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district · Census 2011 · code 477

Jamnagar 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.
Population2,160,119people
Households430,941PCA households
Literacy rate73.65%% of people aged 7+
Work participation39.23%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople2,160,1191,189,054971,065
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds430,941230,303200,638
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6263,972152,181111,791
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%12.22%12.8%11.51%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males939949926
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6904918887
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+1,396,534715,735680,799
Literacy rate%73.65%69.03%79.23%
Male literacy rate%81.5%78.19%85.45%
Female literacy rate%65.33%59.42%72.55%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople173,89599,37874,517
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople24,18716,4927,695
Total workersCensus workers847,440512,567334,873
Work participation rate%39.23%43.11%34.49%
Main workersworked at least 6 months721,253422,619298,634
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months126,18789,94836,239
Non-workerspeople1,312,679676,487636,192

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 1505, 1506, 1507; 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 430,941 households and 2,160,119 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
  • Urban residents accounted for 44.95% of this area’s population, compared with 55.05% in rural areas.
  • Children aged 0–6 accounted for 12.22% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
  • Male literacy was 81.5% and female literacy was 65.33%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 847,440 Census workers, 85.11% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators226,45937,859
Agricultural labourers106,65840,535
Household industry workers8,3922,967
Other workers379,74444,826

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 802516

Jamnagar

600,943 people within this district · Town including outgrowths

Census code 802509

Okha

62,052 people within this district · Town

Census code 802512

Khambhalia

41,734 people within this district · Town

Census code 802510

Dwarka

38,873 people within this district · Town

Census code 802511

Salaya

33,246 people within this district · Town

Census code 802513

Sikka

28,814 people within this district · Town

Census code 802518

Kalavad

28,314 people within this district · Town

Census code 802521

Jamjodhpur

25,892 people within this district · Town

Census code 802517

Dhrol

25,883 people within this district · Town

Census code 802520

Bhanvad

22,142 people within this district · Town

Census code 802519

Raval

19,777 people within this district · Town

Census code 513571

Shaktinagar

13,463 people within this district · Census town

Census code 513486

Mithapur

10,508 people within this district · Census town

Census code 513672

Digvijaygram

6,161 people within this district · Census town

Census code 802514

GSFC

467 people within this district · Town