# Vadodara District, Gujarat – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/vadodara/ District · Gujarat # Vadodara district Vadodara is a district of Gujarat, 3rd of 26 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **4,165,626 people** in 12 sub-districts, 25 towns and 1,537 villages; 50% lived in towns. The largest town is [Vadodara](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/vadodara/vadodara/vadodara/) (1,752,371). - 4,165,626people (2011) - 12sub-districts - 25towns - 78.9%literacy ## Who lives in Vadodara? Vadodara had **4,165,626 people** at the 2011 Census — 6.9% of Gujarat's population and 3rd of 26 districts of Gujarat by population. There were 934 women for every 1,000 men (above the Gujarat figure of 919; 15th of 26 districts of Gujarat). Among children under 7 the ratio was 897 girls per 1,000 boys (the Gujarat figure is 890). An average household had 4.7 people, against 4.9 across Gujarat. ## How literate is Vadodara? 78.9% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (above Gujarat's 78.0%), 10th of 26 districts of Gujarat. Men were at 85.4% and women at 72.0% — a gap of 13.4 points (it is 16.1 points across Gujarat). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Vadodara](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/vadodara/vadodara/) (89.9%) and lowest in [Chhota Udaipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/vadodara/chhota-udaipur/) (43.5%). 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 Vadodara do for a living? 40.7% of people worked in 2011 (women: 22.9%). Of all workers, 17% farmed their own land, 20% were farm labourers, 1% worked in household industry and 43% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 20% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 37% of workers here, against 37% across Gujarat. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Sinor](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/vadodara/sinor/) (71% of workers in farming) and the least is [Vadodara](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/vadodara/vadodara/) (7% of workers in farming). ********** **■** Cultivators 17 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (20%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 43 (43%) · **■** 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 Vadodara 49.6% of people lived in towns and cities (above Gujarat's 42.6%), 4th of 26 districts of Gujarat. The Census counted 25 towns: 12 statutory towns with a municipality and 13 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. 1 city has 1 lakh (100,000) people or more, and 1 passed 10 lakh: [Vadodara](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/vadodara/vadodara/vadodara/). The largest is [Vadodara](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/vadodara/vadodara/vadodara/) with 1,752,371 people, home to 85% 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 Vadodara Vadodara had 1,537 census villages, 1,533 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 1,370 people; 43 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Anagadh](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/vadodara/vadodara/anagadh/) (14,780), [Sokhda](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/vadodara/vadodara/sokhda/) (12,610), [Sankheda](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/vadodara/sankheda/sankheda/) (10,837), [Valan](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/vadodara/karjan/valan/) (10,182) and [Vadu](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/vadodara/padra/vadu/) (9,626). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Vadodara district in history The 11th edition of the *Encyclopaedia Britannica* (1911) described Vadodara district as follows. Its wording reflects its time; spellings are as printed. > BARODA, a native state of India, within the Gujarat province of Bombay, but in direct relations with the governor-general. It consists of four isolated divisions, each of which is interlaced in the most intricate fashion with British territory or with other native states. Three of these divisions—Kadi, Baroda and Nausari—are in Gujarat proper; the fourth, Amreli with Okhamandal, is in the peninsula of Kathiawar. The total area covers 8099 sq. m. In 1901 the population was 1,952,692, showing a decrease of 19% in the decade, compared with an increase of 11% in the preceding decade. This decrease was due partly to the famines of 1896–1897 and 1900–1901, partly to the epidemics of cholera and fever which accompanied them, and partly to the plague which attacked the state in as great measure as the surrounding presidency. The princes of Baroda were one of the chief branches of the Mahratta confederacy, which in the 18th century spread devastation and terror over India. About 1721 one Pilaji gaekwar carved a fertile slice of territory out of Gujarat, and afterwards received the title of “Leader of the Royal Troops” from the peshwa. During the last thirty-two years of the century the house fell a prey to one of those bitter and unappeasable family feuds which are the ruin of great Indian families. 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 Vadodara compared with Gujarat ■ Vadodara · ■ Gujarat Literacy (age 7+) ****78.9%** **78.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934** **919 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****897** **890 Working population ****40.7%** **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 Vadodara Of every 100 households in Vadodara in 2011, 91 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 47 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Vadodara · ■ Electricity for lighting ****91%** Toilet within the home ****62%** No toilet (open defecation) ****37%** Tap water ****73%** Drinking water within premises ****64%** Cooking with LPG / PNG ****47%** Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****46%** Use banking services ****62%** Television ****56%** Mobile phone ****62%** Computer with internet ****6%** Two-wheeler ****40%** Car / jeep / van ****8%** None of these assets ****18%** Own their home ****88%** 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 Vadodara Sub-district People Villages Towns [Savli](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/vadodara/savli/) 255,009 136 1 [Vadodara](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/vadodara/vadodara/) 2,009,434 82 12 [Vaghodia](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/vadodara/vaghodia/) 149,914 94 3 [Jetpur Pavi](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/vadodara/jetpur-pavi/) 261,425 212 1 [Chhota Udaipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/vadodara/chhota-udaipur/) 241,377 144 1 [Kavant](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/vadodara/kavant/) 210,002 132 1 [Nasvadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/vadodara/nasvadi/) 155,443 218 1 [Sankheda](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/vadodara/sankheda/) 203,584 185 2 [Dabhoi](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/vadodara/dabhoi/) 180,518 118 1 [Padra](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/vadodara/padra/) 265,901 82 1 [Karjan](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/vadodara/karjan/) 167,579 93 1 [Sinor](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/vadodara/sinor/) 65,440 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). ## Cities and towns in Vadodara - Vadodara · 1,752,371 - Dabhoi · 51,240 - Padra · 46,660 - Karjan · 30,405 - Chhota Udaipur · 25,787 - Savli · 18,467 - Undera · 16,902 - Vaghodia · 16,604 - Bodeli · 12,184 - Ranoli · 11,726 - Bajwa · 9,611 - Kavant · 9,553 - Alikherva · 8,951 - Nandesari · 8,290 - Nasvadi · 8,076 - Jetpur · 7,864 - Jarod · 7,200 - Karachiya · 7,103 - Tarsali · 4,929 - Nandesari · 3,679 - Jawaharnagar · 3,417 - GSFC Complex · 2,242 - Petro-Chemical Complex · 1,951 - Por-Ramangamdi · 311 - Vaghodia · 248 ## Largest villages in Vadodara - Anagadh · 14,780 - Sokhda · 12,610 - Sankheda · 10,837 - Valan · 10,182 - Vadu · 9,626 - Sherkhi · 9,464 - Mujpur · 9,410 - Gothada · 9,347 - Chokari · 8,884 - Wankaner · 8,770 - Varsada · 8,683 - Kayavarohan · 8,409 - Mankani · 8,386 - Dabhasa · 8,337 - Sinor · 8,041 - Jaspur · 7,658 - Sankarda · 7,460 - Dabka · 7,345 - Por · 7,342 - Bhoj · 7,072 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 Vadodara?12: Savli, Vadodara, Vaghodia, Jetpur Pavi, Chhota Udaipur, Kavant, Nasvadi, Sankheda, Dabhoi, Padra, Karjan, Sinor - What is the population of Vadodara district?4,165,626 (Census 2011) - Which is the largest town in Vadodara?Vadodara