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GujaratDistrict Factbook™

Surendranagar District

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

Editor & DirectorDr. R.K. Thukral

Research EditorDr. Shafeeq Rahman

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Surendranagar District at a Glance

District came into Existence -

District Headquarter Surendranagar

Distance from State Capital 149 Kms.

Geographical Area (In Square km.) 10,423 (Ranks 5th in State and 56th in India)Wastelands Area (In Square km.)(2008-2009)

1037.72

Total Number of Households 3,42,337

Population 17,56,268 (Persons), 9,09,917 (Males), 8,46,351 (Females) (Ranks 16th in Stateand 274th in India)

Population Growth Rate (2001-2011)

15.91 (Persons), 15.52 (Males), 16.34 (Females)

Number of SubDistricts/Towns/Villages

Sub-districts (10), Towns (09) and Villages (651)

Forest Cover (2015) 1.65% of Total Geographical AreaPercentage of Urban/RuralPopulation

28.29 (Urban), 71.71 (Rural)

Administrative Language Gujarati

Principal Languages (2001) Gujarati (99.01%), Hindi (0.54%), Sindhi (0.12%), Marathi (0.07%), Punjabi(0.06%), Malayalam (0.03%) and Others (0.02%)

Population Density 168 (Persons per Sq. km.)

Sex Ratio 930 (Females per 1000 Males)

Child Ratio (Age Group 0-6 Year) 896 (Females per 1000 Males)

Number of Live Births (2014) 31,768 (Persons), 16,916 (Males), 14,852 (Females)

Number of Deaths (2014) 8,247 (Persons), 4,948 (Males), 3,299 (Females)

Literacy Rate (In %age) 72.13 (Persons), 82.11 (Males), 61.45 (Females)

Literates 10,93,626 (Persons), 6,43,221 (Males), 4,50,405 (Females)

Illiterates 6,62,642 (Persons), 2,66,696 (Males), 3,95,946 (Females)

Major Religions Hindu (92.26%), Muslim (6.25%), Jain (1.31%), Christian (0.08%), Sikh (0.03%)and Buddhist (0.02%)

Schedule Caste Population 1,79,461 (Persons), 93,427 (Males), 86,034 (Females), Percentage of SC in TotalPopulation (4.4)

Major Schedule Caste Population

Mahyavansi, Dhed, Dhedh, Vankar, Maru Vankar, Antyaj (44.08%); 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 (30.68%); Bhangi, Mehtar,Olgana, Rukhi, Malkana, Halalkhor, Lalbegi, Balmiki, Korar, Zadmalli,Barwa...

Schedule Tribe Population 21,453 (Persons), 11,068 (Males), 10,385 (Females), Percentage of ST in TotalPopulation (0.24)

Major Schedule Tribe Population

Padhar (82.83%); Bhil, Bhil Garasia, Dholi Bhil, Dungri Bhil, Dungri Garasia,Mewasi Bhil, Rawal Bhil, Tadvi Bhil, Bhagalia, Bhilala, Pawra, Vasava, Vasave(9.23%); Naikda, Nayaka, Cholivala Nayaka, Kapadia Nayaka, Mota Nayaka,Nana Nayaka (0.65%); Rathawa (0.6%); Gamit, Gamta, Gavit, Mavchi, Padvi(0.33%)

Number of Total Workers 7,23,500 (Persons), 5,04,038 (Males), 2,19,462 (Females)Labour Force Participation Rate(2011-2012)

48.13% (Rural), 49.11% (Urban)

Major Source of Income Agriculture, Industries

Gross District Domestic Product NA

Net District Domestic Product NA

Per Capita Income NA

Number of Tourists (-) NA

Major Tourist PlacesSurendranagar, Zharia Mahadev Temple, Thangadh, Halvad, Chotila, Wadhwan,Yog Vidya Mandir, Ma Durga Mandir, Panchsiddhi Hanuman Mandir, Rago BagPark, Rotary Garden and Shitla Mata Mandir.

