Bhavnagar

This page provides an overview of Bhavnagar: population, literacy, households and a list of sub-districts (tehsils) and major villages.

Quick facts

13,219,424
Population
2,456,790
Households
936
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
64.9%
Approx. literacy

Bhavnagar has an aggregated population of 13,219,424. Approximately 43.58% live in rural areas (5,760,730) and 17.89% live in urban areas (2,364,802).

Tehsils / Sub-districts

Below are the tehsils (sub-districts) in this district. Click a tehsil to view village listings and details.

Tehsil / Sub-districtPopulationVillages
Taluk 0 5,760,730 3
Bhavnagar 1,718,694 59
Botad 729,527 55
Gadhada 557,105 76
Gariadhar 320,879 54
Ghogha 290,723 50
Mahuva 1,248,837 134
Palitana 626,316 96
Sihor 576,134 82
Talaja 922,390 116
Umrala 243,365 44
Vallabhipur 224,724 60

Population summary

Bhavnagar has a population of 13,219,424 (6,829,637 males and 6,389,787 females). The sex ratio is about 936 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population13,219,424
Male6,829,637
Female6,389,787
Rural population5,760,730 (43.58%)
Urban population2,364,802 (17.89%)
Households2,456,790

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 64.9%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates8,578,956
Total illiterates4,640,468

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 716,807 (5.42%). ST: 39,848 (0.3%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC716,8075.42%
ST39,8480.3%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 1,767,108 (13.37%). Workers: 5,336,561 (40.37%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)1,767,10813.37%
Total workers5,336,56140.37%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Bhavnagar 2,880,365
Bhavnagar 1,697,964
Bhavnagar 1,182,401
Bhavnagar 787,319
Bhavnagar 643,263
Mahuva 452,011
Mahuva 344,815
Talaja 325,667
Botad 286,618
Talaja 271,056