Sami Taluka, with population of about 1.8 lakh is Patan district's the 3rd most populous sub district, located in Patan district of the state Gujarat in India. There are 98 villages in the sub district, among them Sami is the most populous village with population of about 13 thousand and Murtujanagar is the least populous village with population of 239. Sami is the biggest village in the sub district with an area of 63 km2 and Sukhpura is the smallest with 2 km2.
Demographics
The sub district is home to about 1.8 lakh people, among them about 94 thousand (51%) are male and about 89 thousand (49%) are female. 91% of the whole population are from general caste, 9% are from schedule caste and 0% are schedule tribes. Child (aged under 6 years) population of Sami taluka is 15%, among them 53% are boys and 47% are girls. There are about 36 thousand households in the sub district and an average 5 persons live in every family.
100% population of Sami taluka live in the Sami Sub District rural part.
|
Total |
General |
Schedule Caste |
Schedule Tribe |
Child |
| Total |
182,805 |
166,077 |
16,345 |
383 |
26,560 |
| Male |
94,050 |
85,486 |
8,373 |
191 |
13,952 |
| Female |
88,755 |
80,591 |
7,972 |
192 |
12,608 |
Religion wise distribution of population
Hindus contribute 92% of the total population and are the largest religious community in the sub district followed by Muslims which contribute 7% of the total population.. Female Sex ratio per 1000 male in Hindus are 939 in Muslims are 1006.
|
Total |
Hindu |
Muslim |
Christian |
Sikh |
Buddhist |
Jain |
Others |
Not Stated |
| Total |
182,805 |
168,835 |
13,164 |
47 |
14 |
8 |
567 |
14 |
156 |
| Male |
94,050 |
87,060 |
6,562 |
29 |
9 |
4 |
280 |
10 |
96 |
| Female |
88,755 |
81,775 |
6,602 |
18 |
5 |
4 |
287 |
4 |
60 |
Growth of population
Population of the sub district has increased by 11% in last 10 years. In 2001 census total population here were about 1.6 lakh. Female population growth rate of the sub district is 10.8% which is -0.4% lower than male population growth rate of 11.2%. General caste population has increased by 13%; Schedule caste population has decreased by -5.2%; Schedule Tribe population has decreased by -29.7% and child population has decreased by -9.9% in the sub district since last census.
|
Total |
General |
Schedule Caste |
Schedule Tribe |
Child |
| Total |
11% |
13% |
-5.2% |
-29.7% |
-9.9% |
| Male |
11.2% |
13.3% |
-5.7% |
-36.5% |
-9.7% |
| Female |
10.8% |
12.7% |
-4.6% |
-21.3% |
-10.1% |
Sex Ratio - Females per 1000 Male
As of 2011 census there are 944 females per 1000 male in the sub district. Sex ratio in general caste is 943, in schedule caste is 952 and in schedule tribe is 1005. There are 904 girls under 6 years of age per 1000 boys of the same age in the sub district. Overall sex ratio in the sub district has decreased by 3 females per 1000 male during the years from 2001 to 2011. Child sex ratio here has decreased by 4 girls per 1000 boys during the same time.
|
Total |
General |
SC |
ST |
Child |
| Change |
-3 |
-5 |
10 |
194 |
-4 |
| 2011 |
944 |
943 |
952 |
1005 |
904 |
| 2001 |
947 |
948 |
942 |
811 |
908 |
Literacy
Total about 1 lakh people in the sub district are literate, among them about 62 thousand are male and about 38 thousand are female. Literacy rate (children under 6 are excluded) of Sami is 64%. 78% of male and 50% of female population are literate here. Overall literacy rate in the sub district has increased by 16%. Male literacy has gone up by 14% and female literacy rate has gone up by 19%.
|
Total |
Male |
Female |
| Change |
16.6% |
13.7% |
19.4% |
| 2011 |
64.3% |
77.8% |
50% |
| 2001 |
47.7% |
64.1% |
30.6% |
Workers profile
Sami has 45% (about 81 thousand) population engaged in either main or marginal works. 55% male and 33% female population are working population. 52% of total male population are main (full time) workers and 4% are marginal (part time) workers. For women 18% of total female population are main and 15% are marginal workers.
|
Worker (Among total population) |
Main Worker (Among workers) |
Marginal Worker (Among workers) |
Non Worker (Among total population) |
| Total |
44.6% |
35.4% |
9.2% |
55.4% |
| Male |
55.5% |
51.6% |
3.9% |
44.5% |
| Female |
33% |
18.2% |
14.8% |
67% |