Gujarat Census 2011 Data: Population, Sex Ratio, Literacy, Religion

Quick Overview of Gujarat Census 2011

• Population 2025 (Estimate): 7.31 crores (73,062,758)
• Population 2026 (Estimate): 7.39 crores (73,862,477)
• Population 2011 (Census): 6.04 crores (60,439,692)
• Sex Ratio (2011): 919–920 females per 1000 males (urban: 881, rural: 950)
• Literacy Rate (2011): 78.03% (Male: 85.74%, Female: 69.69%)
• Urban Population: 2.57 crore (25,745,083), 42.6%
• Rural Population: 3.47 crore (34,694,609), 57.4%
• Child Population (0–6): 77,77,262 (12.87% of total)
• Density: 308 per sq.km
• Area: 196,244 sq.km
• Households: 1.22 crore (12,248,428)

Population Projections 2025–2036

Year	Estimated Population	Total Growth Since 2011	Annual Growth
2025	7,30,62,758	20.89%	↑
2026	7,38,62,477	22.21%	1.32% ↑
2027	7,46,24,538	23.47%	1.26% ↑
2036	8,09,73,729	33.97%	1.11% ↑

Gujarat Census 2011: Key Statistics

Category	2011 Census Value
Total Population	6,04,39,692
Male Population	3,14,91,260
Female Population	2,89,48,432
Sex Ratio	920
Child Population (0–6)	77,77,262
Child Sex Ratio	890
Literacy Rate	78.03%
Male Literacy	85.74%
Female Literacy	69.69%
Urban Population	2,57,45,083
Rural Population	3,46,94,609

Religion-Wise Population (2011 & Estimate 2025)

Religion	2011 Census	%	2025 Estimate
Hindus	5,35,33,988	88.57%	6,23,56,389
Muslims	58,46,761	9.67%	68,10,307
Jains	5,79,654	0.96%	6,75,181
Christians	3,16,178	0.52%	3,68,284
Sikhs	58,246	0.10%	67,845
Buddhists	30,483	0.05%	35,507
Not Stated	57,902	0.10%	67,444
Others	16,480	0.03%	19,196

District-wise Population Table (2011 & 2025 Estimate)

S.No.	District Name	2011 Census	2025 Estimate
1.	Ahmadabad	7,214,225	8,403,129
2.	Amreli	1,514,190	1,763,729
3.	Anand	2,092,745	2,437,629
4.	Banaskantha	3,120,506	3,634,765
5.	Bharuch	1,551,019	1,806,627
6.	Bhavnagar	2,880,365	3,355,049
7.	Dohad	2,127,086	2,477,630
8.	Gandhinagar	1,391,753	1,621,114
9.	Jamnagar	2,160,119	2,516,107
10.	Junagadh	2,743,082	3,195,142
11.	Kachchh	2,092,371	2,437,194
12.	Kheda	2,299,885	2,678,906
13.	Mahesana	2,035,064	2,370,443
14.	Narmada	590,297	687,578
15.	Navsari	1,329,672	1,548,802
16.	PanchMahal	2,390,776	2,784,776
17.	Patan	1,343,734	1,565,181
18.	Porbandar	585,449	681,931
19.	Rajkot	3,804,558	4,431,549
20.	Sabarkantha	2,428,589	2,828,820
21.	Surat	6,081,322	7,083,524
22.	Surendranagar	1,756,268	2,045,701
23.	Tapi	807,022	940,019
24.	The Dangs	228,291	265,913
25.	Vadodara	4,165,626	4,852,121
26.	Valsad	1,705,678	1,986,774

City-wise Population Table (2011 Census & 2025 Estimate)

S.No.	City Name	2011 Census	2025 Estimate
1.	Ahmedabad	5,577,940	6,497,185
2.	Amreli	105,573	122,971
3.	Anand	198,282	230,959
4.	Bharuch	169,007	196,859
5.	Bhavnagar	593,368	691,155
6.	Bhuj	143,286	166,900
7.	Botad	130,327	151,805
8.	Deesa	111,160	129,479
9.	Gandhidham	247,992	288,861
10.	Gandhinagar	206,167	240,143
11.	Godhra	143,644	167,317
12.	Gondal	112,197	130,687
13.	Jamnagar	479,920	559,011
14.	Jetpur Navagadh	118,302	137,798
15.	Junagadh	319,462	372,109
16.	Kalol	113,153	131,801
17.	Mahesana	184,991	215,478
18.	Morvi	194,947	227,074
19.	Nadiad	218,095	254,037
20.	Navsari	160,941	187,464
21.	Palanpur	122,344	142,506
22.	Patan	125,497	146,179
23.	Porbandar	151,770	176,782
24.	Rajkot	1,286,678	1,498,723
25.	Surat	4,467,797	5,204,090
26.	Surendranagar Dudhrej	177,851	207,161
27.	Vadodara	1,670,806	1,946,155
28.	Valsad	114,636	133,528
29.	Vapi	163,630	190,596
30.	Veraval	154,636	180,120

District Facts (2011 Census)

Description	District	Value
Most Populous	Ahmadabad	7,214,225
Least Populous	The Dangs	228,291
Highest Sex Ratio	Tapi	1,007
Lowest Sex Ratio	Surat	787
Highest Literacy Rate	Surat	85.53%
Lowest Literacy Rate	Dohad	58.82%
Highest Density	Surat	953
Lowest Density	Kachchh	46

SC/ST Population (2011)

Category	Total	Males	Females	% of State	Sex Ratio
SC	40,74,447	21,10,331	19,64,116	6.74%	931
ST	89,17,174	45,01,389	44,15,785	14.75%	981

Slum Population (2011)

Total	Males	Females	% of State	Sex Ratio	Households
16,80,095	9,12,571	7,67,524	2.78%	842	3,45,998

Literacy Rate by Area

Category	Avg Literacy %	Male %	Female %
Total	78.03	85.74	69.69
Urban	86.31	90.98	81.03
Rural	71.71	81.61	61.36

Literacy Rate by Religion

Religion	Avg Literacy %	Male %	Female %
Hindu	77.46	85.45	68.8
Muslim	80.82	87.15	74.14
Jain	96.98	97.93	96.01
Christian	83.94	88.25	79.58

Sex Ratio by Area & Religion

Category	Sex Ratio
Total	920
Urban	881
Rural	950
Hindu	916
Muslim	945
Jain	966
Christian	980

Workforce (2011)

Total Workers	Males	Females	% of State
2,47,67,747	1,80,00,914	67,66,833	40.98%

Historic Census Growth (1901–2011)

Year	Population	Variation	Variation %	Male	Female
1901	90,95,000	–	–	46,55,000	44,40,000
1911	98,04,000	7,09,000	7.79%	50,38,000	47,66,000
1951	1,62,63,000	25,61,000	18.69%	83,32,000	79,31,000
1971	2,67,39,000	60,64,000	29.39%	1,38,00,000	1,29,00,000
2011	6,04,39,692	97,69,000	19.28%	3,14,91,260	2,89,48,432