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Dhule 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 2,050,862 people
Households 408,874 PCA households
Literacy rate 72.8% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 45.66% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 2,050,862 1,479,826 571,036 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 408,874 296,717 112,157 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 273,507 206,036 67,471 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 13.34% 13.92% 11.82% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 946 950 935 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 898 906 872 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 1,293,916 857,440 436,476 Literacy rate% 72.8% 67.31% 86.68% Male literacy rate% 79.5% 75.21% 90.29% Female literacy rate% 65.77% 59.07% 82.85% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 127,571 82,299 45,272 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 647,315 607,824 39,491 Total workersCensus workers 936,370 758,086 178,284 Work participation rate% 45.66% 51.23% 31.22% Main workersworked at least 6 months 825,875 663,077 162,798 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 110,495 95,009 15,486 Non-workerspeople 1,114,492 721,740 392,752
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 408,874 households and 2,050,862 residents. Urban residents made up 27.84% of the population. Rural residents made up 72.16%. Children aged 0–6 made up 13.34% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 79.5% for males and 65.77% for females. Of 936,370 workers, 88.2% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 220,641 18,498 Agricultural labourers 365,828 63,708 Household industry workers 16,557 4,089 Other workers 222,849 24,200
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 802646 375,559 people within this district · Municipal corporation
Census code 802644 76,905 people within this district · Town
Census code 802645 46,767 people within this district · Town
Census code 526630 29,636 people within this district · Census town
Census code 526464 21,764 people within this district · Census town
Census code 526631 7,977 people within this district · Census town
Census code 526463 7,696 people within this district · Census town
Census code 526632 4,732 people within this district · Census town
Religion in Census 2011 Scroll sideways for all columns.
Residents by reported religion Community Residents Share Hindu 18,25,460 89.01% Muslim 1,87,901 9.16% Christian 3,653 0.18% Sikh 1,422 0.07% Buddhist 13,405 0.65% Jain 12,818 0.63% Other religions and persuasions 912 0.04% Religion not stated 5,291 0.26%
Source: Census C-01 · Original workbook · workbook row 42 · checked 2026-11-09.
Population change, 2001–2011 On the 2011 Census jurisdiction, the district went from 17,07,947 to 20,50,862 residents, a change of 20.08%. A-02 adjusts the earlier count to the 2011 boundaries.
Source: Census A-02 · Original workbook · workbook row 43–44 · checked 2026-11-09.