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district · Census 2011 · code 486

Vadodara 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.
Population4,165,626people
Households877,106PCA households
Literacy rate78.92%% of people aged 7+
Work participation40.65%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople4,165,6262,099,8552,065,771
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds877,106417,600459,506
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6499,811288,758211,053
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%12%13.75%10.22%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males934948920
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6897926858
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+2,893,0801,228,6081,664,472
Literacy rate%78.92%67.84%89.74%
Male literacy rate%85.39%77.14%93.35%
Female literacy rate%72.03%58.07%85.85%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople221,62983,102138,527
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1,149,9011,040,599109,302
Total workersCensus workers1,693,473992,440701,033
Work participation rate%40.65%47.26%33.94%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,360,660712,860647,800
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months332,813279,58053,233
Non-workerspeople2,472,1531,107,4151,364,738

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 1532, 1533, 1534; 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 877,106 households and 4,165,626 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
  • Urban residents accounted for 49.59% of this area’s population, compared with 50.41% in rural areas.
  • Children aged 0–6 accounted for 12% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
  • Male literacy was 85.39% and female literacy was 72.03%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 1,693,473 Census workers, 80.35% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators279,56332,563
Agricultural labourers343,509226,852
Household industry workers13,3764,304
Other workers724,21269,094

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 802596

Vadodara

1,752,371 people within this district · Town including outgrowths

Census code 802600

Dabhoi

51,240 people within this district · Town

Census code 802601

Padra

46,660 people within this district · Town including outgrowths

Census code 802602

Karjan

30,405 people within this district · Town

Census code 802599

Chhota Udaipur

25,787 people within this district · Town

Census code 802592

Savli

18,467 people within this district · Town

Census code 519911

Undera

16,902 people within this district · Census town

Census code 520023

Vaghodia

16,604 people within this district · Census town

Census code 520919

Bodeli

12,184 people within this district · Census town

Census code 519907

Ranoli

11,726 people within this district · Census town

Census code 519909

Bajwa

9,611 people within this district · Census town

Census code 520513

Kavant

9,553 people within this district · Census town

Census code 520918

Alikherva

8,951 people within this district · Census town

Census code 519906

Nandesari

8,290 people within this district · Census town

Census code 520732

Nasvadi

8,076 people within this district · Census town

Census code 520236

Jetpur

7,864 people within this district · Census town

Census code 520022

Jarod

7,200 people within this district · Census town

Census code 519908

Karachiya

7,103 people within this district · Census town

Census code 519912

Tarsali

4,929 people within this district · Census town

Census code 802593

Nandesari

3,679 people within this district · Town

Census code 519910

Jawaharnagar

3,417 people within this district · Town

Census code 802595

GSFC Complex

2,242 people within this district · Town

Census code 802597

Por-Ramangamdi

311 people within this district · Town

Census code 802598

Vaghodia

248 people within this district · Town