DEMOGRPAHY

The state of Gujarat comprises 27 districts and 225 talukas (sub-district) comprising 18,618 villages and 242 towns. Kutch is the largest district of the state holding 23 percent of its total geographical area. The Dangs is the smallest district holding less than one percent of its total geographical area. The proper management of land, water, forests, minerals, pastures, and wildlife is crucial for sustainable development. For the purpose of this study the state is broadly classified into South, Central, North, Saurashtra and Kutch regions. Large parts of the state comprise the plains concentrated more or less in central and northern Gujarat.

South Gujarat: The southern region includes the districts of Surat, Bharuch, Valsad, Dangs, Tapi, Narmada and Navsari. Its total geographic area is 23.22 lakh hectares. The region has the highest forested area in the state. Annual rainfall averages between 1,000 and 1,500 mm and the climate varies from semi-arid to dry sub humid. Deep black and coastal alluvial soil is predominant in this region.

Central Gujarat: The Central Gujarat region includes the districts of Kheda, Anand, Vadodara, Ahmadabad, Gandhinagar, Panchmahals and Dahod. The total geographic area of the region comprises 34.13 lakh hectares. The forested area is not extensive in the region and this region leads in agricultural development. Annual rainfall averages from 800 to 1000 mm and the climate is semi-arid while the soil is medium black in nature. North Gujarat: The North Gujarat region includes the districts of Sabarkantha, Mehsana, Banaskantha, and Patan. Its total geographic area comprises 28.91 lakh hectares. This region has a very small area under forests. It receives 500 to 800 mm of annual average rainfall and the climate varies from arid to semi-arid. Grey Brown loamy, alluvial soils are predominant in this region.

Saurashtra: The Saurashtra region includes the districts of Amreli, Bhavnagar, Rajkot, Bhavnagar, Jamnagar, Surendranagar, Junagadh, and Porbandar. The total geographic area of the region consists of 60.95 lakh hectares. The climate here is dry sub-humid with very low average rainfall at 500 to 800 mm annually. The soil here is predominantly shallow to medium black and calcareous.

Kutch: The North-west arid region encompasses the Kutch district. This region receives very little annual rainfall between 300 and 400 mm - rendering it totally arid. The total geographic area of the region is 40.89 lakh hectares. Since sandy and saline soils are not supportive of agricultural activities the region has the lowest geographical area under agriculture. The Kutch region consists of the Ranns, which are salt-encrusted wastelands and rises only a few meters above sea level. Inundated during the monsoons they are divided into the great Rann to the north and the little Rann of Kutch to the east, the Banni Plains between the great Rann and the rocky mainland and the hilly region with the island belt of four rocky projections rising above the Rann, the Kutch mainland, and the southern coastal plains.

POPULATION

Population growth rate in Gujarat had been on the rise till the 1970s after which a minor but steady decline was observed. Figure 3 shows the decadal population growth rate of Gujarat. Figure 4 shows the decadal population growth rate of the rural and urban population of Gujarat. The urban population growth rate has witnessed a rapid rise since the 1970s. Figure 5 and 6 show the population growth rate (2001–2011) and population density for the year 2011. Urban population growth rate has been on the rise in Gujarat and Figure 8 shows a percentage increase in the urban population between 2001 and 2011. The urban population growth rate compared to the rest of India is also much higher (see Figure 8). As population increases so does the demand for food, water and shelter. This trend is set to continue. Population is a major driver for urbanisation; this has burdened agricultural practices stepping up intensive farming practices. The forthcoming chapter throws up the analysis that sustainable agricultural practices are on the decline thanks to the increased use of chemical fertilisers and depletion of groundwater table in many parts of the state. Shift in cropping patterns has reduced causing deficiency of micronutrients in the soil while letting fewer lands to fallow and recuperate for over a period of one year has also taken its toll. This will affect humans as lands will become unproductive over the long run. Figures on agricultural productivity have shown an increase in this phenomenon which may be attributed to the extensive use of chemical fertilisers rendering land unsustainable in the long run along with increased irrigation. A study by Gupta (2005) has shown that the soils in some parts of the country have already developed resistance to chemical fertilisers thus increasing potential food insecurity.

Figure 1: Decadal Population Growth Rate

Decadal Population Growth Rate 35 30

25 20 15

Percentage 10 Decadal Population Growth 5 Rate 0

Year

Source: Census (2011)

Figure 2: Decadal Growth of Population of Gujarat

Decadal Population Growth 70

60

Total 50 Rural

40 Urban

30

20 Population (in Millions) 10

0 1901 1911 1921 1931 1941 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011

Census Year

Source: Census (2011)

Figure 3: Population Growth Rate of Gujarat (2001-2011)

Source: Census (2011) Figure 4: Population Density of Gujarat (2011)

Figure 5: Urban Population Growth Rate in Gujarat (2001-2011)

Figure 6: Percentage of Urban Population, Gujarat and India (1961-2011)

