Bhavnagar District Population, Gujarat - Census India 2011

Bhavnagar is one of district of Gujarat in India. There are 11 Talukas, 793 villages and 23 towns in Bhavnagar district.

As per the Census India 2011, Bhavnagar district has 538605 households, population of 2880365 of which 1490201 are males and 1390164 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 381470 which is 13.24% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Bhavnagar district is around 933 compared to 919 which is average of Gujarat state. The literacy rate of Bhavnagar district is 65.52% out of which 72.97% males are literate and 57.54% females are literate. The total area of Bhavnagar is 10034 sq.km with population density of 287 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 58.95% of population lives in Urban area and 41.05% lives in Rural area. There are 5.45% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0.32% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Bhavnagar district.

Bhavnagar Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total2880365100%
Hindu263257491.4%
Muslim2128637.39%
Jain269740.94%
Christian34570.12%
Religion not stated25150.09%
Sikh14100.05%
Buddhist4450.02%
Other religions and persuasions1270%

Bhavnagar Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)408.549625.46
Number of households236235302370
Total Population11824011697964
Population (%)52.55%48.83%
Male Population621368868833
Female Population561033829131
Sex Ratio903954
Literacy (%)72.51%60.66%

List of Talukas in Bhavnagar

Check out complete list of all Talukas of Bhavnagar district, Gujarat
TalukaPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Bhavnagar7873192293.22343920
Mahuva4520111321.27342968
Talaja325667973.92334866
Botad286618794.07361940
Palitana230271755.32305958
Sihor212236740.24287923
Gadhada200475900.31223959
Gariadhar118276498.30237959
Ghogha100977699.44144947
Umrala86323428.53201945
Vallabhipur80192629.38127940

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Bhavnagar Population Facts

Number of Households538605
Population2880365
Male Population1490201 (51.74%)
Female Population1390164 (48.26%)
Children Population381470
Area10034 km2
Population density/km2287
Sex-ratio933
Literacy65.52%
Male Literacy72.97%
Female Literacy57.54%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %0.32%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %5.45%

Map of Bhavnagar, Gujarat