District Factbook actual rainfall in the district was 413.7 mm in the year of 2015-16. Administrative wise, the district is divided into 11 tehsils - Ahmadabad, Daskroi, Sanand, Barwala,

GujaratDistrict Factbook™

Ahmadabad District

(Key Socio-economic Data of Ahmadabad District, Gujarat)January, 2017

Editor & DirectorDr. R.K. Thukral

Research EditorDr. Shafeeq Rahman

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Ahmadabad District at a Glance

District came into Existence 27th February, 1411

District Headquarter Ahmedabad

Distance from State Capital 28 Kms.

Geographical Area (In Square km.) 8,107 (Ranks 8th in State and 97th in India)Wastelands Area (In Square km.)(2008-2009)

469.3

Total Number of Households 14,94,656

Population 72,14,225 (Persons), 37,88,051 (Males), 34,26,174 (Females) (Ranks 1st in Stateand 8th in India)

Population Growth Rate (2001-2011)

24.03 (Persons), 23.21 (Males), 24.95 (Females)

Number of SubDistricts/Towns/Villages

Sub-districts (11), Towns (13) and Villages (512)

Forest Cover (2015) 1.71% of Total Geographical AreaPercentage of Urban/RuralPopulation

84.04 (Urban), 15.96 (Rural)

Administrative Language Gujarati

Principal Languages (2001) Gujarati (77.05%), Hindi (12.41%), Urdu (5.14%), Sindhi (2.07%), Marathi(1.75%), Malayalam (0.30%) and Others (0.07%)

Population Density 890 (Persons per Sq. km.)

Sex Ratio 904 (Females per 1000 Males)

Child Ratio (Age Group 0-6 Year) 857 (Females per 1000 Males)

Number of Live Births (2014) 1,41,442 (Persons), 75,393 (Males), 66,049 (Females)

Number of Deaths (2014) 59,813 (Persons), 38,282 (Males), 21,531 (Females)

Literacy Rate (In %age) 85.31 (Persons), 90.74 (Males), 79.35 (Females)

Literates 54,35,760 (Persons), 30,25,463 (Males), 24,10,297 (Females)

Illiterates 17,78,465 (Persons), 7,62,588 (Males), 10,15,877 (Females)

Major Religions Hindu (83.76%), Muslim (12.24%), Jain (2.90%), Christian (0.70%), Sikh (0.20%)and Buddhist (0.06%)

Schedule Caste Population 7,59,483 (Persons), 3,99,075 (Males), 3,60,408 (Females), Percentage of SC inTotal Population (18.64)

Major Schedule Caste Population

Mahyavansi, Dhed, Dhedh, Vankar, Maru Vankar, Antyaj (42.91%); Bhambi,Bhambhi, Asadaru, Asodi, Chamadia, Chamar, Chamar-Ravidas, Chambhar,Chamgar, Haralayya, Harali, Khalpa, Machigar, Mochigar, Madar, Madig, Mochi (inDangs district and Umergaon Taluka of Valsad district only), , Nalia, Telugu Mochi,Kamati Mochi, Ranigar, Rohidas, Rohit, Samgar (23.54%); Bhangi, Mehtar,Olgana, Rukhi, Malkana, Halalkhor, Lalbegi, Balmiki, Korar, Zadmalli,Barwa...

Schedule Tribe Population 89,138 (Persons), 47,106 (Males), 42,032 (Females), Percentage of ST in TotalPopulation (1.00)

Major Schedule Tribe Population

Bhil, Bhil Garasia, Dholi Bhil, Dungri Bhil, Dungri Garasia, Mewasi Bhil, Rawal Bhil,Tadvi Bhil, Bhagalia, Bhilala, Pawra, Vasava, Vasave (51.37%); Padhar (13.72%);Dhanka, Tadvi, Tetaria, Valvi (2.47%); Naikda, Nayaka, Cholivala Nayaka,Kapadia Nayaka, Mota Nayaka, Nana Nayaka (1.38%); Dhodia, Dhodi (1.37%)

Number of Total Workers 25,94,952 (Persons), 21,27,547 (Males), 4,67,405 (Females)Labour Force Participation Rate(2011-2012)

32.44% (Rural), 37.38% (Urban)

Major Source of Income Agriculture, Industries

Gross District Domestic Product NA

Net District Domestic Product NA

Per Capita Income NA

Number of Tourists (2012-13) 82,905 (Domestic Tourist) / 64,797 (Foreign Tourist)

Major Tourist Places

Ahmedabad, Victoria Garden, Bal Vatika, Law Garden, Amusement Park, WaterPark, Parimal Garden, Prahlad Nagar Garden, Calico Museum of Textiles, JamaMasjid, Kankaria, Sabarmati Ashram, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Memorial,Vastrapur Lake, Ellis Bridge, Rani No Hajiro and Sidi Saiyyed Mosque.

