Portrait of Population Gujarat
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CENSUS OF INDIA 1991 A PORTRAIT . 01" POPULATION GUJARAT OIRf:CTORA IE OF CENSUS OPERATIONS GUJARAT, AHMADABAD 67' 61' 72' ~ ________~N~' ________~7r5' __, BOUNOAilIES: INT£RNAT~NAL""." ... STATE/UNIONTERRITORY GUJARAT ~STR~L .... TALUKA .. ... 25' 21' ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS 1991 A Kms,Q 30 60 90 I2OKms, ~1iIIi H=+ I I I 24' 23' ,,, .APITIl tOISTRICTllElDQUARTERI rnu OTAlUKAHEAOQUARTERl IDAMAN! DIU) WH~REYER THE NAME OF ADISTRICT / rAlU~A DIFFERS fRe'ITSHEiOQUARTERI TOWN NA'E, THE FORMER APPEARS \IIlfHIN BRAl:~E'5, ~!, Alil'i~ rr~E OANGS), RIt.JPIPlA INANDOOI ~ __~~ ______L___ ____ ~ ____ -L__ _____J ________ J_ ____ ~_J __"---- __~------~~ 67'[~'oIGreetlwlcn 68' 61' 70' II' 11' 73' 74' CONTENTS PAGE FOREWORD XV PREFACE XVII A<.XNOWLEDGEMEl' rs XIX FJGUR.Es AT A GLANCE. XXI CHMTERI I INntODUcnON 1 n HOW MANY ARE WE? 15 m VILLAG~ DWELLERS AND TOWN DWELLERS 101 IV ARE THE NUMBER OF MEN AND WOMEN BALANCED? 147 V HOW MANY OF US CAN. READ AND WRITE ? 178 VI lANGUAGES WE SPEAK 219 VB REUGION WE FOLLOW 237 vm SCHEDULED CASTES AND SCHEDULED TRIBES 263 IX HOW MANYOF US WORK? 290 X FEknLfIY LEVELS AND TRENDS 317 XI MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE 346 XU SUMMARY 366 LIST OF STATEMENTS Statement Cllapter II Page II. 1 Grouping of districts by population size in 19 ranges descending order 11.2 The area and Population of all States and Union 23 Territories and their percentage to total national area and population II. 3 Distribution of talukas of Kacbcbb district by 28 population size ranges 11.4 Distribution of talukas of Janmagar district by 30 population size ranges II. 5 Distribution of talukas of Banas Kantha district 31 by population size ranges 11.6 Distribution of talukas of Rajkot district by 32 population size ranges 11.7 Distribution oftalukas ofBbavnagar district by 33 population size ranges II. 8 Distribution of talukas of Junagadb district by 34 population size ranges 11.9 Distribution of talukas of Surendranagar district 36 by population size ranges II. 10 Distribution of talukas of Bbaruch district by 37 population size ranges II. 11 Distribution oftalukas ofMahesana district by 38 population size ranges III D.12 Distribution of talulc.as of Panch Mabals district 39 by population size ranges D.13 Distribution of talulc.as of Ahmadabad district 41 by pop~on size ranges D.14 Distribution of talukas of Vadodara district by 42 population size ranges D.IS Distnbution of talukns of Surat district by 43 population size ranges D: 16 Distribution of talukas of Sabar Kantha district 44 by population size ranges n.17 Distributionoftalulc.as ofKheda district by 45 population size ranges D. IS Distribution oftalulc.as of Amreli district by 47 population size ranges n.1.9 Distribution oftalukas of Valsad district by 48 population size ranges 11.20 Districts arranged by geographical siZe in 57 descending order with its population size ranking and density n.21 Diatribution of talulc.as of Kacbchh district by 60 density ranges n.22 .pistribution oftalukas of Jamnagar district by 61 density ranges n.23 Distribution oftalukas of Banas Kantha district 62 by density ranges n.24 -Distribution of talukas of Rajkot district by 63 density ranges n.25 Distribution oftalukas ofBhavnagar district by 64 density ranges IV II. 26 Distribution of talukas of Junagadh district by 65 density ranges II. 27 Distribution of talukas of Surendranagar district 66 by density ranges II. 28 Distribution of talukas of Bharuch district by 67 density ranges II. 29 Distribution oftalukas of Mahesana district by 69 density ranges II. 30 Distribution of talukas of Panch Mahals district 70 by density ranges II. 31 Distribution of talukas of Ahmadabad district 71 by density rang~s II. 32 Distribution of talukas of Vadodara district by 72 density range" II. 33 Distribution of talukas of Surat district by 73 density ranges II. 34 Distribution of talukas of Sabar Kantha district 74 by density ranges II. 35 Distribution oftalukas ofKheda district by 75 density ranges II. 36 Distribution of talukas of Amreli district by 76 density ranges n.37 Distribution of talukas of Valsad district by 76 density ranges II. 38 Census houses and households of all districts of 84 Gujarat State v 11.39 Average size of household for 88 TotaVRurallUrban in 1981 and 1991 II. 40 Growth of population of India 1901-1991 93 11.41 Districtwise growth rate since 1901 97 Chapter III III. 1 Percentage of Rural and Urban Population from 101 1901 to 1991 III. 2 Percentage of Urban Population to Total 104 Population in Statesronion Territories, 1991 1II.,j The largest villages in the State 110 III. 4 Districtwise distribution of villages by size 112 class of rural occupied residential houses III. 5 