Population28,80,365Bhavnagar
Males14,90,201
Females13,90,164
Literate18,87,255
Population Overview
Total population28,80,365
Males14,90,201
Females13,90,164
Sex ratio933per 1,000 males
Households5,38,605
Literacy
Literate18,87,255
Literate males10,87,371
Literate females7,99,884
Literacy %65.5%
Illiterate9,93,110
Illiterate males4,02,830
Illiterate females5,90,280
Children (0–6 years)
Children 0–63,81,470
Boys 0–62,01,720
Girls 0–61,79,750
Child %13.2%
SC / ST
SC population1,57,034
SC males80,827
SC females76,207
SC %5.5%
ST population9,110
ST males4,751
ST females4,359
ST %0.3%
Workers — Total
Total workers11,50,632
Worker males8,38,781
Worker females3,11,851
Work participation %39.9%
Non-workers17,29,733
Non-worker males6,51,420
Non-worker females10,78,313
Workers — Main
Main workers9,92,140
Main males7,90,944
Main females2,01,196
Cultivators2,04,915
Cultivator males1,66,590
Cultivator females38,325
Agri labourers2,52,904
Agri labourer males1,55,751
Agri labourer females97,153
Household industry14,129
HH industry males10,892
HH industry females3,237
Other workers5,20,192
Other males4,57,711
Other females62,481
Workers — Marginal
Marginal workers1,58,492
Marginal males47,837
Marginal females1,10,655
Marg. cultivators26,881
Marg. agri labourers81,121
Marg. HH industry3,867
Marg. other46,623
Workers — Marginal (detail)
Marg. cultivator males5,270
Marg. cultivator females21,611
Marg. agri lab. males15,240
Marg. agri lab. females65,881
Marg. HH industry males1,389
Marg. HH industry females2,478
Marg. other males25,938
Marg. other females20,685
Marginal Workers — 3 to 6 months
3–6 mo workers1,41,449
3–6 mo males42,543
3–6 mo females98,906
3–6 mo cultivators23,620
3–6 mo cult. males4,506
3–6 mo cult. females19,114
3–6 mo agri lab.72,287
3–6 mo agri lab. males13,084
3–6 mo agri lab. females59,203
3–6 mo HH industry3,307
3–6 mo HH ind. males1,226
3–6 mo HH ind. females2,081
3–6 mo other42,235
3–6 mo other males23,727
3–6 mo other females18,508
Marginal Workers — 0 to 3 months
0–3 mo workers17,043
0–3 mo males5,294
0–3 mo females11,749
0–3 mo cultivators3,261
0–3 mo cult. males764
0–3 mo cult. females2,497
0–3 mo agri lab.8,834
0–3 mo agri lab. males2,156
0–3 mo agri lab. females6,678
0–3 mo HH industry560
0–3 mo HH ind. males163
0–3 mo HH ind. females397
0–3 mo other4,388
0–3 mo other males2,211
0–3 mo other females2,177
Top sub-districts by population
sub-districts comparison
11 sub-districts
sub-districts-wise data
| # | Sub-district | Population | Males | Females | Literate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bhavnagar | 7,87,319 | 4,09,978 | 3,77,341 | 5,74,185 |
| 2 | Mahuva | 4,52,011 | 2,29,719 | 2,22,292 | 2,64,692 |
| 3 | Talaja | 3,25,667 | 1,74,482 | 1,51,185 | 1,97,366 |
| 4 | Botad | 2,86,618 | 1,47,749 | 1,38,869 | 1,86,798 |
| 5 | Palitana | 2,30,271 | 1,17,629 | 1,12,642 | 1,47,100 |
| 6 | Sihor | 2,12,236 | 1,10,343 | 1,01,893 | 1,37,799 |
| 7 | Gadhada | 2,00,475 | 1,02,328 | 98,147 | 1,24,853 |
| 8 | Gariadhar | 1,18,276 | 60,386 | 57,890 | 79,209 |
| 9 | Ghogha | 1,00,977 | 51,861 | 49,116 | 67,546 |
| 10 | Umrala | 86,323 | 44,391 | 41,932 | 55,993 |
| 11 | Vallabhipur | 80,192 | 41,335 | 38,857 | 51,714 |