Note: A ll figures for 2011 Census, Otherwise year is mentioned.

No. Particulars Page No.

1 Administrative Setup 1-10

Location Map | District w ith Sub-Districts | Reference Map of District |About District | Administrative Unit | Villages | Towns | Wards |Panchayats

2 Demographics 11-32

Population l Sex Ratio | Density | Child Population | Child Sex Ratio |Decadal Growth | Age Group Population | Age Group Population ofCurrently Married | Economically Active Population | Ageing Population |Dependency Ratio | Single Year Age Population | Scheduled CastePopulation | Scheduled Tribe Population | Religious Population | CD BlockPopulation

3 Economy 33-43

Households by Income Groups | Disposable Income | Banking | DistrictCentral Co-operative Banks | Lead Banks | Co-operative Societies | FairPrice Shops | Ration Card Issued | Investment and Debt

4 Market Size 44-55

Monthly Per Capita Expenditure | Estimated Annual Expenditure /Average Per Capita Consumer Expenditure on Services and DurableGoods

5 Life Style 56-60

Households having Radio/Transistor, Television | Households havingComputer/Laptop/Internet | Households having Telephone/MobilePhone | Households having Bicycle, Scooter/Motor Cycle/Moped &Car/Jeep/Van | Circulation of Dailies

6 Infrastructure 61-76

Occupied Houses used as Shops/Offices | Amenities | Sanitation | Roadlength | Vehicle Registered | Driving & Conductor Licences | Post Office &PIN Code | Tourism | LPG Distributors

7 Industries 77-160

Factories, Capital Invested and Persons Employed (2 & 3 digit levelIndustries) | Factories by Type of Organisation/Ownership |Consumption of Fuels | Outstanding Credit of SCBs according toIndustrial Occupation | Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises | OngoingProjects

8 Labour and Workforce 161-168

Total Workers | Main Workers | Marginal Workers | Non-Workers |Average Wages/Earning per Day Received by Usual Principal ActivityStatus | Daily Agricultural Wages | Employment Indicators

9 Agriculture 169-187

Land Utilistation | Production of Major Food Crops | Production ofCommercial Crops | Production of Fruit & Vegetable Crops | Productionof Spices | Consumption of Fertilisers | Livestock Population | PoultryPopulation | Veterinary Institutions | Milk Plants and Milk Chilling Centers| Milk, Egg, Meat and Wool Production | Regulated Markets |Warehouses | Irrigation | Land Holdings | Farmer

10 Education 188-195

Literacy Rate | Population by Educational Level | Census Houses Usedas School/College etc. | Enrollment | Enrollment by Medium of Instruction| Gross/Net Enrollment Ratio | Teachers | Gini Coefficient Education |Population by Mother Tongue

11 Health 196-210

Health Institutions & Patients Treated | Family Welfare Clinic/Centre |Live Births Registered | Deaths Registered | Infant Deaths Registered |Disabled Population by Type of Disability | Houses used forHospital/Dispensary | Households by Married Couples per Householdand Dwelling Rooms | Maternal and Child Health Indicators (HMIS) |Family Welfare Programmes | National Family Health Survey (NFHS)

12 Environment and Pollution 211-214

Geographical Area | Wastelands | Forest Cover | Rainfall | Latitude,Longitude and Altitude | Water Quality

13 Housing 215-226

Households | Houseless Households | Houseless Population | Standardof Living Index | Housing Condition | House and Their Uses | SlumPopulation

14 Crime & Law 227-234

Incidence of IPC Crime | Police Stations and Police Posts | Accidents |Police Officer/Officials | Judicial Officers

15 Social and Welfare Schemes 235-242

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme(MGNREGS) | Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY) | District Rural DevelopmentAgencies (DRDA) | National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) |Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (NBA) | Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM)-Gramin |Self-Help Groups (SHGs) | Aadhaar Card (UIDAI) Enrollments

