About Gujarat State

Gujarat is a State/Ut in India. As per the data provided by Census of India in 2011, total population of Gujarat was 60,439,692 which is 4.99% of total population of India.Gujarat covers 196,244 Km2 area. Sex ratio of Gujarat's population is 919 females for every 1000 males, while child sex ratio is 890 females out of 1000 males.

For better understaing, details are categorized in four sections i.e. Population of Gujarat, Urban/Rural population of Gujarat, Literacy data of Gujarat and Religion wise data of Gujarat. Below are the full details and list of districts in Gujarat, India. Select any of these to know detailed information about them.

Area, population and sex ratio of Gujarat

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Total Population 60,439,692 Population (%) 4.99
Male Population 31,491,260 Sex Ratio 919
Female Population 28,948,432 Child Sex Ratio 890
Area ( In Km. Square ) 196,244

Gujarat has a total population of 60,439,692 people. Out of this, the male population stands at 31,491,260 while the female population 28,948,432. The state area is 196,244 square kilometers.

In terms of demographic statistics, Gujarat has sex ratio of 919 females per 1000 males and The child sex ratio is 890. Gujarat makes up 4.99% of India's total population.

Urban/Rural Population of Gujarat

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Urban Population 25,745,083 Rural Population 34,694,609
Urban Population (%) 42.60 Rural Population (%) 57.40
Urban Population Growth (%) 36 Rural Population Growth (%) 9.31
Urban male Population 13,692,101 Rural Male Population 17,799,159
Urban Female Population 12,052,982 Rural Female Population 16,895,450
Urban Sex Ratio 880 Rural Sex Ratio 949

Gujarat urban population is 25,745,083 (42.60% of the total), while the rural population is 34,694,609 (57.40% of the total). The urban population growth rate is significantly higher at 36.00% compared to the rural growth rate of 9.31%.

Among the urban population 13,692,101 are males, and 12,052,982 are females, resulting in an urban sex ratio of 880 females per 1000 males. In the rural population 17,799,159 are males and 16,895,450 are females, resulting in an rural sex ratio of 949 females per 1000 males.

Literacy data of Gujarat

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Total Literate 41,093,358 Literacy (%) 78.03
Male Literate 23,474,873 Male Literacy (%) 85.75
Female Literate 17,618,485 Female Literacy (%) 69.68
Urban Literate 19,672,516 Rural Literate 21,420,842
Urban Male Literacy (%) 90.98 Rural Male Literacy (%) 81.61
Urban Female Literacy (%) 70.26 Rural Female Literacy (%) 57.78

The literacy data of Gujarat highlights a total literacy rate stands at 78.03% with 41,093,358 literate individuals. Male literacy is 85.75% while female literacy is lower at 69.68% among them, 23,474,873 males and 17,618,485 females are literate, highlighting a gender gap.

Urban areas show higher literacy rate with 19,672,516 people being literate, with men at 90.98% and female at 70.26%, compared to rural areas whereas 21,420,842 people are literate, with male at 81.61% and female at 57.78%. Highlights a gap between urban and rural literacy rates.

Religion Wise Data of Gujarat

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Hindu 53,533,988 Hindu (%) 88.57
Muslim 5,846,761 Muslim (%) 9.67
Sikh 58,246 Sikh (%) 0.10
Christian 316,178 Christian (%) 0.52
Jain 579,654 Jain (%) 0.96
Buddhist 30,483 Buddhist (%) 0.05
Other 16,480 Other (%) 0.03
Not Avaiable 57,902 Not Avaiable (%) 0.10

Gujarat population is mostly hindu (88.57 %%) with a total 53,533,988 people. Muslim(9.67 %%) with a total 5,846,761 people. Sikh are (0.10 %%) with a total 58,246 people. Smaller communities include Christian (0.52 %% with 316,178 people). Jain (0.96 %% with 579,654 people) Buddhist (0.05 %% with 30,483 people) and Other (0.03 %% with 16,480 people). Around (0.10 %% with 57,902 people) did not specify their religion.

List of Districts in Gujarat

26

Ahmadabad

Area: 8,107 Km2

Population

7,214,225

Literacy Rate

85.31%

Sex Ratio

904

Amreli

Area: 7,397 Km2

Population

1,514,190

Literacy Rate

74.25%

Sex Ratio

964

Anand

Area: 3,204 Km2

Population

2,092,745

Literacy Rate

84.37%

Sex Ratio

925

Banas Kantha

Area: 0 Km2

Population

0

Literacy Rate

0%

Sex Ratio

0

Bharuch

Area: 6,509 Km2

Population

1,551,019

Literacy Rate

81.51%

Sex Ratio

925

Bhavnagar

Area: 10,034 Km2

Population

2,880,365

Literacy Rate

75.52%

Sex Ratio

933

Dohad

Area: 3,642 Km2

Population

2,127,086

Literacy Rate

58.82%

Sex Ratio

990

Gandhinagar

Area: 2,140 Km2

Population

1,391,753

Literacy Rate

84.16%

Sex Ratio

923

Jamnagar

Area: 14,184 Km2

Population

2,160,119

Literacy Rate

73.65%

Sex Ratio

939

Junagadh

Area: 8,831 Km2

Population

2,743,082

Literacy Rate

75.80%

Sex Ratio

953

Kachchh

Area: 45,674 Km2

Population

2,092,371

Literacy Rate

70.59%

Sex Ratio

908

Kheda

Area: 3,953 Km2

Population

2,299,885

Literacy Rate

82.65%

Sex Ratio

940