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 11-31

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 32-42

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 43-54

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

5 Life Style 55-59

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 60-75

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

7 Industries 76-104

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 105-112

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 113-131

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 132-138

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 139-153

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 154-157

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

13 Housing 158-169

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

14 Crime & Law 170-174

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

15 Social and Welfare Schemes 175-182

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 183-185

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

17 Annexure - I to V 186-229

18 Useful Contacts 230

19 Abbreviations & Sources 231

20 Concepts and Definitions 232-235

21 Disclaimer & Terms of Use 236

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About Surendranagar District

Surendranagar is a district of Gujarat state with its administrative headquarters locatedat Surendranagar city. The district got its name from the Surendranagar city. Sinceseveral principalities of the Surendranagar district were ruled by Jhala Rajputs hence itw a s a l s o popularly known as Jhalawad at that time. The headquarters citySurendranagar including the Wadhwan city is known as the city of Hi-Tech Bungalowsand also as Camp. Sukhlal Sanghvi,a distinguished Jain scholar and philosopher was bornon 8 December, 1880 at Limbdi in the Surendranagar district. He was served as aprofessor at Banaras Hindu University. He was honoured by numerous prestigious awardssuch as Sahitya Akademi Award ,Padma Bhushan award and many more.

Geographically, the district lies at 22.72°N latitude, 71.64°E longitude and 547 mAltitude. The district encompasses a geographical area of 10,423 sq km and it is boundedby Patan district and Kachchh district on the north, Bhavnagar district on the south,Ahmedabad district on the east and south east, Rajkot district on the west and southwest. The climate of the district remains extremely hot during the summer. The actualrainfall in the district was 378.4 mm in the year of 2015-16.

Administration wise the district is divided into 10 sub-districts including Vadhvan, Muli,Sayala, Limbadi, Chotila, Chuda, Lakhtar, Dasada, Halwad and Dhrangadhra. Moreover, itcomprises 9 towns and 651 villages in the district. There are 1 Lok Sabha constituencyand 5 Assembly constituencies in the district.

According to 2011 census the district has a population of 17,56,268 (persons) out ofwhich 9,09,917 (males) and 8,46,351 (females). The district has a sex ratio of 930females for every 1000 males. In the year 2001-2011 the population growth rate in thedistrict was 15.91% (persons) including 15.52 % (males) and 16.34 % (fe males). TheMajor religion s in the district are Hindu and Muslim with 92.26% and 6.25% of the totalpopulation respectively.

The Economy of the district is mainly based on textiles, chemicals, ceramics and foodprocessing industries. The textiles and chemicals industries in the district provide severalemployment opportunities to its locals. Surendranagar district is famous for the ShankarCotton. Moreover, India’s first Cotton Trading Exchange was established in the district.The district is also rich in mineral resources like silica sand, fire clay, white clay andmoulding sand. The contribution of the agriculture in its economy is remarkable. Some ofits chief agricultural products are cotton, bajra, jowar, groundnut, papaya, ber, mango,chiku, etc. The adoption of the new agricultural technologies amongst the famers of thedistrict helps to increase the production of various agricultural items. The district hassome prominent industrial groups which include, PET Plastics, Unifrax, PepsiCo IndiaHolding Ltd., Luxite Industries, Biodeal Laboratories, Mepro Pharmaceuticals, RimtexGroup, Panama Group, etc. Every year a huge chunk of revenue comes from theseindustries helps in its economy to a great extent.


The district is an abode of numerous reputed institutions. It provides platform for highereducation. Some of its recognised educational institutions are C. U. Shah PharmacyCollege, A R S Sakhida Arts, C. U. Shah Physiotherapy College, M.P. Vora CommerceCollege, M.P. Shah Commerce College, C.U. Shah Medical College, Ratanmama College ofComputer Science, C. U. Shah College of Engineering and Technology, SSP Jain Arts andCommerce College, etc. As per 2011 census the literacy rate in the district is 72.13%(persons), 82.11% (males) and 61.45% (females).