Percentage of Urban Population

45 42.58 40 37.36 34.49 35 31.1 28.08 30 25.77 31.16 25 27.81 25.49 20 23.08 Gujarat 19.91 Percentage 15 17.97 India 10 5 0 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011 Census Year

Source: Census (2011)

Table 1: Growth of Major Urban Centres (Percentage increase) Cities 1955-2000 1955-2012 2000-2012 Ahmadabad 3705 4704 26.3 Ankaleswar 4448 5425 21.5 Bhawnagar 1813 2563 39.2 Bhuj 1572 5378 227.6 Jamnagar 1141 1703 45.3 Porbandar 3609 5178 42.3 Rajkot 1407 2769 90.4 Surat 2039 3624 74.1 Vadodara 2128 2859 32.8

Source: Based on topographical maps of US Army map services 1955; LANDSAT TM 2000; Google Earth 2012.

LAND USE

Land use is the manner and extent to which land is put to use. It may also be referred to as the human use of land. Land use is the modification of the natural environment into, settlements, road, rail networks, other infrastructure, agriculture, forests, wetlands, wastelands, etc. It has also been defined as the arrangements, activities and inputs people undertake in a certain land cover type to produce, change or maintain it (Gregorio & Jansen 1998). To maintain the balance between environment and development planners must have the knowledge about existing land use and the trends over the years. People dispute against the way land has changed over time. Sometimes there are conflicts over the usage of land. So there is a need for a proper land assessment and classification. Since various categories of land are within the ambit of different departments, there are inconsistencies of land use classes. There is a need to have a standard land use classification, which can be applied to the entire state. Land use classification has to be detailed and each class of land needs to be defined to reduce obscurity. Also, many scholars have highlighted the need for a systematic database to assess changes in land use. The reporting area of Gujarat for land utilisation is 1, 89,333 sq. km which is 96.6 percent of the total geographical area (1,96,024 sq. km). Under all the land use categories net sown area has dominance; its share is 54 percent with an area covering 1, 03,020 sq. km. Table 5 and figure 20 and 21 show the various land use classifications.

Table 2: Land Use classifications for Gujarat, 2009-10

Land use classification Area in sq. km Percentage Net sown 103020 54.7 Land use classification Area in sq. km Percentage Current fallow 3790 2.01 Fallow other than current fallow 160 0.08 Forests 19130 10.1 Land under tree crops 40 0.02 Cultural wasteland 19790 10.5 Permanent pastures 6900 3.64 Land not available for cultivation 35280 18.63 Source: Directorate of Economics and Statistics (2010)

Figure 7: Land Use Classification

Land Use Classification

Net sown

18.63 Current fallow

3.64 Fallow other than current fallow 10.5 Forests 54.7

Land under tree crops 0.02 10.1

Cultural wasteland 0.08 2.01

Source: Directorate of Economics and Statistics (2010)

Figure 8: Landuse/ Landcover Map of Gujarat (2000)

Census of Gujarat – 1971 (Taluka wise population detail)