16 Electoral 243-247

Vote Distribution of Major Parties (Parliamentary Election-2014 andAssembly Election 2012) | Name and Address of MPs/MLAs | Electors

17 Annexure - I to V 248-291

18 Useful Contacts 292

19 Abbreviations & Sources 293

20 Concepts and Definitions 294-297

21 Disclaimer & Terms of Use 298

GujaratDistrict FactbookDistrict Factbook™™ Ahmadabad District

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Ahmadabad DistrictGujarat

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Administrative Setup

Location Map



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About Ahmadabad District

Ahmadabad district is in the central part of the Gujarat. It is the seventh largest cityand seventh most populous district in India. By 1960, Ahmadabad had become ametropolis with a population of slightly fewer than half a million people. On 1 May 1960after the partition of the state of Bombay, it was selected as the capital of Gujarat.During that period, a large number of educational and research institutions were build upin the city, making it a centre of higher education, science and technology. But in thelate 1970s, the capital shifted to the newly built, well planned city of Gandhinagar.Kumudini Lakhia,an eminent Indian Kathak dancer and choreographer was born in 1930 atAhmadabad. She was honoured by many great awards--Padma Shri Award by theGovernment of India in 1987, the Padma Bhushan in 2010, the Sangeet Natak AkademiAward in 1982 and Kalidas Samman for the year 2002-2003.

Geographically, the district lies at 23.04°N latitude, 72.57°E longitude and 53m altitude .The district encompasses a geographical area of 8,107 sq km and it is bounded byMehsana and Gandhinagar districts in the North, Kheda and Anand Districts on the East,the Gulf of Khambhat (Gulf of Cambay), Botad and Bhavnagar districts on the South, andSurendranagar district on the West . The climate is extremely dry during all the seasons,except the monsoon season. The actual rainfall in the district was 413.7 mm in the yearof 2015-16.

Administrative wise, the district is divided into 11 tehsils - Ahmadabad, Daskroi, Sanand,Barwala, Bavla, Dholka, Viramgam, Mandal, Detroj-Rampura, Dhandhuka and Ranpur.Moreover, it comprises 13 towns and 512 villages. There are 5 Lok Sabha seats and 21Assembly constituencies in the district.

According to 2011 census the district has a population of 72,14,225 (persons) out ofwhich 37,88,051 (males) and 34,26,174 (females). The district has a sex ratio of 904females for every 1000 males. In the year 2001-2011 the population growth of thedistrict was 24.03 % (persons) including 23.21 % (males) and 24.95 % (females). Themajor religions in the district are Hindu and Muslim with 83.76% and 12.24% of the totalpopulation respectively .

Ahmadabad was known as the "Manchester of the East" for its textile industry.Ahmadabad is the second largest cotton textile centre in India after Mumbai and thelargest in Gujarat. The automobile industries of the district are also contributing in itseconomy.The Ahmadabad Stock Exchange , located in the Ambavadi area of the city, isIndia's second oldest stock exchange. The district has two biggest pharmaceuticalcompanies of India --Zydus Cadila andTorrent Pharmaceuticals.


Schools in Ahmadabad are run either by the municipal corporation, or privately byentities, trusts and corporations. The colleges of the district are affiliated with GujaratUniversity;Gujarat Technological University and other deemed universities. In 1920 theGujarat Vidyapith was established by Mahatma Gandhi without a charter from the BritishRaj , which was became a deemed university in 1963. As per 2011 census the literacyrate of the district is 85.31% (persons), 90.74% (males) and 79.35% (females).

Ratilal Kalidas Varma, a veteran politician and member of the 14 th Lok Sabha of Indiawas born on 30th June, 1948 in Ahmadabad. He represents the Dhanduka constituency ofGujarat. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (Political Party).

The district allures numerous travellers from far distance place every year. The Mosqueof Ahmed Shah is located in the south-west end of the famous Bhadra fort. AhmedShah's Mosque is a very ancient mosque, built in 1414 AD by the founder of theAhmadabad city, Ahmed Shah. Bhadrakali Temple of the district is situated inside thefamous Bhadra Fort. It is believe that the temple was constructed during the rule ofAazam Khan. The famous Akshardham Temple is located at Gandhi Nagar. TheAkshardham Temple is dedicated to Lord Swaminarayan, the father of SwaminarayanFaith. The Victoria Garden is placed at the southern verge of the majestic Bhadra Fort ofthe Ahmadabad city. Other two enchanting gardens of the district are The Law Gardenand Bal Vatika. Chandola Lake is situated on the Dani Dalmi Road which serves as asignificant reservoir of Ahmadabad.Kankaria Lake is polygonal in shape with 34 corners;located on the south-eastern outskirts of Ahmadabad. Some of the well-known wildlifesanctuaries of the district are Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary , Kamla Nehru Zoological Gardenand Rann of Kutch Desert Wildlife Sanctuary . Uttarayan international kite festival andnavratri are the two distinguished festivals of the district.