Naushad Solanki, a young Dalit Leader was born in Dhrangadhra of the Surendranagardistrict. He has served as a member of many organisations locally and internationally.Organisations in which he served are namely National Ground Water Advisory Council –Ministry of Water Resource, DRUCC – Rajkot Division, Spokesperson of SurendranagarDistrict Congress Committee, Vigilance and Monitoring Committee of DRDA, President ofBuddha's Light International Association – Saurashtra Central Gujarat Chapter, Presidentof Surendranagar Table Tennis Association and many more organisations. He has alsoeven actively participated in the UN Conference at Brazil.

The district has numerous centres of attraction with religious and historical significanceswhich allures many travellers from different part of the country as well as world. Themost admired tourist spots in the district are Fatshar Ganpati Mandirand Dholidhaja Dam .Tagore Baug situated in the Surendranagar city also draws many visitors to this place. Ithas two clock towers one is in the Ajramar tower and the other one is in the town hall.Some other notable places of interest in the district are Trinetreshwar Mahadev Temple,Raj Rajeshwari Temple, Chotila Hill, Wild Ass Sanctuary, Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary, ZhariaMahadev, Gangvo Kund, Rotary Garden, etc.

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Administrative Setup Administrative UnitAdministrative Division:- Saurashtra Region

Sub-districts:

1. Chotila

2. Chuda

3. Dasada

4. Dhrangadhra

5. Halvad

6. Lakhtar

7. Limbdi

8. Muli

9. Sayla

10. Wadhwan

Towns:

1. Chotila (M)

2. Dhrangadhra (M)

3. Halvad (M)

4. Kharaghoda (CT)

5. Limbdi (M)

6. Patdi (M)

7. Surendranagar Dudhrej (M)

8. Thangadh (M)

9. Wadhwan (M)

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

District Sub-districts Towns CD Blocks Villages

Surendranagar 10 9 10 651

Gujarat 225 348 223 18225

India 5924 7933 6596 640930

Rank of District in State 11 20 12 13

Rank of District in India 183 286 246 399


Demographics

Sex Ratio

Female per 1000 Males (2011)

District Total Rural Urban

Surendranagar 930 939 908

Gujarat 919 949 880

India 943 949 929

Rank of District in State 17 18 19

Rank of District in India 386 381 401

Density

Persons per Sq. Km. (2011)



Gujarat 308 184 3477

India 368 269 3689



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Economy

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

District Surendranagar Gujarat IndiaRank ofDistrictin State

Rank ofDistrictin India

Number of Offices 170 7507 135263 17 272

Deposits 59351 5503577 100965397 17 255

Credit 33462 3982181 75178857 16 250

Credit-Deposit Ratio (C-D Ratio) 56.38 72.36 74.46 10 280

By Bank GroupRs. in Million (September, 2016)

Bank Group Surendranagar Gujarat IndiaRank ofDistrictin State


State Bank of India and Its AssociatesNumber of Offices 42 1347 24493 10 166

Deposits 20647 1258025 22988903 18 224

Credit 9345 906546 15874037 12 225


Nationalised BanksNumber of Offices 63 4006 66577 20 337

Deposits 24412 3070896 47342652 20 289

Credit 11804 1907343 34201792 20 298


Regional Rural BanksNumber of Offices 42 717 20858 3 172

Deposits 7687 103140 3215425 2 136

Credit 5799 61848 2187606 1 101


Private Sector BanksNumber of Offices 23 1420 23020 17 245

Deposits 6605 1040718 22460896 17 235

Credit 6515 1047379 19231413 15 216


Foreign BanksNumber of Offices - 17 315 0 0

Deposits - 30799 4957521 0 0

Credit - 59066 3684010 0 0

Credit-Deposit Ratio (C-D Ratio) - 191.78 74.31 0 0

All Scheduled Commercial BanksNumber of Offices 170 7507 135263 17 272

Deposits 59351 5503577 100965397 17 255

Credit 33462 3982181 75178857 16 250


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Market Size

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

Broad Categories of Goods and Services Surendranagar Gujarat IndiaRank ofDistrictin state