Total District Taluka population Male Female KACHCHH Bhuj 167443 84671 82772 KACHCHH Mandvi 115546 55304 60242 KACHCHH Mundra 57079 29616 30163 KACHCHH Lakhpat 21960 10963 10997 KACHCHH Anjar 143133 74378 68755 KACHCHH Abdasa 74165 35527 38638 KACHCHH Nakhtrana 92254 43706 48548 KACHCHH Rapar 99173 50925 48248 KACHCHH Bhachau 79016 39867 39149 BANAS KANTHA Palanpur 228944 116975 111969 BANAS KANTHA Deesa 195443 101023 94420 BANAS KANTHA Vadgam 112630 56786 55844 BANAS KANTHA Radhanpur 63572 32548 31024 BANAS KANTHA Kankrej 116468 60193 56275 BANAS KANTHA Santalpur 55652 28867 26785 BANAS KANTHA Deodar 107179 55632 51547 BANAS KANTHA Vav 97262 50354 46908 BANAS KANTHA Tharad 109058 56268 52790 BANAS KANTHA Danta 70743 36623 34120 BANAS KANTHA Dhanera 108432 56680 51752 MAHESANA Mahesana 246212 127214 118998 MAHESANA Kadi 182674 94048 88626 MAHESANA Sami 97858 50498 47360 MAHESANA Patan 254117 129958 124159 MAHESANA Chanasma 174284 88277 86007 MAHESANA Harij 55161 28751 26410 MAHESANA Sidhpur 234863 118033 116830 MAHESANA Visnagar 160729 81573 79156 MAHESANA Kheralu 205821 104506 101315 MAHESANA Kalol 172533 90033 82500 MAHESANA Vijapur 308216 155700 152516 SABAR KANTHA Prantij 182949 93525 89424 SABAR KANTHA Himatnagar 143649 72905 70744 SABAR KANTHA Khedbrahma 98559 50483 48076 SABAR KANTHA Vijaynagar mahal 43378 21049 22329 SABAR KANTHA Idar 194364 97716 96648 SABAR KANTHA Bhiloda 114190 57084 57106 SABAR KANTHA Meghraj 69095 35355 33740 SABAR KANTHA Modasa 153409 79247 74162 Total District Taluka population Male Female SABAR KANTHA Bayad 137517 70896 66621 SABAR KANTHA Malpur mahal 50527 26286 24241 GANDHINAGAR Gandhinagar 200642 104119 96523 Ahmadabad City AHMEDABAD Taluka 1803085 984652 818433 AHMEDABAD Daskroi 197622 104024 93598 AHMEDABAD Sanand 113287 59079 54208 AHMEDABAD Dholka 226577 118476 108101 AHMEDABAD Dhandhuka 181166 92687 88479 AHMEDABAD Viramgam 237832 122484 115348 AHMEDABAD Dehgam 150738 78082 72656 SURENDRANAGAR Wadhvan 160758 82551 78207 SURENDRANAGAR Limbdi 152761 78436 74325 SURENDRANAGAR Dhrangadhra 110739 57292 53447 SURENDRANAGAR Dasada 113765 58525 55240 SURENDRANAGAR Sayla 50545 26295 24250 SURENDRANAGAR Chotila 77082 39982 37100 SURENDRANAGAR Muli 57414 29676 27738 SURENDRANAGAR Halvad 71485 36756 34729 SURENDRANAGAR Lakhtar 50905 25990 24915 RAJKOT Rajkot 392084 203647 188437 RAJKOT Morvi 203521 104386 99135 RAJKOT Gondal 176463 90836 85627 RAJKOT Jetpur 126544 65128 61416 RAJKOT Dhoraji 119357 60121 59236 RAJKOT Upleta 137793 69999 67794 RAJKOT Wankaner 103391 52885 50506 RAJKOT Jasdam 131792 67954 63838 RAJKOT Jamkandorna mahal 52659 27065 25594 RAJKOT Paddhari 51229 25960 25269 RAJKOT Malia 58771 29951 28820 RAJKOT Kotdasangani mahal 40502 20788 19714 RAJKOT Lodhika mahal 29966 15294 14672 JAMNAGAR Jamnagar 360133 187717 172416 JAMNAGAR Lalpur 72142 36983 35159 JAMNAGAR Jamjodhpur 97236 50167 47069 JAMNAGAR Bhanvad 76124 39173 36951 JAMNAGAR Kalyanpur 91595 47277 44318 JAMNAGAR Okhamandal 76803 39694 37109 JAMNAGAR Khambhalia 115448 58778 56670 JAMNAGAR Jodiya 75140 37505 37635 JAMNAGAR Dhrol 45118 22963 22155 JAMNAGAR Kalavad 101604 51878 49726 Total District Taluka population Male Female JUNAGADH Porbandar 225524 115457 110067 JUNAGADH Junagadh 193709 101278 92431 JUNAGADH Mangrol 107268 55215 52053 JUNAGADH Talala 72743 37405 35338 JUNAGADH Mendarda mahal 46948 24438 22510 JUNAGADH Patan-Veraval 191308 98361 92947 JUNAGADH Keshod 105273 54792 50481 JUNAGADH Malia 87017 44914 42103 JUNAGADH Bhesan 