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Akola 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 1,813,906 people
Households 395,690 PCA households
Literacy rate 88.05% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 42.35% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 1,813,906 1,094,165 719,741 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 395,690 250,160 145,530 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 211,080 129,187 81,893 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 11.64% 11.81% 11.38% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 946 940 954 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 912 918 903 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 1,411,281 829,355 581,926 Literacy rate% 88.05% 85.95% 91.23% Male literacy rate% 92.34% 91.25% 93.99% Female literacy rate% 83.54% 80.32% 88.36% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 364,059 253,575 110,484 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 100,280 85,661 14,619 Total workersCensus workers 768,154 529,354 238,800 Work participation rate% 42.35% 48.38% 33.18% Main workersworked at least 6 months 691,025 469,517 221,508 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 77,129 59,837 17,292 Non-workerspeople 1,045,752 564,811 480,941
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 395,690 households and 1,813,906 residents. Urban residents made up 39.68% of the population. Rural residents made up 60.32%. Children aged 0–6 made up 11.64% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 92.34% for males and 83.54% for females. Of 768,154 workers, 89.96% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 120,136 9,544 Agricultural labourers 340,583 47,938 Household industry workers 7,894 1,766 Other workers 222,412 17,881
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 802676 425,817 people within this district · Municipal corporation
Census code 802674 92,637 people within this district · Town
Census code 802675 44,594 people within this district · Town
Census code 802677 40,295 people within this district · Town
Census code 802678 21,095 people within this district · Town
Census code 802673 20,986 people within this district · Town
Census code 530165 20,262 people within this district · Census town
Census code 530168 15,420 people within this district · Census town
Census code 530167 13,699 people within this district · Census town
Census code 530169 12,133 people within this district · Census town
Census code 530164 6,756 people within this district · Census town
Census code 530166 6,047 people within this district · Census town
Religion in Census 2011 Scroll sideways for all columns.
Residents by reported religion Community Residents Share Hindu 11,07,809 61.07% Muslim 3,57,253 19.70% Christian 4,483 0.25% Sikh 1,504 0.08% Buddhist 3,28,033 18.08% Jain 10,205 0.56% Other religions and persuasions 389 0.02% Religion not stated 4,230 0.23%
Source: Census C-01 · Original workbook · workbook row 187 · checked 2026-11-09.
Population change, 2001–2011 On the 2011 Census jurisdiction, the district went from 16,29,633 to 18,13,906 residents, a change of 11.31%. A-02 adjusts the earlier count to the 2011 boundaries.
Source: Census A-02 · Original workbook · workbook row 83–84 · checked 2026-11-09.