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

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District · Gujarat 

# Tapi district

Tapi is a district of Gujarat, 23rd of 26 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **807,022 people** in 5 sub-districts, 4 towns and 488 villages; 10% lived in towns. The largest town is [Vyara](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/tapi/vyara/vyara/) (39,789).

- 807,022people (2011)
- 5sub-districts
- 4towns
- 68.3%literacy

## Who lives in Tapi?

Tapi had **807,022 people** at the 2011 Census — 1.3% of Gujarat's population and 23rd of 26 districts of Gujarat by population. There were 1,007 women for every 1,000 men (above the Gujarat figure of 919; the highest of 26 districts of Gujarat). Among children under 7 the ratio was 953 girls per 1,000 boys (the Gujarat figure is 890). An average household had 4.6 people, against 4.9 across Gujarat.

## How literate is Tapi?

68.3% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (below Gujarat's 78.0%), 24th of 26 districts of Gujarat. Men were at 75.4% and women at 61.2% — a gap of 14.3 points (it is 16.1 points across Gujarat). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Valod](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/tapi/valod/) (74.9%) and lowest in [Uchchhal](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/tapi/uchchhal/) (57.5%).

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 Tapi do for a living?

55.9% of people worked in 2011 (women: 49.4%). Of all workers, 20% farmed their own land, 39% were farm labourers, 1% worked in household industry and 14% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 25% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 59% of workers here, against 37% across Gujarat. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Nizar](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/tapi/nizar/) (74% of workers in farming) and the least is [Songadh](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/tapi/songadh/) (48% of workers in farming).

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**■** Cultivators 20 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 39 (39%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 14 (14%) · **■** Marginal 25 (25%)

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 Tapi

9.8% of people lived in towns and cities (below Gujarat's 42.6%), 25th of 26 districts of Gujarat. The Census counted 4 towns: 2 statutory towns with a municipality and 2 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. The largest is [Vyara](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/tapi/vyara/vyara/) with 39,789 people, home to 50% 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 Tapi

Tapi had 488 census villages, 451 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 1,613 people; 19 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Valod](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/tapi/valod/valod/) (16,075), [Shale](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/tapi/nizar/shale/) (13,149), [Fulwadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/tapi/nizar/fulwadi/) (12,368), [Unchamala](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/tapi/vyara/unchamala/) (8,830) and [Mohini](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/tapi/uchchhal/mohini/) (7,842).

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 Tapi compared with Gujarat

■ Tapi · ■ Gujarat

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.3%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****953**

**890

Working population ****55.9%**

**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 Tapi

Of every 100 households in Tapi in 2011, 81 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Tapi · ■ 

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

Toilet within the home ****28%**

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

Tap water ****26%**

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

Use banking services ****43%**

Television ****30%**

Mobile phone ****41%**

Computer with internet ****1%**

Two-wheeler ****23%**

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

None of these assets ****36%**

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 Tapi

Sub-district People Villages Towns 

[Nizar](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/tapi/nizar/) 129,969 79 0 

[Uchchhal](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/tapi/uchchhal/) 88,416 45 0 

[Songadh](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/tapi/songadh/) 229,782 175 3 

[Vyara](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/tapi/vyara/) 268,289 149 1 

[Valod](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/tapi/valod/) 90,566 40 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 Tapi

- Vyara · 39,789
- Songadh · 26,515
- Ukai · 7,453
- Bhurivel · 5,730

## Largest villages in Tapi

- Valod · 16,075
- Shale · 13,149
- Fulwadi · 12,368
- Unchamala · 8,830
- Mohini · 7,842
- Kvelde · 7,511
- Raygadh · 7,483
- Nizar · 7,416
- Dolvan · 7,179
- Vadpada · 6,934
- Pati-Bandhara · 6,680
- Kamalchhod · 6,430
- Mataval · 6,083
- Buhari · 5,905
- Degama · 5,350
- Balambe · 5,345
- Gunsada · 5,328
- Sevti · 5,181
- Pati · 5,144
- Harduli Digar · 4,855

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 Tapi?5: Nizar, Uchchhal, Songadh, Vyara, Valod
- What is the population of Tapi district?807,022 (Census 2011)
- Which is the largest town in Tapi?Vyara