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

Ahmadabad district of Gujarat has total population of 7,214,225 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 3,788,051 are males while 3,426,174 are females. In 2011 there were total 1,510,134 families residing in Ahmadabad district. The Average Sex Ratio of Ahmadabad district is 904.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 84% people lives in Urban areas while 16% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 87.9% while that in the rural areas is 71%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Ahmadabad district is 899 while that of Rural areas is 933.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ahmadabad district is 842518 which is 12% of the total population. There are 453790 male children and 388728 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ahmadabad is 857 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (904) of Ahmadabad district.

The total literacy rate of Ahmadabad district is 85.31%. The male literacy rate is 79.87% and the female literacy rate is 70.35% in Ahmadabad district.

Population
7,214,225
Families
1,510,134
Literacy
85.31%
Sex Ratio
904

To facilitate the administration, Ahmadabad district is further divided into 11 Talukas (Taluka/Tehsil/Tahsil) which are administrative divisions denoting sub-districts. Talukas consists of multiple villages and a few towns.

Ahmadabad Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 842,518 453,790 388,728
Literacy 85.31% 79.87% 70.35%
Scheduled Caste 759,483 399,075 360,408
Scheduled Tribe 89,138 47,106 42,032
Illiterate 1,778,465 762,588 1,015,877

Caste-wise Population - Ahmadabad district

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.2% of total population in Ahmadabad district of Gujarat.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 759,483 399,075 360,408
Schedule Tribe 89,138 47,106 42,032

Religion-wise Population - Ahmadabad district

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 6,042,416 (83.76%) 3,186,997 2,855,419
Muslim 883,238 (12.24%) 454,108 429,130
Christian 50,754 (0.7%) 25,822 24,932
Sikh 14,542 (0.2%) 7,599 6,943
Buddhist 4,518 (0.06%) 2,366 2,152
Jain 209,287 (2.9%) 106,152 103,135
Other Religion 2,055 (0.03%) 1,053 1,002
No Religion Specified 7,415 (0.1%) 3,954 3,461

Literacy Rate - Ahmadabad district

The total literacy rate of Ahmadabad district was 85.31% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 78.03% of Gujarat. Population-wise, out of total 5,435,760 literates, males were 3,025,463 while females were 2,410,297. Also the male literacy rate was 90.74% and the female literacy rate was 79.35% in Ahmadabad district.

  Ahmadabad district Gujarat
Female 79.35% 69.68%
Male 90.74% 85.75%
Total 85.31% 78.03%

Sex Ratio - Ahmadabad district

The Sex Ratio of Ahmadabad district is 904 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 904 females in Ahmadabad district. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 857 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 904 ) of Ahmadabad district.

Population Density - Ahmadabad district

The total area of Ahmadabad district is 8,107 km2. Thus the density of Ahmadabad district is 890 people per square kilometer. As per the initial provisional data of Census 2011, around 921 sq. km. area is under urban region while 7,186 sq. km. is under rural region.

Urban/Rural Population - Ahmadabad district

As per the Census 2011 out of total population of Ahmadabad, 84.04% people lived in urban regions while 15.96% in rural areas. The total figure of population of urban population was 6,063,047 out of which 3,192,468 were males while remaining 2,870,579 were females. In rural areas of Ahmadabad, male population was 595,583 while female population was 555,595.

The average sex ratio in urban regions of Ahmadabad was 899 females per 1000 males. Also the Child (0-6 age) sex ration of urban areas in Ahmadabad was 848 girls per 1000 boys. Thus the total children (0-6 age) living in urban areas of Ahmadabad were 680,911 which is 11.23% of total urban population. Similarly the average sex ratio in rural areas of Ahmadabad was 933 females per 1000 males. The Child sex ratio of rural areas in Ahmadabad was 894 girls per 1000 boys.

The average literacy rate in Ahmadabad for urban regions was 87.93 percent in which males were 92.16% literate while female literacy stood at 83.27%. The total literate population of Ahmadabad was 5,435,760. Similarly in rural areas of Ahmadabad, the average literacy rate was 71.05 percent. Out of which literacy rate of males and females stood at 82.89% and 58.44% respectively. Total literates in rural areas of Ahmadabad were 703,078.

Rural Urban
Population % 15.96% 84.04%
Total population 1,151,178 6,063,047
Male population 595,583 3,192,468
Female population 555,595 2,870,579
Sex ratio 933 899
Child sex ratio (0-6 age) 894 848
Child population 161,607 680,911
Literates 703,078 4,732,682
Average literacy 71.05% 87.93%
Male literacy 82.89% 92.16%
Female literacy 58.44% 83.27%

Child Population - Ahmadabad district

According to Census 2011, there were 842,518 children between age 0 to 6 years in Ahmadabad district. Out of which 453,790 were male while 388,728 were female.

Working Population - Ahmadabad district

In Ahmadabad district out of total population, 2,594,952 were engaged in work activities. 89.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,594,952 workers engaged in Main Work, 127,916 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 191,480 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,332,409 2,005,714 326,695
Cultivators 127,916 118,005 9,911
Agriculture Labourer 191,480 144,697 46,783
Household Industries 42,553 28,907 13,646
Other Workers 1,970,460 1,714,105 256,355
Marginal Workers 262,543 121,833 140,710
Non Working 4,619,273 1,660,504 2,958,769

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