Distribution of towns by population range 116 classification, 1991 III. 6 Distribution of urban population by size class 128 of towns in Gujarat with variation since 19J1 III. 7 Growth rates of population in towns by size 130 dass, 1901-1991 (in percentage) III. 8 Distribution of towns and population by size i31 class of towns and their percentagt> to total number of towns 'and total urban population in the State, 1991 Ill. 9 Distribution of towns by population rang~ 134 classification from 1901 to 1991 VI III. 10 Urban Agglomerations together with their 139 cpnstituent units, 1991 CHAPTER IV IV. 1 Talukawise Sex ratio of Ahmadabad and Kheda 155 districts IV. 2 Talukawise sex ratio of Vado dar a and Bharuch 157 districts IV. 3 Talukawise sex ratio of Surat and VaJsad 158 districts IV. 4 Sex ratio in Total, Rural and Urban areas of the 161 districts. 1991 IV. 5 Disb"icts having rural sex ratio more than 950 162 IV.6 Districts having rural sex ratio less than 950 163 IV. 7 ~nmge~butionof~of 166 Gujarat and other selected Staates of InJia by broad age-groups; 1991 IV. 8 Percentage distribution of population of 172 Gujarat by sex and broad age-groups, 1991 IV. 9 Distribution of population by sex and marital 174 status in Gujarat - 1991 IV. 10 Sexwise percentage distribution of population 178 by quinquennial age-group and marital status - 199J CHAPTERV V.l Literacy Rates, 1951-91 17~ V.2 The General literacy rates by sex in States and 182 Union Territories, 1991 VlI V.3 The Effective Literacy Rates by Sex in States 189 and Union Territories, 1991 V.4 States and Union T errimrics arranged in the 191 order of literacy ranking in 1991 CCllSUS and comparison (l iteracy population aged 7 years and above) V.5 The effective rates in the districts, 1991 193 V.6 Descending order of the district having higher 197 female literacy growth as compared tu that of State V.7 Change in literacy percentages for Rural and 200 Urban areas of districts during 1981-1991 V.8 Sex-wise liceracy percentages of the cities of 209 Gujarat, 1991 V.9 Talukas in the Stdk having literacy below 30 210 per cent, 199 i V.1O Talukas in the State having 1Jteracy more than 212 55 per cent, 1991 V.ll Number of talukas classified by literacy 214 percentage ranges, 1991 V.l2 Persons attending school/college, classified by 216 age-groups in Gujarat. 1991 CHAPTER VI VI. 1 Statement showing the speakers of household 220 PART A population by language mainly spoken in the household (inclusive of variants grouped under each) specified in schedule VIII to the constitution of India VIII VI. 1 Statement showing the speakers ofhollsehold 221 PARTB population by language mainly spoken in the household (inclusivt: 0fvanants where grouped) other than those specified m Schedule VIII to the Constitution of India VI. 2 Number of speakers of languages (specified in 223 thl! Eight Schedule of Constitution of India) and their percentage to the population of the State, 1991 VI. 3 10 most numerically important mother tongues 225 of the State arranged in descending order according to the number of speakers and their percentage to total population, 1991 V14 Three numerically strongest mother tongues 233 with their percentage's to total population returned in each City of the State, 1991 CHAPTER VII VII. 1 Distribution ofPopulatlon by major religion in 238 India andGujarat, 1991 VII. 2 Percentage of Religious Communities to total 243 population of the districts arranged in descending order, 1991 VU.3 Distribution of major religions between Rural 249 and Urban areas in the State, 1991 VII. 4 Number of followers of religions and their 251 ·percentage to total population of CitiesiU.As., 1991. VII. 5 Ranking of Cities of the State according to the 255 proportion of Muslim population to total population, 1991 VIl.6 R.aoking of Cities of the State to the proportion 257 of Hindu population to total populatioJ" 1991 IX VII. 7 10 largest towns next to Cities in the State 258 arranged in descending order according to their populatIOn, 1991 VII. 8 ~umber of Hindus, Muslims and Jains and 259 theIr percentages to total population of each of the 10 largest towns next to Cihes of the State, 1991 VII. 9 Decadal GrO\.\th of Major Reltgions 260 Communities. 1981-1991 CHAPTER VIII VIII. 1 Population of Scheduled Castes, its percentage 166 to total general population and their percentage dIstribution between rural and urban areas of the distnct~ ; 991 VIII. 2 Population of Scheduled Tribes, its percentage 269 to total general populatIOn and theIr percentage distribution between mral and urban areas (If the districts, 1991 VIII. 3 Population and its percentage to total 274 Scheduled Caste population and total populatIOn (If the State of the remaining nine Scheduled Castes next to the three numerically important Scheduled Castes groups In the State.