The Dangs District, with population of about 2.3 lakh is Gujarat's the least populous district, located in the state Gujarat in India. Total geographical area of The Dangs district is 1766 km2 and it is the smallest district by area in the state. Population density of the district is 129 persons per km2. There is only one sub district in this district which is The Dangs and the population of The Dangs is about 2.3 lakh.
Demographics
The district is home to about 2.3 lakh people, among them about 1.1 lakh (50%) are male and about 1.1 lakh (50%) are female. 5% of the whole population are from general caste, 0% are from schedule caste and 95% are schedule tribes. Child (aged under 6 years) population of The Dangs district is 18%, among them 51% are boys and 49% are girls. There are about 45 thousand households in the district and an average 5 persons live in every family.
The majority of the population, nearly 89% (about 2 lakh) live in The Dangs District rural part and 11% (about 25 thousand) population live in the The Dangs District urban part. Rural population density of The Dangs district is 116 and urban population density is 2349 persons per km2.
|
Total |
General |
Schedule Caste |
Schedule Tribe |
Child |
| Total |
228,291 |
11,226 |
992 |
216,073 |
40,743 |
| Male |
113,821 |
5,792 |
490 |
107,539 |
20,743 |
| Female |
114,470 |
5,434 |
502 |
108,534 |
20,000 |
Religion wise distribution of population
Hindus contribute 89% of the total population and are the largest religious community in the district followed by Christians which contribute 9% of the total population and Muslims are the third largest religious community here with 2% population.. Female Sex ratio per 1000 male in Hindus are 1004 in Christians are 1035 and in Muslims are 982.
|
Total |
Hindu |
Muslim |
Christian |
Sikh |
Buddhist |
Jain |
Others |
Not Stated |
| Total |
228,291 |
203,545 |
3,593 |
20,029 |
69 |
32 |
39 |
560 |
424 |
| Male |
113,821 |
101,578 |
1,813 |
9,842 |
35 |
18 |
22 |
289 |
224 |
| Female |
114,470 |
101,967 |
1,780 |
10,187 |
34 |
14 |
17 |
271 |
200 |
Growth of population
Population of the district has increased by 22.3% in last 10 years. In 2001 census total population here were about 1.9 lakh. Female population growth rate of the district is 23.4% which is 2.3% higher than male population growth rate of 21.1%. General caste population has increased by 4.6%; Schedule caste population has increased by 7.7%; Schedule Tribe population has increased by 23.4% and child population has increased by 11.5% in the district since last census.
|
Total |
General |
Schedule Caste |
Schedule Tribe |
Child |
| Total |
22.3% |
4.6% |
7.7% |
23.4% |
11.5% |
| Male |
21.1% |
0.8% |
5.6% |
22.5% |
12.1% |
| Female |
23.4% |
9.1% |
9.8% |
24.3% |
10.9% |
Sex Ratio - Females per 1000 Male
As of 2011 census there are 1006 females per 1000 male in the district. Sex ratio in general caste is 938, in schedule caste is 1024 and in schedule tribe is 1009. There are 964 girls under 6 years of age per 1000 boys of the same age in the district. Overall sex ratio in the district has increased by 19 females per 1000 male during the years from 2001 to 2011. Child sex ratio here has decreased by 10 girls per 1000 boys during the same time.
|
Total |
General |
SC |
ST |
Child |
| Change |
19 |
71 |
39 |
14 |
-10 |
| 2011 |
1006 |
938 |
1024 |
1009 |
964 |
| 2001 |
987 |
867 |
985 |
995 |
974 |
Literacy
Total about 1.4 lakh people in the district are literate, among them about 77 thousand are male and about 64 thousand are female. Literacy rate (children under 6 are excluded) of The Dangs is 75%. 83% of male and 67% of female population are literate here. Overall literacy rate in the district has increased by 15%. Male literacy has gone up by 12% and female literacy rate has gone up by 18%.
|
Total |
Male |
Female |
| Change |
15.5% |
12.4% |
18.9% |
| 2011 |
75.2% |
83.1% |
67.4% |
| 2001 |
59.7% |
70.7% |
48.5% |
Workers profile
The Dangs has 52% (about 1.2 lakh) population engaged in either main or marginal works. 54% male and 50% female population are working population. 47% of total male population are main (full time) workers and 7% are marginal (part time) workers. For women 30% of total female population are main and 20% are marginal workers.
|
Worker (Among total population) |
Main Worker (Among workers) |
Marginal Worker (Among workers) |
Non Worker (Among total population) |
| Total |
51.8% |
38.6% |
13.2% |
48.2% |
| Male |
53.9% |
47.4% |
6.5% |
46.1% |
| Female |
49.7% |
29.8% |
19.9% |
50.3% |