Housing Profile

Gujarat (24)
(Source: Census of India 2001)

Subjects covered:
A - K: Housing
L - V: Household amenities
W - Y: Household assets
A - B: CENSUS HOUSES AND THE USES TO WHICH THEY ARE PUT

A
A.1
A.2
B
B.1
B.2
B.3
B.4
B.5
B.6
B.7

Number of census houses

Vacant census houses
Occupied census houses
Uses of occupied census houses:
Residence
Residence-cum-other use
Shop, Office
School, College, etc.
Hotel, Lodge, Guest House, etc.
Hospital, Dispensary, etc.
Factory, Workshop, Workshed, etc.

Place of worship
B.9 Other non-residential use
Source: Table H-1 India : Census of India 2001
B.8

Total
12,446,995
1,715,375
10,731,620

7,837,436
542,930
917,456
72,974
20,573
32,015
184,295
142,135
981,806

%
100.0
13.8
86.2

73.0
5.1
8.5
0.7
0.2
0.3
1.7
1.3
9.1

Rural
7,525,173
866,222
6,658,951

4,879,464
474,462
238,870
58,965
8,053
12,148
48,799
110,078
828,112

%
60.5
11.5
88.5

73.3
7.1
3.6
0.9
0.1
0.2
0.7
1.7
12.4

Urban
4,921,822
849,153
4,072,669

2,957,972
68,468
678,586
14,009
12,520
19,867
135,496
32,057
153,694

%
39.5
17.3
82.7

72.6
1.7
16.7
0.3
0.3
0.5
3.3
0.8
3.8

C: CONDITION OF CENSUS HOUSES USED AS RESIDENCE AND RESIDENCE-CUM-OTHER USE

Total
Condition of census houses:
Total:
Good
Livable
C.1.3 Dilapidated
Source: Table H-2 India : Census of India 2001
C
C.1
C.1.1
C.1.2

8,377,502
4,376,848
3,771,937
228,717

%
100.0
52.2
45.0
2.7

Rural
5,352,453
2,398,093
2,790,981
163,379

%
100.0
44.8
52.1
3.1

Urban
3,025,049
1,978,755
980,956
65,338

%
100.0
65.4
32.4
2.2

D: DISTRIBUTION OF HOUSEHOLDS BY CONDITION OF CENSUS HOUSES OCCUPIED BY THEM

Total
Condition of census houses:
Total:
9,643,989
Good
5,191,451
Livable
4,203,020
D.1.3 Dilapidated
249,518
Source: Table H-2 (Appendix) India : Census of India 2001
D
D.1
D.1.1
D.1.2

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%
100.0
53.8
43.6
2.6

Rural
5,885,961
2,663,995
3,045,465
176,501

%
100.0
45.3
51.7
3.0

Urban
3,758,028
2,527,456
1,157,555
73,017

%
100.0
67.3
30.8
1.9

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(Source: Census of India 2001)

E: DISTRIBUTION OF HOUSEHOLDS LIVING IN CENSUS HOUSES BY PREDOMINANT MATERIAL OF ROOF

Total
Material of roof:
Total:
9,643,989
380,034
Grass, Thatch, Bamboo, Wood, Mud,
etc.
E.3 Plastic, Polythene
32,946
E.4 Tiles
3,999,501
E.5 Slate
0
E.6 G.I.., Metal, Asbestos sheets
1,742,450
E.7 Brick
29,727
E.8 Stone
114,217
E.9 Concrete
3,141,041
E.10 Any other material
204,073
Source: Table H-3A (Appendix) India : Census of India 2001
E
E.1
E.2

Rural

Urban

100.0
3.9

5,885,961
317,744

100.0
5.4

3,758,028
62,290

100.0
1.7

0.3
41.5
0.0
18.1
0.3
1.2
32.6

10,662
3,509,496
0
865,764
12,028
60,180
923,968
186,119

0.2
59.6
0.0
14.7
0.2
1.0
15.7

22,284
490,005
0
876,686
17,699
54,037
2,217,073
17,954

0.6
13.0
0.0
23.3
0.5
1.4
59.0

2.1

3.2

0.5

F: DISTRIBUTION OF HOUSEHOLDS LIVING IN CENSUS HOUSES BY PREDOMINANT MATERIAL OF WALL

Total
Material of wall:
Total:
9,643,989
Grass, Thatch, Bamboo, Wood, etc.
709,713
F.3 Plastic, Polythene
21,421
F.4 Mud, Unburnt Brick
2,432,798
F.5 Wood
112,624
F.6 G.I., Metal, Asbestos sheets
60,754
F.7 Burnt Brick
4,987,512
F.8 Stone
1,152,109
F.9 Concrete
156,571
F.10 Any other material
10,487
Source: Table H-3B (Appendix) India : Census of India 2001
F
F.1
F.2