49175 25553 23662 JUNAGADH Una 169256 87658 81598 JUNAGADH Manavadara 108289 55783 52501 JUNAGADH Ranavav 60589 31158 29431 JUNAGADH Kutiyana 67981 34761 33220 JUNAGADH Vanthali 81326 41986 39340 JUNAGADH Visavadar 90276 46912 43364 AMRELI Amreli 140496 72144 68352 AMRELI Dhari 99935 51059 48876 AMRELI Khamba mahal 35711 18310 17401 AMRELI Rajula 101093 51046 49047 AMRELI Babra 72383 37104 35279 AMRELI Jafrabad mahal 42039 21341 20698 AMRELI Kodinar 105759 54265 51494 AMRELI Lathi 82694 41708 40986 AMRELI Lilia mahal 48003 24113 23890 AMRELI Kunkavav 120617 61712 58905 BHAVNAGAR Bhavnagar 298746 156008 142738 BHAVNAGAR Mahua 196075 100334 95741 BHAVNAGAR Kundla 164388 84218 80170 BHAVNAGAR Talaja 136906 70244 66662 BHAVNAGAR Palitana 105874 54351 51523 BHAVNAGAR Gariadhar 69662 34978 34684 BHAVNAGAR Sihor 98412 51027 47385 BHAVNAGAR Umrala 54219 27575 26644 BHAVNAGAR Gadhada 90367 46188 44179 BHAVNAGAR Botad 93244 47942 45302 BHAVNAGAR Ghogha mahal 48976 25151 23825 BHAVNAGAR Vallabhipur 48416 24432 23984 KHEDA Nadiad 376627 199666 176961 KHEDA Mahemadabad 173152 90462 82690 KHEDA Matar 132084 69800 62284 KHEDA Anand 399076 214200 184876 KHEDA Thasra 190285 100074 90211 KHEDA Balasinor 131513 67727 63786 Total District Taluka population Male Female KHEDA Petlad 256693 136163 120530 KHEDA Borsad 301054 159837 141217 KHEDA Cambay 221139 116374 104765 KHEDA Kapadvanj 269764 139968 129796 PANCH MAHALS Godhra 269357 140479 128878 PANCH MAHALS Lunavada 186251 95642 90609 PANCH MAHALS Kalol 118273 61112 57161 PANCH MAHALS Jambughoda Mahal 21513 11063 10450 PANCH MAHALS Santrampur 247300 127066 120234 PANCH MAHALS Limkheda 163016 82835 80181 PANCH MAHALS Halol 115674 59883 55791 PANCH MAHALS Dohad 235928 119855 116073 PANCH MAHALS Shehera 113259 59321 53938 PANCH MAHALS Devgad Baria 219373 112876 106497 PANCH MAHALS Jhalod 158860 81068 77792 VADODARA Vadodara 665306 358236 307070 VADODARA Padra 171308 89969 81339 VADODARA Karjan 114782 59685 55097 VADODARA Vaghodia 89269 46498 42771 VADODARA Tilakwada Mahal 43542 22675 20867 VADODARA Savli 161022 84972 76050 VADODARA Dabhoi 145160 76088 69072 VADODARA Nasvadi 72661 37214 35447 VADODARA Chhota Udaipur 188927 96627 92300 VADODARA Sankheda 133676 69452 64224 VADODARA Sinor 56656 29389 27267 VADODARA Jabugam 137756 70912 66844 BHARUCH Bharuch 223537 115776 107761 BHARUCH Jambusar 140355 72724 67631 BHARUCH Anklesvar 97297 49631 47666 BHARUCH Honsot 45321 22770 22461 BHARUCH Jhagadia 120000 61506 58494 BHARUCH Vagra 65037 33508 31529 BHARUCH Nandod 148294 76056 72238 BHARUCH Amod 68664 35481 33183 BHARUCH Dediapada 67683 34260 33423 BHARUCH Sagbara 52576 26168 26408 BHARUCH Valia 80927 41146 39761 THE DANGS The Dangs 94185 48394 45791 VALSAD Valsad 223084 112837 110247 VALSAD Pardi 162465 81339 81126 VALSAD Umbergaon 116866 56987 59879 VALSAD Navsari 276425 137932 138493 Total District Taluka population Male Female VALSAD Gandevi 159483 80792 78691 VALSAD Bansda 120619 60420 60199 VALSAD Dharmpur 193711 98306 95405 VALSAD Chikhli 176089 86860 89229 SURAT Chorasi 645827 339782 306045 SURAT Mangrol 128904 65279 63625 SURAT Olpad 98407 49045 49362 SURAT Uchchal 44940 22807 22133 SURAT Mandvi 119168 60349 58819 SURAT Kamrej 81777 41119 40658 SURAT Songadh 135095 71212 63883 SURAT Nizar 71932 35852 36080 SURAT Vyara 153536 77700 75836 SURAT Valod Mahal 51999 26221 25778 SURAT Bardoli 120120 60887 59233 SURAT Mahuva 82049 40879 41170 SURAT Palsana Mahal 53170 26762 26408 Source: CENSUS of India,GoI

