# Panch Mahals District, Gujarat – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/panch-mahals/ District · Gujarat # Panch Mahals district Panch Mahals is a district of Gujarat, 9th of 26 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **2,390,776 people** in 11 sub-districts, 9 towns and 1,210 villages; 14% lived in towns. The largest town is [Godhra](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/panch-mahals/godhra/godhra/) (143,644). - 2,390,776people (2011) - 11sub-districts - 9towns - 71.0%literacy ## Who lives in Panch Mahals? Panch Mahals had **2,390,776 people** at the 2011 Census — 4.0% of Gujarat's population and 9th of 26 districts of Gujarat by population. There were 949 women for every 1,000 men (above the Gujarat figure of 919; 10th of 26 districts of Gujarat). Among children under 7 the ratio was 932 girls per 1,000 boys (the Gujarat figure is 890). An average household had 5.4 people, against 4.9 across Gujarat. ## How literate is Panch Mahals? 71.0% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (below Gujarat's 78.0%), 22nd of 26 districts of Gujarat. Men were at 82.5% and women at 58.9% — a gap of 23.6 points (it is 16.1 points across Gujarat). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Godhra](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/panch-mahals/godhra/) (75.9%) and lowest in [Ghoghamba](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/panch-mahals/ghoghamba/) (58.3%). 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 Panch Mahals do for a living? 45.9% of people worked in 2011 (women: 36.4%). Of all workers, 33% farmed their own land, 12% were farm labourers, 1% worked in household industry and 17% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 38% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 45% of workers here, against 37% across Gujarat. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Jambughoda](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/panch-mahals/jambughoda/) (65% of workers in farming) and the least is [Godhra](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/panch-mahals/godhra/) (38% of workers in farming). ********** **■** Cultivators 33 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (12%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 17 (17%) · **■** Marginal 38 (38%) 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 Panch Mahals 14.0% of people lived in towns and cities (below Gujarat's 42.6%), 21st of 26 districts of Gujarat. The Census counted 9 towns: 7 statutory towns with a municipality and 2 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. 1 city has 1 lakh (100,000) people or more. The largest is [Godhra](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/panch-mahals/godhra/godhra/) with 143,644 people, home to 43% 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 Panch Mahals Panch Mahals had 1,210 census villages, 1,198 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 1,716 people; 69 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Vandeli](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/panch-mahals/morwa/vandeli/) (14,781), [Simaliya](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/panch-mahals/ghoghamba/simaliya/) (12,675), [Gollav](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/panch-mahals/godhra/gollav/) (12,262), [Vejalpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/panch-mahals/kalol/vejalpur/) (11,995) and [Sampa](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/panch-mahals/godhra/sampa/) (11,235). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Population of Panch Mahals compared with Gujarat ■ Panch Mahals · ■ Gujarat Literacy (age 7+) ****71.0%** **78.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949** **919 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****932** **890 Working population ****45.9%** **41.0% 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 Panch Mahals Of every 100 households in Panch Mahals in 2011, 89 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Panch Mahals · ■ Electricity for lighting ****89%** Toilet within the home ****27%** No toilet (open defecation) ****72%** Tap water ****27%** Drinking water within premises ****29%** Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%** Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%** Use banking services ****45%** Television ****20%** Mobile phone ****46%** Computer with internet ****1%** Two-wheeler ****16%** Car / jeep / van ****2%** None of these assets ****38%** Own their home ****95%** Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Sub-districts of Panch Mahals Sub-district People Villages Towns [Khanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/panch-mahals/khanpur/) 96,041 86 0 [Kadana](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/panch-mahals/kadana/) 129,545 132 0 [Santrampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/panch-mahals/santrampur/) 265,694 152 1 [Lunawada](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/panch-mahals/lunawada/) 257,228 242 1 [Shehera](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/panch-mahals/shehera/) 277,559 91 1 [Morwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/panch-mahals/morwa/) 186,920 52 0 [Godhra](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/panch-mahals/godhra/) 462,516 114 3 [Kalol](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/panch-mahals/kalol/) 216,371 67 2 [Ghoghamba](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/panch-mahals/ghoghamba/) 218,467 96 0 [Halol](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/panch-mahals/halol/) 237,959 123 1 [Jambughoda](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/panch-mahals/jambughoda/) 42,476 55 0 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 in Panch Mahals - Godhra · 143,644 - Halol · 64,265 - Lunawada · 36,954 - Kalol · 32,084 - Santrampur · 19,465 - Shehera · 19,175 - Jafrabad · 9,685 - Vavdi Bujarg · 9,107 - Kalol · 448 ## Largest villages in Panch Mahals - Vandeli · 14,781 - Simaliya · 12,675 - Gollav · 12,262 - Vejalpur · 11,995 - Sampa · 11,235 - Karoli · 10,237 - Dhamnod · 9,551 - Morwa · 9,040 - Batakwada · 9,022 - Aniad · 8,976 - Guneli · 8,885 - Khedaya Alias Pratapgadh · 8,821 - Kankanpur · 8,773 - Kanpur · 8,763 - Bedhiya · 8,348 - Orwada · 8,269 - Kothamba · 8,157 - Kanjari · 8,099 - Nadisar · 7,945 - Bodidra Bujarg · 7,723 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Quick answers - How many sub-districts are in Panch Mahals?11: Khanpur, Kadana, Santrampur, Lunawada, Shehera, Morwa, Godhra, Kalol, Ghoghamba, Halol, Jambughoda - What is the population of Panch Mahals district?2,390,776 (Census 2011) - Which is the largest town in Panch Mahals?Godhra