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Nandurbar population.Households, literacy and work. Primary Census Abstract for this district in Maharashtra, using 2011 geography.
Historical geographic unit. Historical Census 2011 district boundary. This record does not represent a present-day district unless the boundaries are independently shown to match.
Population 1,648,295 people
Households 323,521 PCA households
Literacy rate 64.38% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 48.05% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 1,648,295 1,372,821 275,474 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 323,521 272,783 50,738 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 240,222 207,516 32,706 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 14.57% 15.12% 11.87% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 978 996 893 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 944 953 885 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 906,509 696,260 210,249 Literacy rate% 64.38% 59.75% 86.6% Male literacy rate% 72.17% 67.99% 91.13% Female literacy rate% 56.47% 51.54% 81.54% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 47,985 30,550 17,435 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 1,141,933 1,094,302 47,631 Total workersCensus workers 792,065 701,564 90,501 Work participation rate% 48.05% 51.1% 32.85% Main workersworked at least 6 months 664,193 584,986 79,207 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 127,872 116,578 11,294 Non-workerspeople 856,230 671,257 184,973
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 323,521 households and 1,648,295 residents. Urban residents made up 16.71% of the population. Rural residents made up 83.29%. Children aged 0–6 made up 14.57% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 72.17% for males and 56.47% for females. Of 792,065 workers, 83.86% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 192,433 19,239 Agricultural labourers 350,630 87,546 Household industry workers 10,154 4,445 Other workers 110,976 16,642
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Towns connected to this district The population displayed here counts only the source components within this district. A linked full-town profile can include components in other districts.
Census code 802642 111,037 people within this district · Town
Census code 802641 61,376 people within this district · Town
Census code 802643 34,207 people within this district · Town
Census code 802640 26,363 people within this district · Town
Census code 525193 17,840 people within this district · Census town
Census code 525192 7,235 people within this district · Census town
Census code 525949 6,511 people within this district · Census town
Census code 525357 6,093 people within this district · Census town
Census code 525194 4,812 people within this district · Census town
Religion in Census 2011 Scroll sideways for all columns.
Residents by reported religion Community Residents Share Hindu 15,21,618 92.31% Muslim 96,182 5.84% Christian 8,467 0.51% Sikh 685 0.04% Buddhist 4,969 0.30% Jain 6,191 0.38% Other religions and persuasions 2,907 0.18% Religion not stated 7,276 0.44%
Source: Census C-01 · Original workbook · workbook row 12 · checked 2026-11-09.
Population change, 2001–2011 On the 2011 Census jurisdiction, the district went from 13,11,709 to 16,48,295 residents, a change of 25.66%. A-02 adjusts the earlier count to the 2011 boundaries.
Source: Census A-02 · Original workbook · workbook row 30–31 · checked 2026-11-09.