Cereals 166.74 139.51 159.53 5 236

Cereal Substitute 0.10 0.46 0.99 16 188

Pulses & Products 55.19 52.95 45.48 10 141

Milk & Milk Products 275.54 228.10 136.22 6 74

Sugar & Salt 45.75 35.22 27.34 2 48

Edible Oil 128.76 87.84 52.62 1 1

Egg, Fish & Meat 5.95 19.33 51.71 19 584

Vegetables 69.04 85.74 67.46 17 247

Fruits (Fresh) 20.51 26.63 25.70 14 278

Fruits (Dry) 5.86 9.90 7.95 15 201

Spices 42.80 36.27 31.13 4 74

Beverages etc. 36.64 38.09 27.25 11 152

Served Processed Food 49.09 49.56 51.40 7 179

Packaged Processed Food 12.57 26.70 23.17 20 491

Pan 2.31 9.24 4.43 8 338

Tobacco 56.16 23.87 15.35 1 6

Intoxicants 0.03 3.31 11.31 14 595

Fuel and Light 132.17 164.79 136.63 21 253

C lothing 96.44 95.52 87.26 11 213

Bedding etc. 2.44 4.36 6.54 11 446

Footwear 17.33 27.67 20.33 18 335

Education 14.70 40.95 67.24 20 536

Medical (Institutional) 252.67 37.78 26.00 1 5

Medical (Non-institutional) 58.64 58.32 74.33 11 285

Entertainment 12.35 33.22 22.67 22 408

Minor Durable Type Goods 3.65 8.69 5.50 22 380

Toilet Articles 27.02 40.76 38.16 22 435

Other Household Consumables 29.63 36.14 34.10 16 307

Consumer Services excl. Conveyance 87.78 98.15 85.63 12 183

Conveyance 81.79 122.81 95.22 13 250

Rent 5.66 34.16 52.20 18 419

Consumer Taxes & Cesses 10.05 10.88 8.91 10 129

Durable Goods 275.64 145.18 99.27 3 45

Monthly Per Capita Expenditure (MPCE) 2081.00 1832.10 1599.04 5 95

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Life Style

Circulation of Dailies (January - June 2016)

Publication Edition Language AverageCirculation

Divya Bhaskar Ahmedabad edition Gujarati 20774

The Times of India Ahmedabad edition English 454


Infrastructure

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

Particulars Surendranagar Gujarat IndiaRank ofDistrictin State


Total Number of Households 342337 12181718 246692667 15 313

Tap water from Treated Source(%)

119782 (34.99) 4853819(39.85)

78873488(31.97)

24 596

Tap water from UntreatedSource (%)

118477 (34.61) 3554977(29.18)

28533688(11.57)

25 601

Total Tap (%) 238259 (69.60) 8408796(69.03)

107407176(43.54)

19 386

Covered Well (%) 18223 (5.32) 279999 (2.30) 3895409 (1.58) 16 465

Un-covered Well (%) 33588 (9.81) 583756 (4.79) 23289867(9.44)

7 333

Total Well (%) 51811 (15.13) 863755 (7.09) 27185276(11.02)

5 184

Handpump (%) 13044 (3.81) 1415468(11.62)

82599531(33.48)

24 547

Tubewell/Borehole (%) 19438 (5.68) 1169970(9.60)

20916074(8.48)

