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Gujarat

State profile

🦁Fun factGujarat's Gir Forest is the only place on Earth where wild Asiatic lions still survive.

Factsheet

Capital: Gandhinagar
Language(s): Gujarati
Formed: 1960
Area: 1,96,024 km²
Districts: 33
Head (2025): Bhupendra Patel
State animal: 🐾 Asiatic lion
State bird: 🐦 Greater flamingo
State flower: 🌸 Marigold
State tree: 🌳 Banyan

Report Card

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SDG India Index

74

#11 of 36India: 71

NITI Aayog· 2023-24

Economy

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Per-Capita NSDP

₹2.72 L

#9 of 33

MoSPI· 2022-23

Unemployment Rate

1.1%

#2 of 36India: 3.2%

Labour Force Participation

64.6%

#12 of 36India: 60.1%

Healthcare

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Infant Mortality Rate

23 per 1,000

#11 of 22India: 28 per 1,000

Life Expectancy at Birth

70.2 yrs

#11 of 21India: 70.0 yrs

Total Fertility Rate

1.9

#9 of 35India: 2.0

NFHS-5· 2019-21

Institutional Births

94.3%

#15 of 35India: 88.6%

NFHS-5· 2019-21

Child Stunting (under 5)

39.0%

#30 of 35India: 35.5%

NFHS-5· 2019-21

Full Immunisation (12-23 mo)

76.4%

#18 of 31India: 76.4%

NFHS-5· 2019-21

Education

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Literacy Rate

78.0%

#16 of 35India: 74.0%

Census 2011· 2011

Female Literacy Rate

69.7%

#20 of 34India: 65.5%

Census 2011· 2011

Higher Education GER

24.0%

#25 of 36India: 28.4%

AISHE· 2021-22

Law & Order

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IPC Crime Rate

189.8 per lakh

#20 of 36India: 258.1 per lakh

Crimes Against Women Rate

22.9 per lakh

#4 of 36India: 66.4 per lakh

Government Budget

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Debt-to-GSDP Ratio

18.3%

#2 of 31India: 28.1%

Demographics

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Population

6,04,39,692

#9 of 36India: 1,21,08,54,977

Census 2011· 2011

Sex Ratio

919 per 1,000 men

#25 of 36India: 943 per 1,000 men

Census 2011· 2011

Urban Population Share

42.6%

#11 of 35India: 31.2%

Census 2011· 2011

Decadal Population Growth

19.3%

#14 of 34India: 17.7%

Census 2011· 2011

Infrastructure

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Electricity Access

99.7%

#6 of 31India: 96.8%

NFHS-5· 2019-21

Improved Sanitation

76.3%

#22 of 31India: 70.2%

NFHS-5· 2019-21

Clean Cooking Fuel

72.2%

#17 of 31India: 58.6%

NFHS-5· 2019-21

Agriculture

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Agriculture Share of GSVA

15.9%

#21 of 33

MoSPI· 2022-23

Foodgrain Yield

2,309 kg/ha

#19 of 35India: 2,494 kg/ha

DA&FW· 2022-23

Net Irrigated Area

63.5%

#8 of 30India: 56.4%

DA&FW· 2022-23

Average Landholding Size

1.88 ha

#6 of 34India: 1.08 ha

Agri Census· 2015-16

Sports

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Khelo India Medals

13

#21 of 33

Khelo India· 2025

Tourism

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Domestic Tourist Visits

17,80,67,000

#6 of 36India: 2,50,96,27,000

Ministry of Tourism· 2023

Foreign Tourist Visits

28,07,000

#2 of 36India: 1,92,46,000

Ministry of Tourism· 2023