According to Census 2011, Gujarat has population of 6.04 Crores, an increase from figure of 5.07 Crore in 2001 census. Total population of Gujarat as per 2011 census is 60,439,692 of which male and female are 31,491,260 and 28,948,432 respectively. In 2001, total population was 50,671,017 in which males were 26,385,577 while females were 24,285,440. The total population growth in this decade was 19.28 percent while in previous decade it was 22.48 percent. The population of Gujarat forms 4.99 percent of India in 2011. In 2001, the figure was 4.93 percent.
Male | 31,491,260 | 52.10% |
Female | 28,948,432 | 47.89% |
Male | 23,474,873 | 85.75% | |
Female | 17,618,485 | 69.68% |
Male | 19.35% | |||||
Female | 19.20% |
Male | 41,153,84 | 52.91% |
Female | 36,618,78 | 47.08% |
Sex Ratio | 890/1000 |
Rural | 34,694,609 | 57.40% | |
Urban | 25,745,083 | 42.60% | |
Total | 60,439,692 | 100% |
Hindu | 5.35 Crores | 88.57% | |
Muslim | 58.46 Lakhs | 9.67% | |
Christian | 3.16 Lakhs | 0.52% |
Ahmadabad | 7,214,225 | |||||
Surat | 6,081,322 | |||||
Vadodara | 4,165,626 | |||||
Rajkot | 3,804,558 | |||||
Banaskantha | 3,120,506 |
Surat | 85.53 % | ||||
Ahmadabad | 85.31% | ||||
Anand | 84.37% | ||||
Gandhinagar | 84.16% | ||||
Navsari | 83.88% |
The Dangs | 1007 | |||||
Tapi | 1004 | |||||
Dohad | 986 | |||||
Amreli | 964 | |||||
Navsari | 961 |
As per details from Census 2011, Gujarat has population of 6.04 Crores, an increase from figure of 5.07 Crore in 2001 census. Total population of Gujarat as per 2011 census is 60,439,692 of which male and female are 31,491,260 and 28,948,432 respectively. In 2001, total population was 50,671,017 in which males were 26,385,577 while females were 24,285,440. The total population growth in this decade was 19.28 percent while in previous decade it was 22.48 percent. The population of Gujarat forms 4.99 percent of India in 2011. In 2001, the figure was 4.93 percent.
Literacy rate in Gujarat has seen upward trend and is 78.03 percent as per 2011 population census. Of that, male literacy stands at 85.75 percent while female literacy is at 69.68 percent. In 2001, literacy rate in Gujarat stood at 69.14 percent of which male and female were 79.66 percent and 57.80 percent literate respectively. In actual numbers, total literates in Gujarat stands at 41,093,358 of which males were 23,474,873 and females were 17,618,485.
In 2011, population decadal growth for gujarat was 19.28 %. Population decadal growth of gujarat male 19.35% and female 19.20%
According to the Census of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, the decade of 2001 to 2011 is the 1st decade post Indian Independence, which added least number of people to the country's population. The percentage of decadal growth in the nation, for the first time, showed a decrease by 3.90 % since, the present Census of India 2011 has registered the rate to be 17.64 % from the rate of 21.54 % in the earlier Census conducted in the year 2001
Sex Ratio in gujarat is 919 i.e. for each 1000 male, which is below national average of 940 as per census 2011.
Child Sex Ratio in gujarat is 890 i.e. for each 1000 male,In the census 2001 the child sex ratio of India was 927 which declined to 919 in the census 2011. As per the census 2011, Arunachal Pradesh has the highest child sex ratio among the Indian states i.e. 972 while Haryana has the lowest child sex ratio i.e.834 per thousand males.
Hinduism is majority religion in state of Gujarat with 88.57 % followers. Islam is second most popular religion in state of Gujarat with approximately 9.67 % following it. In Gujarat state, Christinity is followed by 0.52 %, Jainism by 0.96 %, Sikhism by 0.10 % and Buddhism by 0.10 %. Around 0.03 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.10 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.
Of the total population of Gujarat state, around 57.40 percent live in the villages of rural areas. In actual numbers, males and females were 17,799,159 and 16,895,450 respectively. Total population of rural areas of Gujarat state was 34,694,609. The population growth rate recorded for this decade (2001-2011) was 57.40%. In rural regions of Gujarat state, female sex ratio per 1000 males was 949 while same for the child (0-6 age) was 914 girls per 1000 boys. In Gujarat, 4,824,903 children (0-6) live in rural areas. Child population forms 13.91 percent of total rural population. In rural areas of Gujarat, literacy rate for males and female stood at 81.61 % and 57.78 %. Average literacy rate in Gujarat for rural areas was 71.71 percent. Total literates in rural areas were 21,420,842.
Out of total population of Gujarat, 42.60% people live in urban regions. The total figure of population living in urban areas is 25,745,083 of which 13,692,101 are males and while remaining 12,052,982 are females. The urban population in the last 10 years has increased by 42.60 percent. Sex Ratio in urban regions of Gujarat was 880 females per 1000 males. For child (0-6) sex ratio the figure for urban region stood at 852 girls per 1000 boys. Total children (0-6 age) living in urban areas of Gujarat were 2,952,359. Of total population in urban region, 11.47 % were children (0-6). Average Literacy rate in Gujarat for Urban regions was 86.31 percent in which males were 90.98% literate while female literacy stood at 70.26%. Total literates in urban region of Gujarat were 19,672,516.