Census of Gujarat – 1981 (Talukawise Population)

Total District Taluka population Male Female KACHCHH Bhuj 216318 109472 106846 KACHCHH Mandvi 130146 62551 67595 KACHCHH Mundra 63224 30733 32491 KACHCHH Lakhpat 28902 14545 14357 KACHCHH Anjar 191388 99534 91854 KACHCHH Abdasa 78982 38157 40825 KACHCHH Nakhtrana 105900 50054 55846 KACHCHH Rapar 135049 69927 65122 KACHCHH Bhachau 100252 50458 49794 BANAS KANTHA Palanpur 307683 157292 150391 BANAS KANTHA Deesa 260532 134047 126485 BANAS KANTHA Vadgam 138752 69883 68869 BANAS KANTHA Radhanpur 81174 41850 39324 BANAS KANTHA Kankrej 147201 75782 71419 BANAS KANTHA Santalpur 72619 37693 34926 BANAS KANTHA Deodar 145075 75254 69821 BANAS KANTHA Vav 122915 63637 59278 BANAS KANTHA Tharad 147830 76158 71672 BANAS KANTHA Danta 142288 73397 68891 BANAS KANTHA Dhanera 101845 52326 49519 MAHESANA Mahesana 306374 156596 149778 MAHESANA Kadi 216266 110648 105618 MAHESANA Sami 128315 65639 62676 MAHESANA Patan 303944 154852 149092 MAHESANA Chanasma 207607 104300 103307 MAHESANA Harij 69101 35838 33263 MAHESANA Sidhpur 288106 144619 143487 MAHESANA Visnagar 198873 100355 98518 MAHESANA Kheralu 246485 124100 122385 MAHESANA Kalol 220067 113922 106145 MAHESANA Vijapur 363649 182757 180892 SABAR KANTHA Prantij 216926 110793 106133 SABAR KANTHA Himatnagar 188436 95928 92508 SABAR KANTHA Khedbrahma 136044 69144 66900 SABAR KANTHA Vijaynagar mahal 58776 28491 30285 SABAR KANTHA Idar 241968 121137 120831 SABAR KANTHA Bhiloda 146114 72090 74024 SABAR KANTHA Meghraj 91437 46489 44948 SABAR KANTHA Modasa 192007 98250 93757 Total District Taluka population Male Female SABAR KANTHA Bayad 166372 85038 81334 SABAR KANTHA Malpur mahal 64204 33021 31183 GANDHINAGAR Gandhinagar 289088 150194 138894 Ahmadabad City AHMEDABAD Taluka 2530920 1353453 1177467 AHMEDABAD Daskroi 278107 146417 131690 AHMEDABAD Sanand 137346 71431 65915 AHMEDABAD Dholka 261092 136184 124908 AHMEDABAD Dhandhuka 213748 109109 104639 AHMEDABAD Viramgam 270948 138627 132321 AHMEDABAD Dehgam 183633 94789 88844 SURENDRANAGAR Wadhvan 206552 106636 99916 SURENDRANAGAR Limbdi 178267 91768 86499 SURENDRANAGAR Dhrangadhra 137171 71765 65406 SURENDRANAGAR Dasada 137389 70705 66684 SURENDRANAGAR Sayla 61223 31740 29483 SURENDRANAGAR Chotila 98526 51614 46912 SURENDRANAGAR Muli 68466 35323 33143 SURENDRANAGAR Halvad 90257 46301 43956 SURENDRANAGAR Lakhtar 56334 28894 27440 RAJKOT Rajkot 566581 293840 272741 RAJKOT Morvi 245165 125418 119747 RAJKOT Gondal 212665 108857 103808 RAJKOT Jetpur 174040 89873 84167 RAJKOT Dhoraji 151681 77355 74326 RAJKOT Upleta 170609 87116 83493 RAJKOT Wankaner 122454 62700 59754 RAJKOT Jasdan 168621 86169 82452 RAJKOT Jamkandorna mahal 63661 32586 31075 RAJKOT Paddhari 65458 33320 32138 RAJKOT Malia 62777 31954 30823 RAJKOT Kotdasangani mahal 51671 26414 25257 RAJKOT Lodhika mahal 37711 19231 18480 JAMNAGAR Jamnagar 472482 245084 227398 JAMNAGAR Lalpur 88123 45218 42905 JAMNAGAR Jamjodhpur 110266 56511 53755 JAMNAGAR Bhanvad 92403 47248 45155 JAMNAGAR Kalyanpur 120194 61494 58700 JAMNAGAR Okhamandal 93543 48086 45457 JAMNAGAR Khambhalia 147632 74914 72718 JAMNAGAR Jodiya 83422 41994 41428 JAMNAGAR Dhrol 58137 29771 28366 JAMNAGAR Kalavad 126874 64465 62409 Total District Taluka population Male Female JUNAGADH Porbandar 270972 137898 133074 JUNAGADH Junagadh 243280 125793 117487 JUNAGADH Mangrol 143474 73237 70237 JUNAGADH Talala 91667 46915 44752 JUNAGADH Mendarda mahal 58294 29658 28636 JUNAGADH Patan-Veraval 260578 133614 126964 JUNAGADH Keshod 136677 70395 66282 JUNAGADH Malia 110966 56686 