State Profile of Gujarat

POPULATION (2001 census)	50671017
MALES	26385577
FEMALES	24285440

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

MAJOR INDUSTRIES

• AGRO AND FOOD PROCESSING
• BIO TECHNOLOGY
• CHEMICAL AND ALLIED INDUSTRY
• DRUGS AND PHARMACEUTICALS
• ENGINEERING INDUSTRY INCLUDING AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
• GEMS AND JEWELLERY
• INFORMATION AND IT ENABLED SERVICES
• MINING AND MINERAL BASED INDUSTRY
• AND APPAREL
• TOURISM