# Patan District, Gujarat – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population

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District · Gujarat 

# Patan district

Patan is a district of Gujarat, 21st of 26 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **1,343,734 people** in 7 sub-districts, 6 towns and 517 villages; 21% lived in towns. The largest town is [Patan](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/patan/patan/patan/) (133,737).

- 1,343,734people (2011)
- 7sub-districts
- 6towns
- 72.3%literacy

## Who lives in Patan?

Patan had **1,343,734 people** at the 2011 Census — 2.2% of Gujarat's population and 21st of 26 districts of Gujarat by population. There were 935 women for every 1,000 men (above the Gujarat figure of 919; 14th of 26 districts of Gujarat). Among children under 7 the ratio was 890 girls per 1,000 boys (the Gujarat figure is 890). An average household had 5.0 people, against 4.9 across Gujarat.

## How literate is Patan?

72.3% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (below Gujarat's 78.0%), 20th of 26 districts of Gujarat. Men were at 82.9% and women at 61.0% — a gap of 21.9 points (it is 16.1 points across Gujarat). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Chanasma](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/patan/chanasma/) (81.5%) and lowest in [Santalpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/patan/santalpur/) (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 Patan do for a living?

41.3% of people worked in 2011 (women: 26.5%). Of all workers, 23% farmed their own land, 29% were farm labourers, 1% worked in household industry and 28% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 20% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 51% of workers here, against 37% across Gujarat. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Sami](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/patan/sami/) (64% of workers in farming) and the least is [Sidhpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/patan/sidhpur/) (38% of workers in farming).

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**■** Cultivators 23 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (29%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 28 (28%) · **■** Marginal 20 (20%)

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 Patan

20.9% of people lived in towns and cities (below Gujarat's 42.6%), 19th of 26 districts of Gujarat. The Census counted 6 towns: 5 statutory towns with a municipality and 1 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. 1 city has 1 lakh (100,000) people or more. The largest is [Patan](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/patan/patan/patan/) with 133,737 people, home to 48% 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 Patan

Patan had 517 census villages, 517 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 2,055 people; 22 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Sami](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/patan/sami/sami/) (12,591), [Dhinoj](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/patan/chanasma/dhinoj/) (10,396), [Balisana](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/patan/patan/balisana/) (10,132), [Varahi](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/patan/santalpur/varahi/) (9,824) and [Der](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/patan/patan/der/) (9,047).

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

## Patan district in history

The 11th edition of the *Encyclopaedia Britannica* (1911) described Patan district as follows. Its wording reflects its time; spellings are as printed.

> PATAN (＝“city”), the name of two historic cities in India. One of these, known as Anhilwada Patan, was the capital of the last Hindu dynasty of Gujarat, sacked by Mahmud of Ghazni and finally destroyed by the Mahommedans in 1298. The other Patan, known as Lalita Patan, was the capital of one of the three Newar kingdoms in the valley of Nepal, conquered by the Gurkhas at the end of the 18th century. It is situated close to Katmandu, on the opposite bank of the river Baghmati. The population is estimated at about 30,000, mostly Newars, who are Buddhists; and the buildings consist mainly of old Buddhist shrines and monasteries.

Source: [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th edition (1911) — public domain; transcription via Wikisource](https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica).

Boundaries in 1901 may differ from today's; sentences describing castes or communities are omitted.

## Population of Patan compared with Gujarat

■ Patan · ■ Gujarat

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.3%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****890**

**890

Working population ****41.3%**

**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 Patan

Of every 100 households in Patan in 2011, 83 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Patan · ■ 

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

Toilet within the home ****46%**

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

Tap water ****87%**

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%**

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%**

Use banking services ****52%**

Television ****40%**

Mobile phone ****63%**

Computer with internet ****1%**

Two-wheeler ****15%**

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

None of these assets ****25%**

Own their home ****91%**

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 Patan

Sub-district People Villages Towns 

[Santalpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/patan/santalpur/) 128,791 73 0 

[Radhanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/patan/radhanpur/) 144,266 56 1 

[Sidhpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/patan/sidhpur/) 213,087 53 2 

[Patan](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/patan/patan/) 449,480 139 1 

[Harij](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/patan/harij/) 94,562 39 1 

[Sami](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/patan/sami/) 182,805 98 0 

[Chanasma](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/patan/chanasma/) 130,743 59 1 

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 Patan

- Patan · 133,737
- Sidhpur · 61,867
- Radhanpur · 39,558
- Harij · 20,253
- Chanasma · 15,932
- Kakoshi · 9,734

## Largest villages in Patan

- Sami · 12,591
- Dhinoj · 10,396
- Balisana · 10,132
- Varahi · 9,824
- Der · 9,047
- Shankheshvar · 9,042
- Sunsar · 7,493
- Dindrol · 7,454
- Sampra · 7,418
- Ranunj · 6,874
- Nayta · 6,846
- Aghar · 6,695
- Kungher · 6,261
- Vayad · 6,235
- Sariyad · 6,067
- Santalpur · 6,006
- Biliya · 5,990
- Koita · 5,539
- Vamaiya · 5,228
- Vadavli · 5,169

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 Patan?7: Santalpur, Radhanpur, Sidhpur, Patan, Harij, Sami, Chanasma
- What is the population of Patan district?1,343,734 (Census 2011)
- Which is the largest town in Patan?Patan