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Administrative Setup Administrative UnitAdministrative Division:- Central Region

Sub-districts:

1. Ahmadabad C ity

2. Barwala

3. Bavla

4. Daskroi

5. Detroj-Rampura

6. Dhandhuka

7. Dholka

8. Mandal

9. Ranpur

10. Sanand

11. Viramgam

Towns:

1. Ahmadabad (M Corp.) 11. Sanand (M)

2. Ahmadabad Cantonment (CB) 12. Singarva (CT)

3. Bareja (M) 13. Viramgam (M)

4. Barwala (M)

5. Bavla (M)

6. Bopal (CT)

7. Dhandhuka (M)

8. Dholka (M)

9. Nandej (CT)

10. Ranpur (CT)

Sub-districts, Towns, CD Blocks and Villages(2011)

District Sub-districts Towns CD Blocks Villages

Ahmadabad 11 13 10 512

Gujarat 225 348 223 18225

India 5924 7933 6596 640930

Rank of District in State 6 13 11 19

Rank of District in India 142 182 245 448

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Demographics

Population(2011)

Residence District Persons Male Female

Total Ahmadabad 7214225 3788051 3426174

Gujarat 60439692 31491260 28948432

India 1210569573 623121843 587447730

Rank of District in State 1 1 1

Rank of District in India 8 8 9

Rural Ahmadabad 1151178 595583 555595

Gujarat 34694609 17799159 16895450

India 833463448 427632643 405830805



Urban Ahmadabad 6063047 3192468 2870579

Gujarat 25745083 13692101 12052982

India 377106125 195489200 181616925




Economy

Offices, Deposits, Credit and C-D Ratio of Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs)Rs. in Million (September, 2016)

District Ahmadabad Gujarat IndiaRank ofDistrictin State

Rank ofDistrictin India

Number of Offices 1198 7507 135263 1 7

Deposits 1507458 5503577 100965397 1 9

Credit 1733756 3982181 75178857 1 8

Credit-Deposit Ratio (C-D Ratio) 115.01 72.36 74.46 2 52

By Bank GroupRs. in Million (September, 2016)

Bank Group Ahmadabad Gujarat IndiaRank ofDistrictin State


State Bank of India and Its AssociatesNumber of Offices 219 1347 24493 1 9

Deposits 310243 1258025 22988903 1 8

Credit 474318 906546 15874037 1 8


Nationalised BanksNumber of Offices 683 4006 66577 1 7

Deposits 781754 3070896 47342652 1 9

Credit 772859 1907343 34201792 1 8


Regional Rural BanksNumber of Offices 8 717 20858 23 525

Deposits 2505 103140 3215425 16 370

Credit 874 61848 2187606 21 461


Private Sector BanksNumber of Offices 281 1420 23020 1 11

Deposits 394319 1040718 22460896 1 10

Credit 443566 1047379 19231413 1 8


Foreign BanksNumber of Offices 7 17 315 1 9

Deposits 18636 30799 4957521 1 11

Credit 42140 59066 3684010 1 10


All Scheduled Commercial BanksNumber of Offices 1198 7507 135263 1 7

Deposits 1507458 5503577 100965397 1 9

Credit 1733756 3982181 75178857 1 8


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Market Size

Broad Category-wise Monthly Per Capita Expenditure - Total In Rs. (2011-2012)

Broad Categories of Goods and Services Ahmadabad Gujarat IndiaRank ofDistrictin state