54280 JUNAGADH Bhesan 66596 34076 32520 JUNAGADH Una 223687 114047 109640 JUNAGADH Manavadara 125302 64027 61275 JUNAGADH Ranavav 75205 38395 36810 JUNAGADH Kutiyana 79722 40232 39490 JUNAGADH Vanthali 95980 49425 46555 JUNAGADH Visavadar 118309 60207 58102 AMRELI Amreli 176233 89478 86755 AMRELI Dhari 126581 64112 62469 AMRELI Khamba mahal 46556 23556 23000 AMRELI Rajula 132268 66937 65331 AMRELI Babra 91911 46653 45258 AMRELI Jafrabad mahal 59153 30168 28985 AMRELI Kodinar 138970 70397 68573 AMRELI Lathi 100487 50158 50329 AMRELI Lilia mahal 53846 26647 27199 AMRELI Kunkavav 153092 77903 75189 BHAVNAGAR Bhavnagar 407032 210764 196268 BHAVNAGAR Mahua 264155 133999 130156 BHAVNAGAR Kundla 208426 104450 103976 BHAVNAGAR Talaja 182541 93072 89469 BHAVNAGAR Palitana 139591 71029 68562 BHAVNAGAR Gariadhar 89078 44592 44486 BHAVNAGAR Sihor 132483 68345 64138 BHAVNAGAR Umrala 72401 37141 35260 BHAVNAGAR Gadhada 123823 63385 60438 BHAVNAGAR Botad 132874 67917 64957 BHAVNAGAR Ghogha mahal 63481 32665 30816 BHAVNAGAR Vallabhipur 63455 32336 31119 KHEDA Nadiad 471916 246734 225182 KHEDA Mahemadabad 212869 110404 102465 KHEDA Matar 160810 84391 76419 KHEDA Anand 512449 269688 242761 KHEDA Thasra 234701 122836 111865 KHEDA Balasinor 161535 82321 79214 Total District Taluka population Male Female KHEDA Petlad 306472 160340 146132 KHEDA Borsad 371211 195274 175937 KHEDA Khambhat 263373 137530 125843 KHEDA Kapadvanj 319691 164822 154869 PANCH MAHALS Godhra 341991 176523 165468 PANCH MAHALS Lunavada 230777 117784 112993 PANCH MAHALS Kalol 143913 74595 69318 PANCH MAHALS Jambughoda Mahal 24548 12653 11895 PANCH MAHALS Santrampur 323268 164463 158805 PANCH MAHALS Limkheda 211470 106352 105118 PANCH MAHALS Halol 131430 68481 62949 PANCH MAHALS Dohad 296322 148823 147499 PANCH MAHALS Shehera 142421 73477 68944 PANCH MAHALS Devgad Baria 275104 141026 134078 PANCH MAHALS Jhalod 200445 101206 99239 VADODARA Vadodara 991597 525268 466329 VADODARA Padra 201610 105993 95617 VADODARA Karjan 137314 71297 66017 VADODARA Vaghodia 105009 54611 50398 VADODARA Tilakwada Mahal 48661 25233 23428 VADODARA Savli 193613 101597 92016 VADODARA Dabhoi 164397 85323 79074 VADODARA Nasvadi 89263 45373 43890 VADODARA Chhota Udaipur 240699 121685 119014 VADODARA Sankheda 149311 77583 71728 VADODARA Sinor 69145 35769 33376 VADODARA Jetpur Pavi 167473 85606 81867 BHARUCH Bharuch 265093 138112 126981 BHARUCH Jambusar 158316 81715 76601 BHARUCH Anklesvar 128644 66673 61971 BHARUCH Honsot 50245 25501 24744 BHARUCH Jhagadia 128134 65845 62289 BHARUCH Vagra 65487 33806 31681 BHARUCH Nandod 179263 93307 85956 BHARUCH Amod 79934 41201 38733 BHARUCH Dediapada 88431 44424 44007 BHARUCH Sagbara 58585 28963 29622 BHARUCH Valia 94319 47694 46625 THE DANGS The Dangs 113664 57683 55981 VALSAD Valsad 278033 141341 136692 VALSAD Pardi 205538 103758 101780 VALSAD Umbergaon 143727 70456 73271 VALSAD Navsari 359797 185798 173999 Total District Taluka population Male Female VALSAD Gandevi 190049 96565 93484 VALSAD Bansda 145791 72928 72863 VALSAD Dharmpur 237073 119127 117946 VALSAD Chikhli 214128 105340 108788 SURAT Chorasi 1087482 586252 501230 SURAT Mangrol 162113 81704 80409 SURAT Olpad 134048 67779 66269 SURAT Uchchal 52692 26345 26347 SURAT Mandvi 137727 69234 68493 SURAT Kamrej 108307 55045 53262 SURAT Songadh 146227 74123 72104 SURAT Nizar 80683 39755 40928 SURAT Vyara 182078 91527 90551 SURAT Valod Mahal 66291 33745 32546 SURAT Bardoli 155274 78725 76549 SURAT Mahuva 104241 52474 51767 SURAT Palsana Mahal 76048 39000 37048 Source: CENSUS of India,GoI

