Anand District Population, Caste, Religion Data (Gujarat) - Census 2011

Anand district of Gujarat has a total population of 2,092,745 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 1,087,224 are males while 1,005,521 are females. In 2011 there were a total 427,605 families residing in Anand district. The Average Sex Ratio of Anand district is 925.

Anand district, Gujarat

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 30.3% people live in Urban areas while 69.7% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 88.2% while that in rural areas is 82.7%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Anand district is 932 while that of Rural areas is 922.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Anand district is 254008 which is 12% of the total population. There are 134827 male children and 119181 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Anand is 884 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (925) of Anand district.

The total literacy rate of Anand district is 84.37%. The male literacy rate is 80.43% and the female literacy rate is 67.31% in Anand district.

Population
2,092,745
Literacy
84.37%
Sex Ratio
925

To facilitate the administration, Anand district is further divided into 8 Talukas (Taluka/Tehsil/Tahsil) which are administrative divisions denoting sub-districts. Talukas consists of multiple villages and a few towns.

Anand Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Anand district.

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 254,008 134,827 119,181
Literacy 84.37% 80.43% 67.31%
Scheduled Caste 104,465 54,476 49,989
Scheduled Tribe 24,824 12,761 12,063
Illiterate 541,492 212,743 328,749

Caste-wise Population - Anand district

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.2% of total population in Anand district of Gujarat.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 104,465 54,476 49,989
Schedule Tribe 24,824 12,761 12,063

Religion-wise Population - Anand district

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 1,798,794 (85.95%) 936,575 862,219
Muslim 250,919 (11.99%) 128,461 122,458
Christian 29,789 (1.42%) 15,232 14,557
Sikh 1,524 (0.07%) 827 697
Buddhist 267 (0.01%) 146 121
Jain 8,591 (0.41%) 4,407 4,184
Other Religion 142 (0.01%) 83 59
No Religion Specified 2,719 (0.13%) 1,493 1,226

Literacy Rate - Anand district

The total literacy rate of Anand district was 84.37% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 78.03% of Gujarat. Population-wise, out of total 1,551,253 literates, males were 874,481 while females were 676,772. Also the male literacy rate was 91.82% and the female literacy rate was 76.36% in Anand district.

  Anand district Gujarat
Female 76.36% 69.68%
Male 91.82% 85.75%
Total 84.37% 78.03%

Sex Ratio - Anand district

The Sex Ratio of Anand district is 925 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 925 females in Anand district. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 884 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 925 ) of Anand district.


Population Density - Anand district

The total area of Anand district is 3,204 km2. Thus the density of Anand district is 653 people per square kilometer. As per the initial provisional data of Census 2011, around 300 sq. km. area is under urban region while 2,904 sq. km. is under rural region.


Urban/Rural Population - Anand district

As per the Census 2011 out of total population of Anand, 30.34% people lived in urban regions while 69.66% in rural areas. The total urban population was 634,987 out of which 328,725 were males while the remaining 306,262 were females. In rural areas of Anand, male population was 758,499 while the female population was 699,259.

The average sex ratio in urban regions of Anand was 932 females per 1000 males. Also the Child (0-6 age) sex ration of urban areas in Anand was 891 girls per 1000 boys. Thus the total children (0-6 age) living in urban areas of Anand were 69,972 which is 11.02% of total urban population. Similarly the average sex ratio in rural areas of Anand was 922 females per 1000 males. The Child sex ratio of rural areas in Anand was 881 girls per 1000 boys.

The average literacy rate in Anand for urban regions was 88.16 percent in which males were 93.07% literate while female literacy stood at 82.93%. The total literate population of Anand was 1,551,253. Similarly in rural areas of Anand, the average literacy rate was 82.68 percent. Out of which the literacy rate of males and females stood at 91.27% and 73.43% respectively. Total literates in rural areas of Anand were 1,053,110.

Rural Urban
Population % 69.66% 30.34%
Total population 1,457,758 634,987
Male population 758,499 328,725
Female population 699,259 306,262
Sex ratio 922 932
Child sex ratio (0-6 age) 881 891
Child population 184,036 69,972
Literates 1,053,110 498,143
Average literacy 82.68% 88.16%
Male literacy 91.27% 93.07%
Female literacy 73.43% 82.93%

Child Population - Anand district

According to Census 2011, there were 254,008 children between age 0 to 6 years in Anand district. Out of which 134,827 were male while 119,181 were female.


Working Population - Anand district

In Anand district out of total population, 844,794 were engaged in work activities. 81.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 18.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 844,794 workers engaged in Main Work, 144,417 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 263,622 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 690,031 570,226 119,805
Cultivators 144,417 138,673 5,744
Agriculture Labourer 263,622 207,235 56,387
Household Industries 12,472 10,423 2,049
Other Workers 269,520 213,895 55,625
Marginal Workers 154,763 57,335 97,428
Non Working 1,247,951 459,663 788,288

Nearby Districts from Anand

Below are the list of Districts near Anand district in Gujarat.


Anand district Map


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