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Buldana 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 2,586,258 people
Households 561,504 PCA households
Literacy rate 83.4% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 47.16% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 2,586,258 2,037,398 548,860 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 561,504 451,284 110,220 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 332,125 264,970 67,155 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 12.84% 13.01% 12.24% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 934 931 944 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 855 852 864 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 1,879,874 1,450,758 429,116 Literacy rate% 83.4% 81.85% 89.08% Male literacy rate% 90.54% 89.74% 93.51% Female literacy rate% 75.84% 73.49% 84.45% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 470,895 395,137 75,758 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 124,837 116,176 8,661 Total workersCensus workers 1,219,641 1,038,597 181,044 Work participation rate% 47.16% 50.98% 32.99% Main workersworked at least 6 months 1,107,542 945,137 162,405 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 112,099 93,460 18,639 Non-workerspeople 1,366,617 998,801 367,816
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 561,504 households and 2,586,258 residents. Urban residents made up 21.22% of the population. Rural residents made up 78.78%. Children aged 0–6 made up 12.84% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.54% for males and 75.84% for females. Of 1,219,641 workers, 90.81% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 363,983 21,464 Agricultural labourers 537,970 65,257 Household industry workers 11,125 2,645 Other workers 194,464 22,733
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 802666 94,191 people within this district · Town
Census code 802665 67,740 people within this district · Town
Census code 802669 67,431 people within this district · Town
Census code 802663 59,672 people within this district · Town
Census code 802668 57,889 people within this district · Town
Census code 802667 45,248 people within this district · Town
Census code 802664 44,419 people within this district · Town including outgrowths
Census code 802670 30,827 people within this district · Town
Census code 802662 28,276 people within this district · Town
Census code 802672 23,416 people within this district · Town
Census code 802671 16,434 people within this district · Town
Census code 529327 13,317 people within this district · Census town
Religion in Census 2011 Scroll sideways for all columns.
Residents by reported religion Community Residents Share Hindu 18,45,424 71.35% Muslim 3,54,236 13.70% Christian 3,531 0.14% Sikh 1,668 0.06% Buddhist 3,64,229 14.08% Jain 12,242 0.47% Other religions and persuasions 522 0.02% Religion not stated 4,406 0.17%
Source: Census C-01 · Original workbook · workbook row 133 · checked 2026-11-09.
Population change, 2001–2011 On the 2011 Census jurisdiction, the district went from 22,32,480 to 25,86,258 residents, a change of 15.85%. A-02 adjusts the earlier count to the 2011 boundaries.
Source: Census A-02 · Original workbook · workbook row 70–71 · checked 2026-11-09.