Distribution of Population, Decadal Growth Rate, Sex-Ratio and Population Density

Percentage Sex- Ratio Population decadal growth (Number of Population 2011 density per sq. District rate of Females per 1000 State/District km. Code population Males) Persons Males Females 1991-01 2001-11 2001 2011 2001 2011

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 24 Gujarat 6,03,83,628 3,14,82,282 2,89,01,346 22.66 19.17 920 918 258 308 01 Kachchh 20,90,313 10,96,343 9,93,970 25.40 32.03 942 907 35 46 02 Banaskantha 31,16,045 16,09,148 15,06,897 26.38 24.43 930 936 233 290 03 Patan 13,42,746 6,94,062 6,48,684 14.16 13.53 932 935 206 234 04 Mahesana 20,27,727 10,53,337 9,74,390 12.08 9.91 927 925 421 462 05 Sabarkantha 24,27,346 12,44,491 11,82,855 18.25 16.56 947 950 282 328 06 Gandhinagar 13,87,478 7,22,459 6,65,019 21.73 12.15 913 920 589 660 07 Ahmadabad 72,08,200 37,87,050 34,21,150 27.25 22.31 892 903 727 890 08 Surendranagar 17,55,873 9,10,266 8,45,607 25.34 15.89 924 929 144 167 09 Rajkot 37,99,770 19,75,131 18,24,639 26.08 19.87 930 924 283 339 10 Jamnagar 21,59,130 11,14,360 10,44,770 21.79 13.38 941 938 135 153 11 Porbandar 5,86,062 3,00,967 2,85,095 14.35 9.17 946 947 234 255 12 Junagadh 27,42,291 14,04,506 13,37,785 17.07 12.01 955 952 277 310 Percentage Sex- Ratio Population decadal growth (Number of Population 2011 density per sq. District rate of Females per 1000 State/District km. Code population Males) Persons Males Females 1991-01 2001-11 2001 2011 2001 2011

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 Amreli 15,13,614 7,70,651 7,42,963 6.50 8.59 987 964 188 205 14 Bhavnagar 28,77,961 14,90,465 13,87,496 19.31 16.53 937 931 247 288 15 Anand 20,90,276 10,88,253 10,02,023 13.04 12.57 910 921 631 711 16 Kheda 22,98,934 11,87,098 11,11,836 13.32 12.81 923 937 479 541 17 PanchMahals 23,88,267 12,27,805 11,60,462 20.39 17.92 938 945 389 458 18 Dohad 21,26,558 10,70,843 10,55,715 28.44 29.95 985 986 448 582 19 Vadodara 41,57,568 21,50,229 20,07,339 19.87 14.16 919 934 482 551 20 Narmada 5,90,379 3,01,270 2,89,109 14.47 14.77 949 960 187 214 21 Bharuch 15,50,822 8,05,945 7,44,877 19.37 13.14 921 924 210 238 22 The Dangs 2,26,769 1,12,976 1,13,793 29.59 21.44 987 1007 106 129 23 Navsari 13,30,711 6,78,423 6,52,288 13.24 8.24 955 961 557 602 24 Valsad 17,03,068 8,84,064 8,19,004 29.65 20.74 920 926 465 561 25 Surat 60,79,231 33,99,742 26,79,489 54.30 42.19 810 788 968 1376 26 Tapi 8,06,489 402398 404091 14.78 12.07 996 1004 222 249 Source: CENSUS of India,GoI

Status of District-Wise Urbanisation: Gujarat -1981-2011

1981 1991 2001 2011

Rural Urban Urbanisation Rural Urban Urbanisation Rural Urban Urbanisation Rural Urban Urbanisation

Population Population (%) Population Population (%) Population Population (%) Population Population (%)

Ahmadabad 1094716 2781078 71.76 1215127 3586685 74.69 1152986 4663533 80.18 1149436 6058764 84.05 Amreli 858755 220342 20.42 982933 269656 21.53 1080960 312958 22.45 1127808 385806 25.49 Anand 1348901 507971 27.36 1456483 633793 30.32 Banas Kantha 1523746 144168 8.64 1942294 220284 2228743 275501 11 2702668 413377 13.27 Bharuch 1054942 241509 18.63 1217317 328828 1018096 352560 25.72 1022413 528409 34.07 Bhavnagar 1253766 625574 33.29 1487186 804840 35.11 1534592 935038 37.86 1697808 1180153 41.01 Dohad 1480110 156323 9.55 1935463 191095 8.99 Gandhinagar 226645 62443 21.6 241773 167219 40.89 867195 467260 35.02 787949 599529 43.21 Jamnagar 871484 521592 37.44 932716 630842 40.35 1068022 836256 43.91 1188485 970645 44.96 Junagadh 1460908 639801 30.46 1615483 779376 1736645 711528 29.06 1836049 906242 33.05 Kachchh 775789 274372 26.13 874650 387857 30.72 1108333 474892 30 1364472 725841 34.72 Kheda 2408672 606355 20.11 2656272 784625 1617766 406450 20.08 1775716 523218 22.76 Mahesana 2037367 511420 20.07 2291309 646501 1426175 411717 22.4 1513656 514071 25.35 Narmada 462298 52106 10.13 528765 61614 10.44 Navsari 893110 336353 27.36 921599 409112 30.74 Panch Mahals 2064137 257552 11.09 2642916 313540 1771915 253362 12.51 2053832 334435 14 Patan 944281 238428 20.16 1061713 281033 20.93 Porbandar 275460 261375 48.69 300236 285826 48.77 Rajkot 1228772 864322 41.29 1330156 1183966 47.09 1544019 1625862 51.29 1591188 2208582 58.12 Sabar Kantha 1353574 148710 9.9 1575918 185168 10.51 1857402 225129 10.81 2064318 363028 14.96 Surat 1427172 1066039 42.76 1679779 1718121 1999357 2995817 59.97 1235509 4843722 79.68

