# Gujarat – Districts List, Cities, Population & Literacy (Census 2011) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/ State · India # Gujarat Gujarat is a state of India with its capital at Gandhinagar. At the 2011 Census it was home to **60,439,692 people** — 5.0% of India and 9th of 36 states and union territories — in 26 districts, 348 towns and 18,225 villages. 43% lived in towns, and literacy was 78.0% (above the national 73.0%). - 60,439,692people (2011) - 26districts (2011) - 348towns - 78.0%literacy ## Who lives in Gujarat? Gujarat had **60,439,692 people** at the 2011 Census — 5.0% of India's population and 9th of 36 states and union territories by population. There were 919 women for every 1,000 men (below the India figure of 943; 25th of 36 states and union territories). Among children under 7 the ratio was 890 girls per 1,000 boys (the India figure is 918). An average household had 4.9 people, against 4.9 across India. ## How literate is Gujarat? 78.0% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (above India's 73.0%), 17th of 36 states and union territories. Men were at 85.8% and women at 69.7% — a gap of 16.1 points (it is 16.2 points across India). Among its districts, literacy is highest in [Surat](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/surat/) (85.5%) and lowest in [Dohad](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/dohad/) (58.8%). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What do people in Gujarat do for a living? 41.0% of people worked in 2011 (women: 23.4%). Of all workers, 19% farmed their own land, 18% were farm labourers, 1% worked in household industry and 44% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 18% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 37% of workers here, against 38% across India. The most farm-dependent of its districts is [The Dangs](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/the-dangs/) (65% of workers in farming) and the least is [Ahmadabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/ahmadabad/) (12% of workers in farming). ********** **■** Cultivators 19 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (18%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 44 (44%) · **■** Marginal 18 (18%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Cities and towns of Gujarat 42.6% of people lived in towns and cities (above India's 31.1%), 11th of 36 states and union territories. The Census counted 348 towns: 199 statutory towns with a municipality and 149 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. 31 cities have 1 lakh (100,000) people or more, and 4 passed 10 lakh: [Ahmadabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/ahmadabad/ahmadabad-city/ahmadabad/), [Surat](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/surat/surat-city/surat/), [Vadodara](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/vadodara/vadodara/vadodara/) and [Rajkot](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/rajkot/rajkot/rajkot/). The largest is [Ahmadabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/ahmadabad/ahmadabad-city/ahmadabad/) with 5,633,927 people, home to 22% of the urban population. Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Villages of Gujarat Gujarat had 18,225 census villages, 17,843 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 1,944 people; 1,129 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Dhari](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/amreli/dhari/dhari/) (30,352), [Samarkha](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/anand/anand/samarkha/) (22,712), [Garbada](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/dohad/garbada/garbada/) (22,691), [Khattalwada](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/valsad/umbergaon/khattalwada/) (21,036) and [Madhavpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/porbandar/porbandar/madhavpur/) (20,241). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Where is Gujarat, and what is it like? The capital is [Gandhinagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/gandhinagar/gandhinagar/gandhinagar/). It covers 196,024 km², so in 2011 there were about 308 people per km². It borders [Madhya Pradesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/), [Maharashtra](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/) and [Rajasthan](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/). Source: [Wikidata (CC0) — capital, area, languages, neighbours; retrieved 2026-10-29](https://www.wikidata.org/). ### Weather and best time to visit At Gandhinagar, the hottest month is May (average 35 °C), the coldest Jan (20 °C), and the wettest Jul (267 mm of rain). The most comfortable months are **November to February**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Population of Gujarat compared with India ■ Gujarat · ■ India Literacy (age 7+) ****78.0%** **73.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919** **943 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****890** **918 Working population ****41.0%** **39.8% Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Districts of Gujarat District People Sub-districts Towns Literacy [Ahmadabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/ahmadabad/) 7,214,225 11 13 85.3% [Surat](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/surat/) 6,081,322 10 22 85.5% [Vadodara](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/vadodara/) 4,165,626 12 25 78.9% [Rajkot](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/rajkot/) 3,804,558 14 23 81.0% [Banas Kantha](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/banas-kantha/) 3,120,506 12 12 65.3% [Bhavnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/bhavnagar/) 2,880,365 11 21 75.5% [Junagadh](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/junagadh/) 2,743,082 14 15 75.8% [Sabar Kantha](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/sabar-kantha/) 2,428,589 13 15 75.8% [Panch Mahals](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/panch-mahals/) 2,390,776 11 9 71.0% [Kheda](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/kheda/) 2,299,885 10 12 82.7% [Jamnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/jamnagar/) 2,160,119 10 16 73.7% [Dohad](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/dohad/) 2,127,086 7 6 58.8% [Anand](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/anand/) 2,092,745 8 15 84.4% [Kachchh](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/kachchh/) 2,092,371 10 14 70.6% [Mahesana](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/mahesana/) 2,035,064 9 10 83.6% [Surendranagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/surendranagar/) 1,756,268 10 9 72.1% [Valsad](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/valsad/) 1,705,678 5 28 78.6% [Bharuch](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/bharuch/) 1,551,019 8 21 81.5% [Amreli](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/amreli/) 1,514,190 11 10 74.3% [Gandhinagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/gandhinagar/) 1,391,753 4 15 84.2% [Patan](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/patan/) 1,343,734 7 6 72.3% [Navsari](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/navsari/) 1,329,672 5 13 83.9% [Tapi](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/tapi/) 807,022 5 4 68.3% [Narmada](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/narmada/) 590,297 4 5 72.3% [Porbandar](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/porbandar/) 585,449 3 6 75.8% [The Dangs](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/the-dangs/) 228,291 1 3 75.2% Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Boundaries and names as at the 2011 Census; districts created since then are not shown separately. ## Largest cities and towns in Gujarat - Ahmadabad · 5,633,927 - Surat · 4,501,610 - Vadodara · 1,752,371 - Rajkot · 1,323,363 - Bhavnagar · 605,882 - Jamnagar · 600,943 - Junagadh · 319,462 - Gandhinagar · 292,797 - Gandhidham · 247,992 - Nadiad · 225,071 - Morvi · 210,451 - Anand · 209,410 - Mahesana · 190,753 - Surendranagar Dudhrej · 177,851 - Veraval · 171,121 - Navsari · 171,109 - Bharuch · 169,007 - Vapi · 163,630 - Porbandar · 152,760 - Bhuj · 148,834 ## Quick answers - What is the capital of Gujarat?Gandhinagar - What is the area of Gujarat?196,024 km² - Which states border Gujarat?Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan - When is the best time to visit Gujarat?November to February - What is the literacy rate of Gujarat?78.0% (Census 2011) - What is the sex ratio of Gujarat?919 women per 1,000 men (Census 2011) - How many districts are in Gujarat?26 (Census 2011) - What is the population of Gujarat?60,439,692 (Census 2011) - Which is the most populous district of Gujarat?Ahmadabad - Which is the largest city in Gujarat?Ahmadabad