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Jalgaon 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 4,229,917 people
Households 903,643 PCA households
Literacy rate 78.2% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 44.06% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 4,229,917 2,887,206 1,342,711 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 903,643 624,570 279,073 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 532,005 375,676 156,329 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 12.58% 13.01% 11.64% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 925 924 927 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 842 842 841 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 2,891,882 1,877,562 1,014,320 Literacy rate% 78.2% 74.76% 85.5% Male literacy rate% 85.36% 83.32% 89.71% Female literacy rate% 70.56% 65.63% 81.01% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 389,273 267,718 121,555 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 604,367 537,071 67,296 Total workersCensus workers 1,863,571 1,427,691 435,880 Work participation rate% 44.06% 49.45% 32.46% Main workersworked at least 6 months 1,643,955 1,259,810 384,145 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 219,616 167,881 51,735 Non-workerspeople 2,366,346 1,459,515 906,831
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 903,643 households and 4,229,917 residents. Urban residents made up 31.74% of the population. Rural residents made up 68.26%. Children aged 0–6 made up 12.58% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 85.36% for males and 70.56% for females. Of 1,863,571 workers, 88.22% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 358,786 25,573 Agricultural labourers 808,872 128,302 Household industry workers 30,550 8,380 Other workers 445,747 57,361
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 802653 460,228 people within this district · Municipal corporation
Census code 802652 187,421 people within this district · Town
Census code 802659 97,551 people within this district · Town
Census code 802656 95,994 people within this district · Town
Census code 802647 72,783 people within this district · Town
Census code 802660 59,609 people within this district · Town
Census code 802661 46,762 people within this district · Town
Census code 802657 37,666 people within this district · Town
Census code 802658 37,214 people within this district · Town
Census code 802648 36,706 people within this district · Town
Census code 527150 35,411 people within this district · Census town
Census code 802655 35,375 people within this district · Town
Census code 802654 31,071 people within this district · Town
Census code 802651 27,039 people within this district · Town
Census code 802649 26,602 people within this district · Town
Census code 802650 20,584 people within this district · Town
Census code 527149 16,353 people within this district · Census town
Census code 527863 10,630 people within this district · Census town
Census code 527148 7,501 people within this district · Census town
Census code 527991 211 people within this district · Town
Religion in Census 2011 Scroll sideways for all columns.
Residents by reported religion Community Residents Share Hindu 34,57,615 81.74% Muslim 5,60,261 13.25% Christian 7,091 0.17% Sikh 3,091 0.07% Buddhist 1,43,865 3.40% Jain 27,404 0.65% Other religions and persuasions 9,662 0.23% Religion not stated 20,928 0.49%
Source: Census C-01 · Original workbook · workbook row 65 · checked 2026-11-09.
Population change, 2001–2011 On the 2011 Census jurisdiction, the district went from 36,82,690 to 42,29,917 residents, a change of 14.86%. A-02 adjusts the earlier count to the 2011 boundaries.
Source: Census A-02 · Original workbook · workbook row 56–57 · checked 2026-11-09.