Surendranagar District Population 2011–2025: Religion | Sex Ratio | Literacy

Surendranagar District Gujarat Census 2025/2011 – Population, Growth, Religion, Sex Ratio, Literacy, SC/ST, Rural/Urban, Language, Tehsil/Taluk Data

Quick Overview of Surendranagar District Census 2021

• District: Surendranagar, Gujarat
• Area: 10,423 Sq.Km
• Estimated Population (2025): 2,060,000 – 2,123,072 (20.6–21.23 Lakh)
• Population (2011): 1,756,268
• Male (2011): 909,917
• Female (2011): 846,351
• Density (2011): 168 per Sq.Km
• Urban Population: 496,916 (28.29%)
• Rural Population: 1,259,352 (71.71%)
• Sex Ratio (2011): 930 females per 1000 males
• Literacy Rate (2011): 72.13%
• Male Literacy: 82.11%
• Female Literacy: 61.45%
• Child Population (0-6, 2011): 240,011 (13.67%) [Male: 126,572, Female: 113,439]
• Scheduled Caste (SC): 179,461 (10.2%)
• Scheduled Tribe (ST): 21,453 (1.2%)
• Villages: 651
• Talukas: Chotila, Chuda, Dasada, Dhrangadhra, Halvad, Lakhtar, Limbdi, Muli, Sayla, Wadhwan
• Main Language: Gujarati (98.77%)

Population Projections (2025–2036)

Year	Estimate	Growth vs 2011	Male	Female
2025	2,123,072	20.9%	1,109,000	1,014,000
2026	2,146,310	22.2%	1,121,000	1,025,000
2030	2,234,887	27.25%	~1,167,000	~1,068,000
2036	2,352,950	33.97%	1,231,016	1,121,782

Historic Population (1901–2011)

Census Year	Population	Male	Female	Growth (%)
1901	302,815	154,000	149,000	--
1921	347,612	178,000	170,000	2.1
1951	506,081	259,000	248,000	17.99
1961	663,255	341,000	322,000	30.97
2001	1,515,148	787,650	727,498	25.34
2011	1,756,268	909,917	846,351	15.91

Religion-wise Population (2011 & 2025 Estimate)

Religion	2011 Count	2011 %	2025 Estimate
Hindu	1,620,282	92.26%	1,887,304
Muslim	109,681	6.25%	127,756
Jain	22,992	1.31%	26,781
Christian	1,419	0.08%	1,653
Sikh	512	0.03%	596
Buddhist	312	0.02%	363
Other/Not Stated	1,070	0.06%	1,246

SC/ST Population (2011)

Category	Total	Male	Female	% of Pop.
SC	179,461	93,427	86,034	10.22%
ST	21,453	11,068	10,385	1.22%

Child Population (0–6 years, 2011)

Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio
240,011	126,572	113,439	896

Urban vs Rural Data (2011)

Attribute	Urban	Rural
Population (%)	28.29%	71.71%
Population	496,916	1,259,352
Sex Ratio	908	939
Child Sex Ratio	864	906
Literacy Rate	82.30%	67.95%
Male Literacy	89.21%	79.15%
Female Literacy	74.74%	56.10%

Literacy Rate by Religion (2011)

Religion	Avg. Literacy Rate	Male	Female
Hindu	71.25%	81.47%	60.29%
Muslim	79.04%	87.92%	69.96%
Jain	97.88%	98.74%	96.98%
Christian	81.85%	85.55%	77.80%

Sex Ratio by Religion (2011)

Religion	Sex Ratio
Hindu	928
Muslim	969
Jain	949
Christian	910

City List & Stats

City	Population (2011)	2025 Estimate
Surendranagar Dudhrej (Municipality)	177,851	207,161
Wadhwan (Urban Agglomeration)	253,606	~295,000

Workforce & Households (2011)

• Number of Households: 343,213
• Total Workers: 723,500 (Male: 504,038 | Female: 219,462)

Taluk/Tehsil/Subdistrict-wise Population (2011)

Taluka	Male	Female	Total
Dhrangadhra	113,961	104,080	218,041
Dasada	93,468	87,173	180,641
Lakhtar	38,932	36,674	75,606
Wadhwan	186,434	172,891	359,325
Muli	61,556	57,346	118,902
Chotila	92,602	85,902	178,534
Sayla	71,327	67,316	138,643
Chuda	50,609	47,307	97,916
Limbdi	90,809	84,530	175,339
Thangadh	22,127	20,224	42,351

Languages Spoken

• Gujarati: 98.77%
• Hindi, Urdu, Sindhi: minor population

Full List of Talukas (Administrative Blocks)

• Chotila
• Chuda
• Dasada
• Dhrangadhra
• Halvad
• Lakhtar
• Limbdi
• Muli
• Sayla
• Wadhwan

Village List (not complete; top sample)

• Chuda
• Zinzuwada
• Kharaghoda
• Limbdi
• Halvad
• Pipardi
• Rangpur
• Sankhya
• Than (Thangadh)
• Sayla
• Chotila
• Muli
• Vana
• Dasada

FAQ – Surendranagar District Census 2021

• Q: What is Surendranagar's population as per Census 2011?
  A: 1,756,268
• Q: Population projection for 2025?
  A: 2,060,000 – 2,123,072
• Q: Male vs female count (2011)?
  A: Male – 909,917 | Female – 846,351
• Q: Child population (0-6, 2011)?
  A: 240,011 (Male: 126,572, Female: 113,439)
• Q: Sex ratio?
  A: 930 females per 1000 males
• Q: Urban vs rural division?
  A: Urban: 28.29%, Rural: 71.71%
• Q: Literacy rate?
  A: 72.13% (Male: 82.11%, Female: 61.45%)
• Q: Major religions?
  A: Hindu (92.26%), Muslim (6.25%), Jain (1.31%), Christian (0.08%)
• Q: SC/ST split?
  A: SC: 10.22%, ST: 1.22%
• Q: Number of villages and talukas?
  A: 10 talukas, 651 villages
• Q: Main language?
  A: Gujarati (98.77%)
• Q: Number of households?
  A: 343,213
• Q: Workforce profile?
  A: 723,500 workers (Male: 504,038 | Female: 219,462)