Gandhinagar Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Gandhinagar, Gujarat - Census 2011
Gandhinagar is a Notified Area + Outgrowth city situated in Gandhinagar taluka of Gandhinagar district. The Gandhinagar city is divided into 58 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 63,168 families residing in the Gandhinagar city. The total population of Gandhinagar is 292,797 out of which 153,443 are males and 139,354 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gandhinagar is 908.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gandhinagar city is 30645 which is 10% of the total population. There are 16784 male children and 13861 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gandhinagar is 826 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (908).
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gandhinagar is 89.4%. Thus Gandhinagar has higher literacy rate compared to 84.2% of Gandhinagar district. The male literacy rate is 94.5% and the female literacy rate is 83.76% in Gandhinagar.
Gandhinagar Notified Area + Outgrowth has total administration over 63,168 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Notified Area + Outgrowth limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.
Gandhinagar Notified Area + Outgrowth
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Gandhinagar Notified Area + Outgrowth.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 30,645 | 16,784 | 13,861 |
| Literacy | 89.4% | 84.2% | 75.4% |
| Scheduled Caste | 35,136 | 18,378 | 16,758 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 10,549 | 5,650 | 4,899 |
| Illiterate | 58,539 | 24,297 | 34,242 |
Caste-wise Population - Gandhinagar
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 3.6% of total population in Gandhinagar.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schedule Caste | 35,136 | 18,378 | 16,758 |
| Schedule Tribe | 10,549 | 5,650 | 4,899 |
Religion-wise Population - Gandhinagar
As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Gandhinagar is 276,585 which is 94.46% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Gandhinagar is 9,644 which is 3.29% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Gandhinagar as per Census 2011.
| Religion | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hindu | 276,585 | (94.46%) | 144,978 | 131,607 |
| Muslim | 9,644 | (3.29%) | 5,090 | 4,554 |
| Christian | 2,105 | (0.72%) | 1,076 | 1,029 |
| Sikh | 514 | (0.18%) | 284 | 230 |
| Buddhist | 260 | (0.09%) | 146 | 114 |
| Jain | 2,131 | (0.73%) | 1,067 | 1,064 |
| Other Religion | 30 | (0.01%) | 19 | 11 |
| No Religion Specified | 1,528 | (0.52%) | 783 | 745 |
Literacy Rate - Gandhinagar
The total literacy rate of Gandhinagar was 89.36% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 78.03% of Gujarat. Population-wise, out of total 234,258 literates, males were 129,146 while females were 105,112. Also the male literacy rate was 94.5% and the female literacy rate was 83.76% in Gandhinagar.
| Gandhinagar | Gujarat | |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 83.76% | 69.68% |
| Male | 94.5% | 85.75% |
| Total | 89.36% | 78.03% |
Sex Ratio - Gandhinagar
The Sex Ratio of Gandhinagar is 908. Thus per every 1000 men there were 908 females in Gandhinagar. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 826 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 908 ) of Gandhinagar.
Child Population - Gandhinagar
According to Census 2011, there were 30,645 children between age 0 to 6 years in Gandhinagar. Out of which 16,784 were male while 13,861 were female.
Working Population - Gandhinagar
In Gandhinagar Notified Area + Outgrowth out of total population, 102,130 were engaged in work activities. 86.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 13.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 102,130 workers engaged in Main Work, 4,145 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 6,266 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 88,551 | 73,898 | 14,653 |
| Cultivators | 4,145 | 3,766 | 379 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 6,266 | 4,985 | 1,281 |
| Household Industries | 1,229 | 920 | 309 |
| Other Workers | 76,911 | 64,227 | 12,684 |
| Marginal Workers | 13,579 | 8,603 | 4,976 |
| Non Working | 190,667 | 70,942 | 119,725 |
Gandhinagar Wards
A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Gandhinagar is further divided into 58 wards where elections are held every 5 years.