21 468

Spring (%) 52 (0.02) 11356 (0.09) 1314556 (0.53) 7 195

River/Canal (%) 2405 (0.70) 41685 (0.34) 1550549 (0.63) 15 401

Tank/Pond/Lake (%) 3839 (1.12) 27055 (0.22) 2075181 (0.84) 9 258

Other Sources (%) 13489 (3.94) 243633 (2.00) 3644324 (1.48) 23 573

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Infrastructure

Road Length by CategoriesIn Kms. (As on 31.03.2014)

Categories Surendranagar GujaratRank of District

inState

National Highways 120 4023 14

State Highways 829 18017 9

Major District Roads 926 20472 9

Other District Roads 599 10213 7

Villages Roads 1160 27169 8

Total 3634 79894 10

Surface-wise Road Length

Black Top 3488 76610 9

Water Bound Meccadum 36 1254 14

Total 3524 77864 10

Motorable 17 962 12

Non-motorable 93 1068 6

Total 110 2030 7

Grand Total 3634 79894 10

Registered Motor Vehicles (As on 31.03.2015)

Vehicles Surendranagar GujaratRank of

District inState

Passenger Vehicles

- Buses 731 111762 22

- Cars and Station Wagons 19296 2008748 18

- Jeeps 1025 180556 20

- Taxis 672 65753 16

- Three Wheelers (Autorickshaws) 5800 678364 19

Two Wheelers 235147 13704879 18

Total 262671 16750062 18

Goods Vehicles

- Four Wheelers and Above 3939 352225 18

- Three Wheelers 16514 589984 14

- Total 20453 942209 15

Tractors 35260 610077 7

Trailers 19227 353613 9Others (Including Ambulance) 479 64606 20Grand Total 338090 18720567 17

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Industries

Outstanding Credit of Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs) according to IndustrialOccupation

Rs. in Thousand (March, 2015)

Particulars Classification ofOccupation Surendranagar Gujarat India

Rank ofDistrictin State


Number ofAccounts

Mining and Quarrying 61 2445 50619 10 175

Manufacturing andProcessing

2219 154913 2622730 13 268

Electricity, Gas andWater

6 1187 116724 21 436

Construction 181 23016 382498 19 323

Total 2467 181561 3172571 15 296

AmountOutstanding

Mining and Quarrying 126531 81694583 589787190 12 153

Manufacturing andProcessing

7034529 1176778454 16945680284 13 153

Electricity, Gas andWater

2740 349863470 4193839187 22 413

Construction 111055 442926977 6631190550 22 384

Total 7274855 2051263484 28360497211 13 182

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Labour and Workforce

Total Workers(2011)

Residence District Persons Male Female

Total Surendranagar 723500 504038 219462

Gujarat 24767747 18000914 6766833

India 481743311 331865930 149877381



Rural Surendranagar 555696 361683 194013

Gujarat 15570092 10171584 5398508

India 348597535 226763068 121834467



Urban Surendranagar 167804 142355 25449

Gujarat 9197655 7829330 1368325

India 133145776 105102862 28042914



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Agriculture

Land UtilisationIn Hectares (2007-08)

Particulars Surendranagar Gujarat Rank ofDistrictin State

i) Reporting Area For Land Utilisation Statistics 1045800 18866000 3

- Forests 52600 1834000 12

ii) Not Available for Cultivation

-Area under Non Agricultural Uses 54800 1171100 8

-Barren and Un Culturable Land 120900 2551500 3

-Total 175700 3722600 3

iii) Other Uncultivated Land Excluding Fallow Land

-Permanent Pastures and Other Grazing Lands 46000 851400 8

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

0 3600 0

-Culturable Waste Land 14800 1960000 9

-Total 60800 2815000 8

iv) Fallow Land

-Fallow Lands Other than Current Fallows 3600 18900 1

-Current Fallow 44000 509700 3

-Total 47600 528600 2

v) Net Area Sown 709100 9965800 3

vi) Total C ropped Area 845400 12211400 3

vii) Area Sown More than Once 136300 2245600 6


Education

Literacy Rate (2011)