100.0
7.4
0.2
25.2
1.2
0.6
51.7
11.9
1.6
0.1

Rural

5,885,961
662,045
8,071
2,152,230
27,081
25,496
2,155,436
795,804
53,511
6,287

100.0
11.2
0.1
36.6
0.5
0.4
36.6
13.5
0.9
0.1

Urban

3,758,028
47,668
13,350
280,568
85,543
35,258
2,832,076
356,305
103,060
4,200

100.0
1.3
0.4
7.5
2.3
0.9
75.4
9.5
2.7
0.1

G: DISTRIBUTION OF HOUSEHOLDS LIVING IN CENSUS HOUSES BY PREDOMINANT MATERIAL OF FLOOR

Total
Material of floor:
Total:
9,643,989
Mud
4,000,673
Wood, Bamboo
10,221
Brick
38,221
Stone
596,388
Cement
2,240,892
Mosaic, Floor Tiles
2,732,156
Any other material
25,438
Source: Table H-3C (Appendix) India : Census of India 2001
G
G.1
G.2
G.3
G.4
G.5
G.6
G.7
G.8

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100.0
41.5
0.1
0.4
6.2
23.2
28.3
0.3

Rural

5,885,961
3,687,197
5,958
22,923
216,407
1,246,473
698,325
8,678

100.0
62.6
0.1
0.4
3.7
21.2
11.9
0.1

Urban

3,758,028
313,476
4,263
15,298
379,981
994,419
2,033,831
16,760

100.0
8.3
0.1
0.4
10.1
26.5
54.1
0.4

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(Source: Census of India 2001)

H: DISTRIBUTION OF HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE OF CENSUS HOUSES OCCUPIED

Total
Total number of households
9,643,989
Permanent
6,300,314
Semi permanent
2,848,727
H.2 Temporary:
H.2.1
Total
492,038
H.2.2
Serviceable
347,057
H.2.3
Non-serviceable
144,981
H.3 Unclassifiable
2,910
Source: Table H-4 (Appendix) India : Census of India 2001
H
H.1

Rural

Urban

100.0
65.3
29.5

5,885,961
3,000,241
2,453,405

100.0
51.0
41.7

3,758,028
3,300,073
395,322

100.0
87.8
10.5

5.1
3.6
1.5

430,529
311,035
119,494
1,786

7.3
5.3
2.0

61,509
36,022
25,487
1,124

1.6
1.0
0.7

0.0

0.0

0.0

I: DISTRIBUTION OF HOUSEHOLDS BY SIZE

Size of households
I.1
I.2
I.3
I.4
I.5
I.6
I.7
I.8

Total number of households

One member
Two members
Three members
Four members
Five members
Six to eight members
Nine members and above

Total
9,643,989
350,334
803,378
1,020,564
1,931,662
1,941,193
2,755,648
841,210

Rural

%
100.0
3.6
8.3
10.6
20.0
20.1
28.6
8.7

5,885,961
212,387
486,880
559,738
1,050,022
1,169,935
1,832,744
574,255

%
100.0
3.6
8.3
9.5
17.8
19.9
31.1
9.8

Urban
3,758,028
137,947
316,498
460,826
881,640
771,258
922,904
266,955

%
100.0
3.7
8.4
12.3
23.5
20.5
24.6
7.1

Source: Table H-5 India : Census of India 2001

J: DISTRIBUTION OF HOUSEHOLDS BY TENURE STATUS

Tenure status
J.1
J.2
J.3
J.4

Total
Owned
Rented
Any Other

Total
9,643,989
8,207,459
1,180,623
255,907

%
100.0
85.1
12.2
2.7

Rural
5,885,961
5,458,286
323,987
103,688

%
100.0
92.7
5.5
1.8

Urban
3,758,028
2,749,173
856,636
152,219

%
100.0
73.2
22.8
4.1

Source: Table H-5 India : Census of India 2001

K: DISTRIBUTION OF HOUSEHOLDS BY NUMBER OF DWELLING ROOMS

Number of dwelling rooms
K.1 Total number of households
K.2 No exclusive rooms
K.3 One room
K.4 Two rooms
K.5 Three rooms
K.6 Four rooms
K.7 Five rooms
K.8 Six rooms and above
K.9 Median number of rooms
Source: Table H-5 India : Census of India 2001