| # | Ward | Population | Literacy | Sex Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ward No - 1 | 6,430 | 88.5% | 885 |
| 2 | Ward No - 2 | 7,089 | 87.6% | 906 |
| 3 | Ward No - 3 | 5,782 | 89.1% | 882 |
| 4 | Ward No - 4 | 7,048 | 89.1% | 918 |
| 5 | Ward No - 5 | 5,408 | 87.8% | 874 |
| 6 | Ward No - 6 | 7,461 | 77.9% | 891 |
| 7 | Ward No - 7 | 14,604 | 76% | 926 |
| 8 | Ward No - 8 | 6,147 | 88.3% | 897 |
| 9 | Ward No - 9 | 8,005 | 89.8% | 916 |
| 10 | Ward No - 10 | 5,239 | 88% | 922 |
| 11 | Ward No - 11 | 3,196 | 84.1% | 906 |
| 12 | Ward No - 12 | 1,429 | 89.6% | 958 |
| 13 | Ward No - 13 | 3,523 | 88.9% | 861 |
| 14 | Ward No - 14 | 3,256 | 84.8% | 871 |
| 15 | Ward No - 15 | 2,036 | 71.4% | 917 |
| 16 | Ward No - 16 | 7,552 | 68.6% | 885 |
| 17 | Ward No - 17 | 8,650 | 85.7% | 936 |
| 18 | Ward No - 18 | 3,395 | 84.2% | 928 |
| 19 | Ward No - 19 | 204 | 43.6% | 821 |
| 20 | Ward No - 20 | 279 | 39.8% | 860 |
| 21 | Ward No - 21 | 304 | 85.2% | 810 |
| 22 | Ward No - 22 | 4,342 | 88.6% | 968 |
| 23 | Ward No - 23 | 9,364 | 88.9% | 950 |
| 24 | Ward No - 24 | 6,561 | 86.4% | 921 |
| 25 | Ward No - 25 | 8,734 | 88.3% | 926 |
| 26 | Ward No - 26 | 8,341 | 89.7% | 931 |
| 27 | Ward No - 27 | 13,430 | 87.6% | 940 |
| 28 | Ward No - 28 | 11,108 | 89.8% | 934 |
| 29 | Ward No - 29 | 1,743 | 90.9% | 972 |
| 30 | Ward No - 30 | 4,974 | 57.3% | 917 |
| 31 | Ward No - 31 | 3,803 | 66.5% | 908 |
| 32 | Ward No - 32 | 2,379 | 77.8% | 911 |
| 33 | Ward No - 33 | 1,878 | 68.6% | 932 |
| 34 | Ward No - 34 | 5,977 | 62.1% | 929 |
| 35 | Ward No - 35 | 4,851 | 57.2% | 929 |
| 36 | Ward No - 36 | 6,887 | 75.4% | 898 |
| 37 | Ward No - 37 | 1,367 | 77.9% | 942 |
| 38 | Ward No - 38 | 17,846 | 79.3% | 799 |
| 39 | Ward No - 39 | 8,728 | 76% | 954 |
| 40 | Ward No - 40 | 10,172 | 68.9% | 991 |
| 41 | Ward No - 41 | 525 | 81.3% | 909 |
| 42 | Ward No - 42 | 2,413 | 65.1% | 946 |
| 43 | Ward No - 43 | 2,497 | 74.2% | 909 |
| 44 | Ward No - 44 | 4,312 | 76.5% | 496 |
| 45 | Ward No - 45 | 1,336 | 80.7% | 903 |
| 46 | Ward No - 46 | 7,019 | 81.2% | 911 |
| 47 | Ward No - 47 | 5,069 | 73.1% | 950 |
| 48 | Ward No - 48 | 3,387 | 71.2% | 945 |
| 49 | Ward No - 49 | 3,175 | 73% | 977 |
| 50 | Ward No - 50 | 1,779 | 65.7% | 955 |
| 51 | Ward No - 51 | 564 | 73.2% | 952 |
| 52 | Ward No - 52 | 775 | 71% | 977 |
| 53 | Ward No - 53 | 2,472 | 75.2% | 954 |
| 54 | Ward No - 54 | 1,799 | 68.4% | 912 |
| 55 | Ward No - 55 | 8,884 | 77.6% | 919 |
| 56 | Ward No - 56 | 2,074 | 67.5% | 937 |
| 57 | Ward No - 57 | 1,804 | 67.7% | 936 |
| 58 | Ward No - 58 | 3,391 | 68.3% | 980 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Gandhinagar, Gandhinagar, Gujarat - Wikipedia