Residence District Persons Male Female

Total Surendranagar 72.13 82.11 61.45

Gujarat 78.03 85.75 69.68

India 72.99 80.89 64.64



Rural Surendranagar 67.95 79.15 56.1

Gujarat 71.71 81.61 61.36

India 67.77 77.15 57.93



Urban Surendranagar 82.3 89.21 74.74

Gujarat 86.31 90.98 81.03

India 84.11 88.76 79.11



Population by Educational Level(2011)

Educational Level Surendranagar Gujarat IndiaRank ofDistrictin State


Illiterate 662642 19346334 447216165 13 270

Literate 1093626 41093358 763638812 17 271

Literate without Educational Level 29305 2317423 35153231 25 375

Below Primary 287754 8462829 146897597 15 174

Primary 344845 10557001 184170833 15 203

Middle 182568 6453935 133903266 14 295

Matric/Secondary 123572 6131997 105939743 20 318

Higher Secondary/Intermediate Pre-University/Senior Secondary

54220 3153566 77942593 21 412

Non-technical Diploma or Certificate notEqual to Degree

576 37756 1072289 22 324

Technical Diploma or Certificate not Equalto Degree

13684 661401 7238719 21 152

Graduate and Above 51354 3174158 68288971 19 365

Unclassified 5748 143292 3031570 9 170

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Health

Live Births Registered(2014)

Residence District Person Male Female

Total Surendranagar 31768 16916 14852

Gujarat 1205140 639124 566016

India 23001523 12183175 10804541



Rural Surendranagar 10538 5577 4961

Gujarat 308241 163545 144696

India 10763908 5709934 5044361



Urban Surendranagar 21230 11339 9891

Gujarat 896899 475579 421320

India 12237615 6473241 5760180



Still Births Registered(2014)

Residence District Person Male Female

Total Surendranagar - - -

Gujarat - - -

India 124130 56442 47832



Rural Surendranagar - - -

Gujarat - - -

India 41620 21359 17953



Urban Surendranagar - - -

Gujarat - - -

India 82494 35075 29871




Health

Houses used for Hospital/Dispensary(2011)

Residence District Total Number ofCensus Houses

Hospital/Dispensary etc.

Total Surendranagar 500598 793

Gujarat 17524030 39801

India 330407375 682584

Rank of District in State 15 20

Rank of District in India 252 295

Rural Surendranagar 340788 406

Gujarat 9293240 14004

India 220633493 360065



Urban Surendranagar 159810 387

Gujarat 8230790 25797

India 109773882 322519



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Environment and Pollution

Geographical Area

Area in Km2 (2011)


Surendranagar 10423 10128.34 294.66

Gujarat 196244 188840.46 7403.54

India 3287469 3101505.00 102221.00



Wastelands by Category

Area in Km2 (2008-2009)

Category Surendranagar Gujarat IndiaRank ofDistrictin State


Gullied/Ravenous Land (Medium) - 337.74 6145.96 0 0

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

Land with Dense Scrub 801.56 9817.36 86979.91 2 15

Land with Open Scrub 179.16 6539.36 93033.00 9 152

Waterlogged and Marshy Land(Permanent)

- 0.21 1757.07 0 0

Waterlogged and Marshy Land (Seasonal) - 23.67 6946.31 0 0

Land Affected by Salinity/Alkalinity(Medium)

49.89 1129.73 5414.53 7 32

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)

- 1796.44 83699.71 0 0

Under-Utilised/Degraded Forest(Agriculture)

- 244.63 15680.26 0 0

Degraded Pastures/Grazing Land 7.11 15.20 6832.17 1 78

Degraded Land under Plantation Crop - 48.04 278.53 0 0

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 1037.72 20108.06 467021.16 4 109

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Housing

Total Households(2011)