Cereals 137.90 139.51 159.53 12 423

Cereal Substitute 0.43 0.46 0.99 10 135

Pulses & Products 55.86 52.95 45.48 8 131

Milk & Milk Products 308.46 228.10 136.22 3 53

Sugar & Salt 42.09 35.22 27.34 6 64

Edible Oil 102.30 87.84 52.62 5 9

Egg, Fish & Meat 28.50 19.33 51.71 6 360

Vegetables 107.88 85.74 67.46 3 32

Fruits (Fresh) 39.10 26.63 25.70 1 81

Fruits (Dry) 21.51 9.90 7.95 1 32

Spices 40.00 36.27 31.13 7 102

Beverages etc. 54.66 38.09 27.25 2 39

Served Processed Food 63.85 49.56 51.40 3 112

Packaged Processed Food 35.90 26.70 23.17 4 79

Pan 0.77 9.24 4.43 11 451

Tobacco 32.10 23.87 15.35 6 49

Intoxicants 0.29 3.31 11.31 12 585

Fuel and Light 200.59 164.79 136.63 3 48

C lothing 164.10 95.52 87.26 2 37

Bedding etc. 6.42 4.36 6.54 7 247

Footwear 32.15 27.67 20.33 9 134

Education 92.33 40.95 67.24 1 130

Medical (Institutional) 31.29 37.78 26.00 9 120

Medical (Non-institutional) 71.66 58.32 74.33 7 200

Entertainment 55.73 33.22 22.67 1 27

Minor Durable Type Goods 10.55 8.69 5.50 8 84

Toilet Articles 57.51 40.76 38.16 2 58

Other Household Consumables 44.77 36.14 34.10 3 124

Consumer Services excl. Conveyance 149.50 98.15 85.63 1 39

Conveyance 242.69 122.81 95.22 1 26

Rent 68.29 34.16 52.20 3 72

Consumer Taxes & Cesses 16.98 10.88 8.91 3 47

Durable Goods 195.60 145.18 99.27 7 68

Monthly Per Capita Expenditure (MPCE) 2511.76 1832.10 1599.04 2 49

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Life Style

Circulation of Dailies (January - June 2016)

Publication Edition Language AverageCirculation

Divya Bhaskar Ahmedabad edition Gujarati 320016

The Times of India Ahmedabad edition English 86670

Ahmedabad Mirror Ahmedabad edition English 48518

Rajasthan Patrika Ahmedabad edition Hindi 15964

The Economic Times Ahmedabad edition English 8603

The Economic Times Ahmedabad edition Gujarati 5289

Hindu Business Line Chennai edition English 2807

Business Standard Ahmedabad edition English 2643

The Hindu Chennai edition English 1485

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Infrastructure

Households by Main Source of Drinking Water - Total(2011)

Particulars Ahmadabad Gujarat IndiaRank ofDistrictin State


Total Number of Households 1494656 12181718 246692667 23 569

Tap water from Treated Source(%)

1001894 (67.03) 4853819(39.85)

78873488(31.97)

26 640

Tap water from UntreatedSource (%)

263582 (17.63) 3554977(29.18)

28533688(11.57)

6 378

Total Tap (%) 1265476 (84.67) 8408796(69.03)

107407176(43.54)

23 577

Covered Well (%) 11489 (0.77) 279999 (2.30) 3895409 (1.58) 23 594

Un-covered Well (%) 17376 (1.16) 583756 (4.79) 23289867(9.44)

16 501

Total Well (%) 28865 (1.93) 863755 (7.09) 27185276(11.02)

13 354

Handpump (%) 22659 (1.52) 1415468(11.62)

82599531(33.48)

17 378

Tubewell/Borehole (%) 158096 (10.58) 1169970 (9.60) 20916074(8.48)

23 516

Spring (%) 516 (0.03) 11356 (0.09) 1314556 (0.53) 8 197

River/Canal (%) 2447 (0.16) 41685 (0.34) 1550549 (0.63) 14 394

Tank/Pond/Lake (%) 3407 (0.23) 27055 (0.22) 2075181 (0.84) 12 301

Other Sources (%) 13190 (0.88) 243633 (2.00) 3644324 (1.48) 24 577


Infrastructure

Road Length by CategoriesIn Kms. (As on 31.03.2014)

Categories Ahmadabad Gujarat Rank of District inState

National Highways 175 4023 11

State Highways 1014 18017 6

Major District Roads 938 20472 8

Other District Roads 324 10213 15

Villages Roads 1103 27169 9

Total 3554 79894 11

Surface-wise Road Length

Black Top 3343 76610 11

Water Bound Meccadum 53 1254 12

Total 3396 77864 11

Motorable 64 962 5

Non-motorable 94 1068 5

Total 158 2030 6

Grand Total 3554 79894 11

Registered Motor Vehicles (As on 31.03.2015)

