Government of Gujarat Draft Eighth Five Year Plan 1992-97 & Annual Plan 1992-93

Abstract

Gujarat State has an area of 196024 Sq. Kms - 5.96 percent of that of the Indian Union. Its provisional population according to the 1991 census was 4.12 crores, forming 4.88 percent of the Country's population and was predominantly rural 65.6 percent. The average density of population was 210 persons per sq.km. According to 1981 Census, Scheduled Castes account for 7.15 percent and Scheduled Tribes another 14.23 percent of the total population of 3.41 crores. The size of the main working force (1981) in the State 109.84 lakhs. Agriculture provided employment to 60.11 percent of the working population, while the remaining 39.89 percent were engaged in manufacturing, household industry, trade and commerce and other activities. The agricultural share has probably fallen since.