| POPULATION (2001 census) | 50671017 |
| MALES | 26385577 |
| FEMALES | 24285440 |
| SEX RATIO (females/1000 males) | 921 |
| DENSITY OF POPULATION (Persons/ Square Km) | 258 |
| URBAN POPULATION % | 37.35 |
| LITERACY RATE (census 2001) in % | 69.1 |
| MALE LITERACY in % | 79.7 |
| MALE LITERATE in numbers | 17833273 |
| FEMALE LITERACY in % | 57.8 |
| FEMALE LITERATE in numbers | 11994477 |
| BIRTH RATE (PER 1000) (2002)P | 24.6 |
| DEATH RATE (PER 1000) | 7.6 |
| NSDP at current prices (2002-2003)* Rs Crores | 105023 Rs Crores *(2001-2002) |
| PER CAPITA NSDP (2002-03) at current prices Rs | 21276 Rs *(2001-2002) |
(2002-2003)* Rs Crores105023 Rs Crores *(2001-2002) PER CAPITA NSDP (2002-03) at current prices Rs21276 Rs *(2001-2002)
(2002)P: Provisional
*(2002-03): Advanced Estimates
*(2001-02): Quick Estimate
*(2000-01): Provisional Estimate
NSDP: Net State Domestic product
Source: Directorate of Economics & Statistics of respective State Governments (As on March 26, 2004), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of India
USEFUL INFORMATION: GUJARAT ECONOMY
Economic Activity: Services- Manufacturing- 34%; Services- 37%; Agriculture -29%
Investor Profile: Govt. 47%; Foreign 3.6%; Indian 49%
Investment Strengths: Business friendly state policies, responsive local administration, extensive network of roads, ports, railways and telecom in most parts, well developed financial structure.
State priority areas: Infotech, Gems/ jewellery; Electronics, garments; food processing; leather
Cell phone/ 100 persons: 0.98
Railway track length /00 sq km: 2.7
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