Vehicles Ahmadabad GujaratRank of

District inState

Passenger Vehicles

- Buses 34244 111762 1

- Cars and Station Wagons 563290 2008748 1

- Jeeps 30825 180556 1

- Taxis 14047 65753 1

- Three Wheelers (Autorickshaws) 172369 678364 1

Two Wheelers 2648528 13704879 1

Total 3463303 16750062 1

Goods Vehicles

- Four Wheelers and Above 42833 352225 2

- Three Wheelers 103102 589984 1

- Total 145935 942209 1

Tractors 51407 610077 3

Trailers 28281 353613 2Others (Including Ambulance) 12444 64606 1Grand Total 3701370 18720567 1

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Industries

Main Workers(2011)

Sex District Total Rural UrbanPersons Ahmadabad 2332409 374763 1957646

Gujarat 20365374 11878120 8487254

India 362446420 245749270 116697150



Male Ahmadabad 2005714 311753 1693961

Gujarat 16567695 9141339 7426356

India 273149359 178034713 95114646



Female Ahmadabad 326695 63010 263685

Gujarat 3797679 2736781 1060898

India 89297061 67714557 21582504



Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

(2010-11)

Particulars Ahmadabad Gujarat IndiaRank of

District inState

Rank ofDistrict in

IndiaNumber of Registered Units 9124 27886 496281 7 59

Employment 71017 271344 2883896 2 7

Investment (Rs. in Lakh) 371214 851439 128634844 1 2

Entrepreneurs Memorandum (Part-II) Filed by Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME)In Nos. (2014-2015)

District Micro Small Medium TotalAhmadabad 13165 844 37 14046

Gujarat 59639 4264 257 64160

India 346206 70933 8219 425358


Rank of District in India 3 15 22 5

Number of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises(Upto March, 2015)

District Micro Small Medium TotalAhmadabad 76612 6203 245 83060

Gujarat 293234 31097 1590 325921


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Labour and Workforce

Total Workers(2011)


Total Ahmadabad 2594952 2127547 467405

Gujarat 24767747 18000914 6766833

India 481743311 331865930 149877381



Rural Ahmadabad 473224 341534 131690

Gujarat 15570092 10171584 5398508

India 348597535 226763068 121834467



Urban Ahmadabad 2121728 1786013 335715

Gujarat 9197655 7829330 1368325

India 133145776 105102862 28042914



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Agriculture

Land UtilisationIn Hectares (2007-08)

Particulars Ahmadabad Gujarat Rank ofDistrictin State

i) Reporting Area For Land Utilisation Statistics 774800 18866000 8

- Forests 10700 1834000 22

ii) Not Available for Cultivation

-Area under Non Agricultural Uses 73900 1171100 2

-Barren and Un Culturable Land 53500 2551500 6

-Total 127400 3722600 6

iii) Other Uncultivated Land Excluding Fallow Land

-Permanent Pastures and Other Grazing Lands 27700 851400 12

-Land under Misc Tree Crops and Groves Not Included in NetArea

0 3600 0

-Culturable Waste Land 23000 1960000 6

-Total 50700 2815000 9

iv) Fallow Land

-Fallow Lands Other than Current Fallows 1500 18900 5

-Current Fallow 20800 509700 10

-Total 22300 528600 10

v) Net Area Sown 563700 9965800 6

vi) Total C ropped Area 641000 12211400 8

vii) Area Sown More than Once 77300 2245600 13


Education

Literacy Rate (2011)


Total Ahmadabad 85.31 90.74 79.35

Gujarat 78.03 85.75 69.68

India 72.99 80.89 64.64



Rural Ahmadabad 71.05 82.89 58.44

Gujarat 71.71 81.61 61.36

India 67.77 77.15 57.93



Urban Ahmadabad 87.93 92.16 83.27

Gujarat 86.31 90.98 81.03

India 84.11 88.76 79.11



Population by Educational Level(2011)

Educational Level Ahmadabad Gujarat IndiaRank ofDistrictin State


Illiterate 1778465 19346334 447216165 1 37

Literate 5435760 41093358 763638812 1 7

Literate without Educational Level 176210 2317423 35153231 3 22

Below Primary 833938 8462829 146897597 1 13

Primary 1203459 10557001 184170833 1 7

Middle 852447 6453935 133903266 1 8

Matric/Secondary 925512 6131997 105939743 1 5

Higher Secondary/Intermediate Pre-University/Senior Secondary

510982 3153566 77942593 1 11

Non-technical Diploma or Certificate not Equalto Degree

7269 37756 1072289 1 29

Technical Diploma or Certificate not Equal toDegree

88967 661401 7238719 1 10

Graduate and Above 817630 3174158 68288971 1 8

Unclassified 19346 143292 3031570 1 21

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Health

Live Births Registered(2014)

