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Gamdi Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Anand, Gujarat - Census 2011

Gamdi is a Census Town city situated in Anand taluka of Anand district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 3,111 families residing in the Gamdi city. The total population of Gamdi is 14,582 out of which 7,550 are males and 7,032 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gamdi is 931.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gamdi city is 1618 which is 11% of the total population. There are 876 male children and 742 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gamdi is 847 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (931).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gamdi is 87.6%. Thus Gamdi has higher literacy rate compared to 84.4% of Anand district. The male literacy rate is 93.63% and the female literacy rate is 81.21% in Gamdi.

Gamdi Census Town has total administration over 3,111 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Gamdi Census Town

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Gamdi Census Town.

Total Male Female
Children 1,618 876 742
Literacy 87.6% 82.8% 72.6%
Scheduled Caste 963 474 489
Scheduled Tribe 868 441 427
Illiterate 3,225 1,301 1,924

Caste-wise Population - Gamdi

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 6% of total population in Gamdi.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 963 474 489
Schedule Tribe 868 441 427

Religion-wise Population - Gamdi

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Gamdi is 10,797 which is 74.04% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Gamdi is 1,222 which is 8.38% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Gamdi as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 10,797 (74.04%) 5,618 5,179
Muslim 1,222 (8.38%) 637 585
Christian 2,447 (16.78%) 1,226 1,221
Sikh 29 (0.2%) 18 11
Buddhist 4 (0.03%) 3 1
Jain 19 (0.13%) 12 7
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 64 (0.44%) 36 28

Literacy Rate - Gamdi

The total literacy rate of Gamdi was 87.6% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 78.03% of Gujarat. Population-wise, out of total 11,357 literates, males were 6,249 while females were 5,108. Also the male literacy rate was 93.63% and the female literacy rate was 81.21% in Gamdi.

  Gamdi Gujarat
Female 81.21% 69.68%
Male 93.63% 85.75%
Total 87.6% 78.03%

Sex Ratio - Gamdi

The Sex Ratio of Gamdi is 931. Thus per every 1000 men there were 931 females in Gamdi. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 847 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 931 ) of Gamdi.

Child Population - Gamdi

According to Census 2011, there were 1,618 children between age 0 to 6 years in Gamdi. Out of which 876 were male while 742 were female.

Working Population - Gamdi

In Gamdi Census Town out of total population, 4,978 were engaged in work activities. 93.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 6.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,978 workers engaged in Main Work, 78 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 645 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 4,661 3,891 770
Cultivators 78 76 2
Agriculture Labourer 645 506 139
Household Industries 47 41 6
Other Workers 3,891 3,268 623
Marginal Workers 317 169 148
Non Working 9,604 3,490 6,114

Gamdi Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Gamdi is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 14,582 77.9% 931

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