# Surendranagar District, Gujarat – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/surendranagar/ District · Gujarat # Surendranagar district Surendranagar is a district of Gujarat, 16th of 26 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **1,756,268 people** in 10 sub-districts, 9 towns and 651 villages; 28% lived in towns. The largest town is [Surendranagar Dudhrej](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/surendranagar/wadhwan/surendranagar-dudhrej/) (177,851). - 1,756,268people (2011) - 10sub-districts - 9towns - 72.1%literacy ## Who lives in Surendranagar? Surendranagar had **1,756,268 people** at the 2011 Census — 2.9% of Gujarat's population and 16th of 26 districts of Gujarat by population. There were 930 women for every 1,000 men (above the Gujarat figure of 919; 17th of 26 districts of Gujarat). Among children under 7 the ratio was 896 girls per 1,000 boys (the Gujarat figure is 890). An average household had 5.1 people, against 4.9 across Gujarat. ## How literate is Surendranagar? 72.1% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (below Gujarat's 78.0%), 21st of 26 districts of Gujarat. Men were at 82.1% and women at 61.5% — a gap of 20.7 points (it is 16.1 points across Gujarat). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Wadhwan](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/surendranagar/wadhwan/) (81.2%) and lowest in [Sayla](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/surendranagar/sayla/) (60.2%). 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 Surendranagar do for a living? 41.2% of people worked in 2011 (women: 25.9%). Of all workers, 23% farmed their own land, 25% were farm labourers, 1% worked in household industry and 32% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 19% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 48% of workers here, against 37% across Gujarat. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Lakhtar](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/surendranagar/lakhtar/) (67% of workers in farming) and the least is [Wadhwan](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/surendranagar/wadhwan/) (25% of workers in farming). ********** **■** Cultivators 23 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (25%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 32 (32%) · **■** Marginal 19 (19%) 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 Surendranagar 28.3% of people lived in towns and cities (below Gujarat's 42.6%), 15th of 26 districts of Gujarat. The Census counted 9 towns: 8 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 [Surendranagar Dudhrej](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/surendranagar/wadhwan/surendranagar-dudhrej/) with 177,851 people, home to 36% 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 Surendranagar Surendranagar had 651 census villages, 647 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 1,946 people; 27 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Sayla](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/surendranagar/sayla/sayla/) (16,169), [Chuda](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/surendranagar/chuda/chuda/) (15,350), [Lakhtar](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/surendranagar/lakhtar/lakhtar/) (12,371), [Kondh](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/surendranagar/dhrangadhra/kondh/) (9,867) and [Ranagadh](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/surendranagar/limbdi/ranagadh/) (9,501). 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 Surendranagar compared with Gujarat ■ Surendranagar · ■ Gujarat Literacy (age 7+) ****72.1%** **78.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930** **919 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****896** **890 Working population ****41.2%** **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 Surendranagar Of every 100 households in Surendranagar in 2011, 88 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Surendranagar · ■ Electricity for lighting ****88%** Toilet within the home ****35%** No toilet (open defecation) ****62%** Tap water ****70%** Drinking water within premises ****58%** Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%** Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%** Use banking services ****52%** Television ****52%** Mobile phone ****70%** Computer with internet ****1%** Two-wheeler ****29%** Car / jeep / van ****3%** None of these assets ****16%** Own their home ****90%** 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 Surendranagar Sub-district People Villages Towns [Halvad](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/surendranagar/halvad/) 171,000 67 1 [Dhrangadhra](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/surendranagar/dhrangadhra/) 218,041 63 1 [Dasada](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/surendranagar/dasada/) 180,641 87 2 [Lakhtar](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/surendranagar/lakhtar/) 75,606 43 0 [Wadhwan](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/surendranagar/wadhwan/) 359,325 45 2 [Muli](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/surendranagar/muli/) 118,902 58 0 [Chotila](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/surendranagar/chotila/) 220,855 112 2 [Sayla](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/surendranagar/sayla/) 138,643 75 0 [Chuda](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/surendranagar/chuda/) 97,916 38 0 [Limbdi](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/surendranagar/limbdi/) 175,339 63 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 Surendranagar - Surendranagar Dudhrej · 177,851 - Wadhwan · 75,755 - Dhrangadhra · 75,133 - Limbdi · 42,769 - Thangadh · 42,351 - Halvad · 32,024 - Chotila · 21,364 - Patdi · 17,725 - Kharaghoda · 11,944 ## Largest villages in Surendranagar - Sayla · 16,169 - Chuda · 15,350 - Lakhtar · 12,371 - Kondh · 9,867 - Ranagadh · 9,501 - Ralol · 9,351 - Muli · 9,191 - Dasada · 8,733 - Sudamda · 8,286 - Charadva · 8,256 - Zinzuwada · 7,593 - Nani Kathechi · 7,032 - Sara · 6,546 - Chokdi · 6,207 - Khodu · 6,060 - Vastadi · 6,056 - Tikar · 5,940 - Bajana · 5,891 - Panshina · 5,749 - Nagnesh · 5,715 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 Surendranagar?10: Halvad, Dhrangadhra, Dasada, Lakhtar, Wadhwan, Muli, Chotila, Sayla, Chuda, Limbdi - What is the population of Surendranagar district?1,756,268 (Census 2011) - Which is the largest town in Surendranagar?Surendranagar Dudhrej