Residence District Person Male Female

Total Ahmadabad 141442 75393 66049

Gujarat 1205140 639124 566016

India 23001523 12183175 10804541



Rural Ahmadabad 15594 8413 7181

Gujarat 308241 163545 144696

India 10763908 5709934 5044361



Urban Ahmadabad 125848 66980 58868

Gujarat 896899 475579 421320

India 12237615 6473241 5760180



Still Births Registered(2014)

Residence District Person Male Female

Total Ahmadabad - - -

Gujarat - - -

India 124130 56442 47832



Rural Ahmadabad - - -

Gujarat - - -

India 41620 21359 17953



Urban Ahmadabad - - -

Gujarat - - -

India 82494 35075 29871



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Health

Houses used for Hospital/Dispensary(2011)

Residence District Total Number ofCensus Houses

Hospital/Dispensary etc.

Total Ahmadabad 2198552 6980

Gujarat 17524030 39801

India 330407375 682584

Rank of District in State 1 1

Rank of District in India 7 6

Rural Ahmadabad 353169 478

Gujarat 9293240 14004

India 220633493 360065



Urban Ahmadabad 1845383 6502

Gujarat 8230790 25797

India 109773882 322519



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Environment and Pollution

Geographical Area

Area in Km2 (2011)

District Total Rural Urban

Ahmadabad 8107 7186.07 920.93

Gujarat 196244 188840.46 7403.54

India 3287469 3101505.00 102221.00



Wastelands by Category

Area in Km2 (2008-2009)

Category Ahmadabad Gujarat IndiaRank ofDistrictin State


Gullied/Ravenous Land (Medium) 15.95 337.74 6145.96 5 87

Gullied/Ravenous Land (Deep) - 0.93 1266.06 0 0

Land with Dense Scrub 144.54 9817.36 86979.91 13 157

Land with Open Scrub 135.75 6539.36 93033.00 10 180

Waterlogged and Marshy Land (Permanent) - 0.21 1757.07 0 0

Waterlogged and Marshy Land (Seasonal) 4.96 23.67 6946.31 3 97

Land Affected by Salinity/Alkalinity (Medium) 159.92 1129.73 5414.53 2 8

Land Affected by Salinity/Alkalinity (Strong) - - 1391.09 0 0

Shifting Cultivation - Current Jhum - - 4814.68 0 0

Shifting Cultivation - Abandoned Jhum - - 4210.46 0 0

Under-Utilised/Degraded Forest (ScrubDomin)

4.62 1796.44 83699.71 17 417

Under-Utilised/Degraded Forest (Agriculture) - 244.63 15680.26 0 0

Degraded Pastures/Grazing Land 3.14 15.20 6832.17 2 92

Degraded Land under Plantation Crop 0.41 48.04 278.53 8 63

Sands-Riverine - 0.90 2111.96 0 0

Sands-Coastal - 66.82 654.47 0 0

Sands-Desertic - - 3934.80 0 0

Sands-Semi Stab.-Stab>40m - - 9279.75 0 0

Sands-Semi Stab.-Stab 15-40m - - 14273.03 0 0

Mining Wastelands - 14.13 593.65 0 0

Industrial wastelands - - 58.00 0 0

Barren Rocky/Stony Waste - 72.92 59482.29 0 0

Snow covered /Glacial Area - - 58183.44 0 0

Total 469.30 20108.06 467021.16 12 242

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Housing

Total Households(2011)


Ahmadabad 1510134 228482 1281652

Gujarat 12248428 6773558 5474870

India 249454252 168565486 80888766



Houseless Households(2011)


Ahmadabad 3902 296 3606

Gujarat 36925 12938 23987

India 449761 192865 256896





Crime & Law

Incidence of IPC Crime (2014)

