# Damnagar, Amreli (Gujarat) – Town Population, History, Wards & Facts

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Town · Amreli, Gujarat 

# Damnagar

Damnagar is a town in Lathi sub-district of Amreli district, Gujarat (municipality). The 2011 Census counted **16,614 people** in 3,125 households. Literacy was 79.6%.

- 16,614people (2011)
- 3,125households
- 79.6%literacy
- 7census wards

## Population of Damnagar

■ Damnagar · ■ Amreli urban average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.6%**

**81.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****879**

**870

Working population ****33.2%**

**34.3%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Damnagar

Of every 100 households in Damnagar in 2011, 97 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 49 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Damnagar · ■ Amreli urban average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****78%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****18%**

**19%

Tap water ****87%**

**83%

Drinking water within premises ****84%**

**76%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****49%**

**59%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****41%**

**32%

Use banking services ****58%**

**64%

Television ****70%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****40%**

**41%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**6%

None of these assets ****7%**

**9%

Own their home ****80%**

**82%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What people in Damnagar work as

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**■** Services, trade & industry 4,019 (73%) · **■** Household industry 10 (0%) · **■** Farming 1,286 (23%) · **■** Marginal 208 (4%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How has the population of Damnagar changed?

From 3,651 in 1901 to 16,614 in 2011.

**1901

**1911

**1921

**1931

**1941

**1951

**1961

**1971

**1981

**1991

**2001

**2011

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – town directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Damnagar in numbers and road distances

- Density760 per km²
- Growth 2001–2011-0.6%
- Annual rainfall370 mm
- Temperature range11 °C to 42 °C

### Road distances

- Gandhinagar (state capital)311 km by road
- Amreli (district HQ)31 km by road
- Bhavnagar (city of 1 lakh+)96 km by road
- Rajkot (city of 5 lakh+)150 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – town directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Services and economy in Damnagar

### Civic services

- Pucca roads3 km
- DrainageOpen drains
- Flush toilets3,056
- Water storage600 kl
- Electricity — homes3,204
- Electricity — industry233

### Hospitals

- ●Dispensaries1 · 3 beds · 3 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitals1 · 1 doctors

### Schools and colleges

- ●Primary schools5 govt · 10 private
- ●Senior secondary schools2 govt · 1 private

### Banks

- Nationalised banks2
- Private banks1
- Co-operative banks1

**Main manufactured goods:** cotton.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – town directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Hospitals, banks, ATMs and more in Damnagar

- Banks2 in Damnagar
- ATMs1 in Damnagar
- Petrol pumps2 in Damnagar
- Dental clinics1 in Damnagar

Source: [Overture Maps Foundation places, release 2026-10-21.0 (CDLA-Permissive-2.0, Apache-2.0 or CC0 by source)](https://docs.overturemaps.org/attribution/).

## Damnagar ward list (2011)

Ward (2011) People Households 

[Ward 1](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/amreli/lathi/damnagar/ward-1/) 2,772 486 

[Ward 2](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/amreli/lathi/damnagar/ward-2/) 2,861 497 

[Ward 3](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/amreli/lathi/damnagar/ward-3/) 2,151 450 

[Ward 4](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/amreli/lathi/damnagar/ward-4/) 1,770 358 

[Ward 5](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/amreli/lathi/damnagar/ward-5/) 2,927 543 

[Ward 6](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/amreli/lathi/damnagar/ward-6/) 2,154 405 

[Ward 7](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/amreli/lathi/damnagar/ward-7/) 1,979 386 

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Census wards of 2011; municipal ward boundaries may have changed since.

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Damnagar?16,614 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Damnagar in?Amreli district, Gujarat
- What was the population of Damnagar in 1901?3,651
- How many wards does Damnagar have?7 census wards (2011)