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district · Census 2011 · code 489

The Dangs 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.
Population228,291people
Households44,699PCA households
Literacy rate75.16%% of people aged 7+
Work participation51.8%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople228,291203,60424,687
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds44,69939,8894,810
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–640,74337,9882,755
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%17.85%18.66%11.16%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males1,0061,0021,038
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6964967931
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+140,968121,59719,371
Literacy rate%75.16%73.42%88.32%
Male literacy rate%83.06%81.8%92.79%
Female literacy rate%67.38%65.12%84.08%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople992151841
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople216,073200,13815,935
Total workersCensus workers118,257110,8867,371
Work participation rate%51.8%54.46%29.86%
Main workersworked at least 6 months88,03881,5336,505
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months30,21929,353866
Non-workerspeople110,03492,71817,316

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 1541, 1542, 1543; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • The source records 44,699 households and 228,291 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
  • Urban residents accounted for 10.81% of this area’s population, compared with 89.19% in rural areas.
  • Children aged 0–6 accounted for 17.85% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
  • Male literacy was 83.06% and female literacy was 67.38%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 118,257 Census workers, 74.45% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators54,7759,786
Agricultural labourers22,13118,355
Household industry workers758414
Other workers10,3741,664

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 522843

Ahwa

15,004 people within this district · Census town

Census code 522842

Waghai

6,715 people within this district · Census town

Census code 802613

Saputara

2,968 people within this district · Town