Crime Heads Ahmadabad Gujarat IndiaRank ofDistrictin State


Murder 118 1124 34134 2 51Attempt to Commit Murder 110 756 41898 1 87Culpable Homicide Not Amounting To Murder 10 57 3349 1 96Attempt To Commit Culpable Homicide 0 3 4371 0 0Rape 118 841 38678 1 74Attempt To Commit Rape 0 6 4310 0 0Kidnapping & Abduction 453 2722 78412 1 24Dacoity 27 296 4399 1 26Making Preparation And Assembly ForCommitting Dacoity 2 15 2835 3 188

Robbery 289 1209 38090 1 16Criminal Trespass/Burglary 558 4477 114667 2 31Theft 3167 14337 442464 1 28Unlawful Assembly 31 243 9878 1 56Riots 127 1354 66206 1 154Criminal Breach of Trust 219 1070 20089 1 11Cheating 238 1574 109737 2 109Forgery 6 246 11268 14 182Counterfeiting 12 96 1979 1 27Arson 14 217 9299 4 212Grievous Hurt 321 3363 105560 3 69Dowry Deaths 11 23 8458 1 245Assault on Women with Intent to Outrage herModesty 199 1352 82411 1 129

Insult to the Modesty of Women 3 173 9738 8 229Cruelty by Husband or his Relatives 946 5991 123163 1 19Importation of Girls From Foreign Country 0 0 14 0 0Causing Death by Negligence 608 7132 128837 2 32Offences Against State 0 0 177 0 0Offences Promoting Enmity Between DifferentGroups 0 11 337 0 0

Extortion 31 185 8210 1 71Disclosure of Identity of Victims 0 0 135 0 0Incidence of Rash Driving 2243 29677 409857 4 32Human Trafficking 3 3 726 1 53Unnatural Offence 3 22 1148 2 117Other IPC Crimes 10139 52810 944105 1 5Total Cognizable IPC Crimes 20006 131385 2858939 1 14

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Social and Welfare Scheme

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS)

Financial Performance under MGNREGSRs. in Lakh (2015-2016)

Particulars Ahmadabad Gujarat India

Rankof

Districtin

State

Rankof

Districtin

IndiaA. Opening Balance (OB)C losing Blance (CB) as Opening Balance (OB) 27.25 1794.24 187890.93 10 384

Entered Opening Balance (OB) 24.51 1282.71 206168.02 11 392

Release of Last Financial Year but Received during the Current Financial Year

Centre 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0

State 0.00 0.00 3206.67 0 0

Release from State Fund to DistrictsCentral Share - - 1294.39 0 0

State Share 0.00 0.00 411894.31 0 0

Authorisation of EFMS 427.74 42636.79 3313284.01 22 487

Miscellaneous Reciept 4.98 32.49 39265.75 2 101

B. Borrowed Fund From Other District or Revolving Fund 0.00 0.00 247.93 0 0

Refunded to District/State 0.00 8.57 79011.76 0 0

Inter-District Fund TransferFund Transfer to Other District 0.00 0.00 247.93 0 0

Fund Received from Other Districts 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0

Availabilty 457.23 43943.41 3896101.39 22 558Cumulative Labour Budget (LB) Estimation ofExpenditure

0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0

C. Cumulative Expenditure C. (I) Actual ExpenditureUnskilled Wage 248.58 30612.46 3033565.51 25 582

Semi-skilled and Skilled Wage 0.53 122.60 68276.52 14 486

Material 117.35 9160.51 923707.02 17 542

Tax 0.00 8.02 6412.06 0 0

C. (II) Administrative Expenditure I. Receipts Expenditure 54.85 2888.02 194050.46 21 521

II. Non-Receipts Expenditure 0.14 16.78 1442.79 8 306

Total (I+II) 54.99 2904.80 195493.25 21 523

Cumulative Expenditure (C. (I) + C. (II)) 421.45 42808.39 4227454.30 22 575%age Utilization 92.18 97.42 108.50 24 408

Balance 35.78 1135.05 -331353.00 8 415

D. Payment DueI. On Unskilled Wage 6.73 2577.08 659585.02 21 583

II. On Semi-skilled and Skilled Wage 0.00 30.12 32387.42 0 0

III. On Material 43.10 2340.42 395314.25 9 506

IV. Tax 0.00 3.82 3830.43 0 0

Total (I+II+III+IV) 49.83 4951.44 1091117.12 14 569

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District Factbook actual rainfall in the district was 413.7 mm in the year of 2015-16. Administrative wise, the district is divided into 11 tehsils - Ahmadabad, Daskroi, Sanand, Barwala,