Surendranagar 343213 240804 102409

Gujarat 12248428 6773558 5474870

India 249454252 168565486 80888766



Houseless Households(2011)



Gujarat 36925 12938 23987

India 449761 192865 256896



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Crime & Law

Incidence of IPC Crime (2014)

Crime Heads Surendranagar Gujarat IndiaRank ofDistrictin State


Murder 34 1124 34134 13 374Attempt to Commit Murder 48 756 41898 4 265Culpable Homicide Not Amounting ToMurder 0 57 3349 0 0

Attempt To Commit Culpable Homicide 0 3 4371 0 0Rape 22 841 38678 13 447Attempt To Commit Rape 0 6 4310 0 0Kidnapping & Abduction 44 2722 78412 20 418Dacoity 8 296 4399 14 164Making Preparation And Assembly ForCommitting Dacoity 1 15 2835 6 219

Robbery 15 1209 38090 19 389Criminal Trespass/Burglary 88 4477 114667 17 338Theft 232 14337 442464 15 345Unlawful Assembly 7 243 9878 11 117Riots 55 1354 66206 8 288Criminal Breach of Trust 26 1070 20089 13 193Cheating 11 1574 109737 20 538Forgery 3 246 11268 17 236Counterfeiting 1 96 1979 19 333Arson 13 217 9299 5 232Grievous Hurt 133 3363 105560 7 180Dowry Deaths 0 23 8458 0 0Assault on Women with Intent to Outrageher Modesty 36 1352 82411 12 423

Insult to the Modesty of Women 0 173 9738 0 0Cruelty by Husband or his Relatives 89 5991 123163 19 316Importation of Girls From Foreign Country 0 0 14 0 0Causing Death by Negligence 203 7132 128837 15 230Offences Against State 0 0 177 0 0Offences Promoting Enmity BetweenDifferent Groups 0 11 337 0 0

Extortion 3 185 8210 14 301Disclosure of Identity of Victims 0 0 135 0 0Incidence of Rash Driving 472 29677 409857 16 187Human Trafficking 0 3 726 0 0Unnatural Offence 2 22 1148 4 153Other IPC Crimes 930 52810 944105 17 316Total Cognizable IPC Crimes 2476 131385 2858939 19 357

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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 Surendranagar Gujarat India

Rankof

Districtin

State

Rankof

Districtin

IndiaA. Opening Balance (OB)C losing Blance (CB) as Opening Balance(OB)

3.17 1794.24 187890.93 17 448

Entered Opening Balance (OB) 10.25 1282.71 206168.02 16 445

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 844.37 42636.79 3313284.01 17 455

Miscellaneous Reciept 0.17 32.49 39265.75 9 218

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 854.79 43943.41 3896101.39 17 525Cumulative Labour Budget (LB) Estimationof Expenditure

0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0

C. Cumulative Expenditure C. (I) Actual ExpenditureUnskilled Wage 646.83 30612.46 3033565.51 17 533

Semi-skilled and Skilled Wage 0.00 122.60 68276.52 0 0

Material 122.24 9160.51 923707.02 16 539

Tax 0.74 8.02 6412.06 3 280

C. (II) Administrative Expenditure I. Receipts Expenditure 74.14 2888.02 194050.46 15 494

II. Non-Receipts Expenditure 0.00 16.78 1442.79 0 0

Total (I+II) 74.14 2904.80 195493.25 15 495Cumulative Expenditure (C. (I) + C.(II)) 843.95 42808.39 4227454.30 17 544

%age Utilization 98.73 97.42 108.50 12 187

Balance 10.84 1135.05 -331353.00 16 465

D. Payment DueI. On Unskilled Wage 41.68 2577.08 659585.02 8 522

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

III. On Material 15.41 2340.42 395314.25 17 553

IV. Tax 0.00 3.82 3830.43 0 0

Total (I+II+III+IV) 57.09 4951.44 1091117.12 13 564

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