10.71% households in rural Gujarat are headed by women

Ahmedabad

According to Socio Economic and Caste Census – 2011 declared today by the central government 10.71% households in rural Gujarat are headed by women. Following are the figures on general profile of rural Gujarat.

Total households 6922567
Total population 34546108
Male 17890404
Female 16650718
Transgender 4386
Never married 14158422
Never married% 40.98
Currently married 14979740
Currently married% 43.36
Widowed 1290781
Widowed% 3.74
Separated 98040
Separated% 0.28
Divorced 100644
Divorced% 0.29
Average household size 4.99
Male headed households 6180294
% Male header households 89.28%
Women headed households 741166
%Women headed households 10.71%

– DeshGujarat