Surendranagar 737198 296987 28.72 846149 362723 30.01 1112700 402448 26.56 1258880 496993 28.3 Tapi 727513 78976 9.79 The Dangs 113664 128180 15911 11.04 186729 202074 24695 10.89 Vadodara 1607565 950527 37.16 1761546 1328064 1995580 1646222 45.2 2097791 2059777 49.54 Valsad 1385274 388862 21.92 1641817 531855 1029392 381161 27.02 1068993 634075 37.23 Gujarat 23484146 10601653 31.1 27063521 14246061 34.49 31740767 18930250 37.36 34670817 25712811 42.58 Source: CENSUS of India,GoI Percentage Decadal Variation in Population for State and Districts: 1901 - 2011

Percentage Decadal Variation District State/District Code 1901- 1911- 1921- 1931- 1941- 1951- 1961- 1971- 1981- 1991- 2001- 11 21 31 41 51 61 71 81 91 01 11 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 24 Gujarat 7.79 3.79 12.92 19.25 18.69 26.88 29.39 27.67 21.19 22.66 19.17 01 Kachchh 5.21 -5.63 7.42 -2.42 11.76 22.70 22.02 23.58 20.22 25.40 32.03 02 Banaskantha -4.26 5.36 8.27 14.96 26.90 29.24 27.35 32.10 30.87 26.38 24.43 03 Patan -1.02 7.70 10.33 13.56 20.35 25.51 25.66 23.41 12.17 14.16 13.53 04 Mahesana -0.37 8.25 10.61 13.45 19.05 20.04 28.05 20.90 17.41 12.08 9.91 05 Sabarkantha 13.32 10.23 18.69 17.15 19.39 34.29 29.29 26.49 17.23 18.25 16.56 06 Gandhinagar 1.38 7.63 10.70 21.84 22.69 19.11 35.53 28.78 21.67 21.73 12.15 07 Ahmadabad 5.19 6.80 10.99 38.65 28.64 33.01 37.15 34.01 24.95 27.25 22.31 08 Surendranagar 12.39 2.12 9.92 12.32 17.99 30.97 27.51 22.32 16.89 25.34 15.89 09 Rajkot 17.92 -0.65 15.73 17.83 16.27 29.94 34.39 28.88 20.12 26.08 19.87 10 Jamnagar 2.12 0.01 18.31 21.71 19.13 34.29 34.15 25.35 12.24 21.79 13.38 11 Porbandar 10.68 7.90 18.13 26.24 13.66 25.03 30.84 20.28 10.23 14.35 9.17 12 Junagadh 10.42 7.22 17.85 25.82 13.74 26.67 33.99 28.79 15.29 17.07 12.01 13 Amreli 7.62 -0.70 14.35 20.76 14.96 24.37 25.69 26.37 14.97 6.50 8.59 14 Bhavnagar 7.83 -1.85 14.13 21.68 15.88 26.01 25.44 34.76 23.13 19.31 16.53 15 Anand -2.00 1.57 8.79 18.97 20.66 20.37 22.44 23.42 13.39 13.04 12.57 16 Kheda -1.98 1.61 8.80 18.99 20.68 24.86 25.39 22.60 14.81 13.32 12.81 17 PanchMahals 29.29 16.35 19.01 15.06 19.55 28.02 24.52 24.28 22.34 20.39 17.92 Percentage Decadal Variation District State/District Code 1901- 1911- 1921- 1931- 1941- 1951- 1961- 1971- 1981- 1991- 2001- 11 21 31 41 51 61 71 81 91 01 11 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 18 Dohad 29.29 16.35 19.01 15.06 19.55 32.76 27.91 27.51 34.60 28.44 29.95 19 Vadodara 18.05 8.32 16.38 19.02 15.92 26.09 29.96 29.58 21.07 19.87 14.16 20 Narmada 15.08 2.49 13.79 19.35 11.25 29.78 27.39 20.14 19.85 14.47 14.77 21 Bharuch 14.60 1.53 13.33 19.41 10.40 22.41 22.93 15.35 18.36 19.37 13.14 22 The Dangs 57.78 -16.54 38.74 20.13 17.51 51.36 31.60 20.68 26.77 29.59 21.44 23 Navsari 6.94 0.38 9.94 20.64 18.66 18.53 24.52 24.18 19.34 13.24 8.24 24 Valsad 6.94 0.38 9.94 20.64 18.66 24.59 26.70 24.17 25.87 29.65 20.74 25 Surat 6.94 0.38 9.94 20.64 18.66 25.80 35.01 47.83 41.00 54.30 42.19 26 Tapi 6.94 0.38 9.94 20.64 18.66 25.49 39.00 15.40 18.75 14.78 12.07 Source: CENSUS of India,GoI