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Total
9,643,989
151,097
4,712,423
3,056,827
1,112,622
387,487
106,558
116,975
1

%
100.0
1.6
48.9
31.7
11.5
4.0
1.1
1.2

Rural
5,885,961
116,810
3,158,377
1,874,777
508,617
158,126
33,089
36,165
1

%
100.0
2.0
53.7
31.9
8.6
2.7
0.6
0.6

Urban
3,758,028
34,287
1,554,046
1,182,050
604,005
229,361
73,469
80,810
2

%
100.0
0.9
41.4
31.5
16.1
6.1
2.0
2.2

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(Source: Census of India 2001)

L: DISTRIBUTION OF HOUSEHOLDS BY NUMBER OF MARRIED COUPLES PER HOUSEHOLD, TOTAL

NUMBER OF MARRIED COUPLES AND NUMBER OF MARRIED COUPLES HAVING INDEPENDENT SLEEPING
ROOM
Number of married couples in a
household
L.1
L.2

Total number of households

Total number of married couples

L.3

Total number of married couples

having independent sleeping room

Total

9,643,989
11,151,268
6,806,832

Rural

5,885,961
6,995,500
61.0

3,906,011

Urban

3,758,028
4,155,768
55.8

2,900,821

69.8

Source: Table H-7 India : Census of India 2001

M - N: DISTRIBUTION OF HOUSEHOLDS BY SOURCE OF DRINKING WATER AND ITS LOCATION

Location and Source of drinking water

Total

Rural

Urban

M.1
M.2
M.3
M.4

Location:
Total number of households
Location: Within premises
Location: Near premises
Location: Away

9,643,989
4,488,031
3,689,470
1,466,488

100.0
46.5
38.3
15.2

5,885,961
1,724,305
2,939,052
1,222,604

100.0
29.3
49.9
20.8

3,758,028
2,763,726
750,418
243,884

100.0
73.5
20.0
6.5

N.1
N.2
N.3
N.4
N.5
N.6
N.7
N.8
N.9

Source of drinking water:

Total
Tap
Handpump
Tubewell
Well
Tank, Pond, Lake
River, Canal
Spring
Any other

9,643,989
6,009,503
1,605,964
494,282
1,128,070
33,566
41,915
17,430
313,259

100.0
62.3
16.7
5.1
11.7
0.3
0.4
0.2
3.2

5,885,961
2,889,320
1,339,615
295,698
1,075,352
32,653
40,599
17,014
195,710

100.0
49.1
22.8
5.0
18.3
0.6
0.7
0.3
3.3

3,758,028
3,120,183
266,349
198,584
52,718
913
1,316
416
117,549

100.0
83.0
7.1
5.3
1.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.1

Source: Table H-8 : Census of India 2001

P: DISTRIBUTION OF HOUSEHOLDS BY SOURCE OF LIGHTING

Source of lighting
P.1
P.2
P.3
P.4
P.5
P.6

Total
Electricity
Kerosene
Solar energy
Other oil
Any other

Source: Table H-9 : Census of India 2001

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Total
9,643,989
7,754,307
1,745,351
23,115
14,511
24,052

%
100.0
80.4
18.1
0.2
0.2
0.2

Rural
5,885,961
4,244,758
1,540,107
12,604
11,900
18,368

%
100.0
72.1
26.2
0.2
0.2
0.3

Urban
3,758,028
3,509,549
205,244
10,511
2,611
5,684

%
100.0
93.4
5.5
0.3
0.1
0.2

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(Source: Census of India 2001)

Q - S: DISTRIBUTION OF HOUSEHOLDS BY AVAILABILITY BATHROOM, TYPE OF LATRINE WITHIN THE

HOUSE AND TYPE OF DRAINAGE CONNECTIVITY FOR WASTE WATER OUTLET
Total

R
R.1
R.2
R.3
R.4
S
S.1
S.2
S.3

Total number of households

9,643,989

Number of households having

bathroom facility within the house

4,875,639

50.6

Type of Latrine within the house:

Pit latrine
Water closet
Other latrine
No latrine

842,304
2,997,997
461,190
5,342,498

8.7
31.1
4.8
55.4

Type of Drainage Connectivity for

Waste Water Outlet:
Closed drainage
Open drainage
No drainage

2,627,140
1,118,792
5,898,057

27.2
11.6
61.2

Rural

5,885,961

1,845,897

Urban

3,758,028

31.4

3,029,742

80.6

475,894
663,847
134,782
4,611,438

8.1
11.3
2.3
78.3

366,410
2,334,150
326,408
731,060

9.8
62.1
8.7
19.5

400,109
403,542
5,082,310

6.8
6.9
86.3

2,227,031
715,250
815,747

59.3
19.0
21.7

Source: Table H-10 : Census of India 2001

T - U: DISTRIBUTION OF HOUSEHOLDS BY AVAILABILITY SEPARATE KITCHEN AND TYPE OF FUEL USED

FOR COOKING

T
T.1
T.2
T.3
T.4
T.5
U
U.1
U.2
U.3
U.4
U.5
U.6
U.7
U.8
U.9
U.10
U.11

Total

Rural

Urban

Availability of separate kitchen within

the house:
Total
Available
Not available
Cooking in open
No cooking

9,643,989
6,617,215
2,265,890
718,875
42,009

100.0
68.6
23.5
7.5
0.4

5,885,961
3,633,926
1,652,525
580,652
18,858

100.0
61.7
28.1
9.9
0.3

3,758,028
2,983,289
613,365
138,223
23,151

100.0
79.4
16.3
3.7
0.6

Type of fuel used for cooking:

Total
Fire-wood
Crop residue
Cowdung cake
Coal, lignite, charcoal
Kerosene
LPG
Electricity
Biogas
Any other
No cooking

9,643,989
4,298,887
820,308
369,901
27,753
1,248,756
2,746,018
1,619
82,569
6,169
42,009

100.0
44.6
8.5
3.8
0.3
12.9
28.5
0.0
0.9
0.1
0.4

5,885,961
3,830,608
757,140
313,564
5,416
352,043
539,987
994
63,241
4,110
18,858

100.0
65.1
12.9
5.3
0.1
6.0
9.2
0.0
1.1
0.1
0.3

3,758,028
468,279
63,168
56,337
22,337
896,713
2,206,031
625
19,328
2,059
23,151

100.0
12.5
1.7
1.5
0.6
23.9
58.7
0.0
0.5
0.1
0.6

Source: Table H-11 India: Census of India 2001

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V: DISTRIBUTION OF HOUSEHOLDS BY AVAILABILITY OF ELECTRICITY AND LATRINE

Total
V.1
V.2
V.3
V.4
V.5

Total number of households

Electricity and toilet both available
Electricity available but toilet not
available
Electricity not available but toilet
available
Electricity and toilet both not
available

9,643,989
4,157,113

100.0

Rural

%
100.0

43.1

5,885,961
1,202,384

3,597,194

37.3

144,378
1,745,304

Urban

%
100.0

20.4

3,758,028
2,954,729

3,042,374

51.7

554,820

14.8

1.5

72,139

1.2

72,239

1.9

18.1

1,569,064

26.7

176,240

4.7

78.6

Source: Table H-12A(E) India: Census of India 2001

W - X: NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS AVAILING BANKING SERVICES AND NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS

HAVING EACH OF THE SPECIFIED ASSET
Total

X
X.1
X.2
X.3
X.4
X.5
X.6
X.7

Rural

Total number of households

9,643,989

Total number of households availing

banking services

3,648,745

37.8

1,757,732

2,910,568
3,731,727
1,202,761
3,598,297
2,035,331
330,803
3,596,904

30.2
38.7
12.5
37.3
21.1
3.4
37.3

1,445,190
1,271,481
325,697
1,726,407
696,613
107,314
2,916,421

Availability of assets:
Radio, Transistor
Television
Telephone
Bicycle
Scooter, Motor cycle, Moped
Car, Jeep, Van
None of the specified assets

5,885,961

Urban
3,758,028

29.9

24.6
21.6
5.5
29.3
11.8
1.8
49.5

1,891,013

1,465,378
2,460,246
877,064
1,871,890
1,338,718
223,489
680,483

Source: Table H-13 India: Census of India 2001

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50.3

39.0
65.5
23.3
49.8
35.6
5.9
18.1