA household count, not houses. Rates with zero denominators are unavailable. Names and boundaries belong to Census 2011.

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Towns connected to this district

The population displayed here counts only the source components within this district. A linked full-town profile can include components in other districts.

Census code 802469

Himatnagar

81,137 people within this district · Town

Census code 802472

Modasa

67,648 people within this district · Town

Census code 802468

Idar

42,306 people within this district · Town including outgrowths

Census code 802466

Khedbrahma

25,001 people within this district · Town

Census code 802470

Prantij

23,596 people within this district · Town

Census code 802467

Vadali

20,646 people within this district · Town

Census code 802471

Talod

18,298 people within this district · Town

Census code 802473

Bayad

17,886 people within this district · Town

Census code 510317

Bhiloda

16,074 people within this district · Census town

Census code 510581

Savgadh

13,841 people within this district · Census town

Census code 510446

Meghraj

11,363 people within this district · Census town

Census code 511118

Sathamba

7,213 people within this district · Census town

Census code 510996

Malpur

6,378 people within this district · Census town

Census code 510582

Parabada

6,255 people within this district · Census town

Census code 509953

Vijaynagar

6,078 people within this district · Census town