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Gondiya 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 1,322,507 people
Households 292,369 PCA households
Literacy rate 84.95% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 50.31% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 1,322,507 1,096,577 225,930 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 292,369 243,840 48,529 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 140,365 117,577 22,788 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 10.61% 10.72% 10.09% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 999 1,001 988 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 956 959 938 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 1,004,243 818,421 185,822 Literacy rate% 84.95% 83.6% 91.47% Male literacy rate% 92.04% 91.3% 95.57% Female literacy rate% 77.89% 75.94% 87.36% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 175,961 135,393 40,568 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 214,253 201,913 12,340 Total workersCensus workers 665,419 584,269 81,150 Work participation rate% 50.31% 53.28% 35.92% Main workersworked at least 6 months 433,962 367,716 66,246 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 231,457 216,553 14,904 Non-workerspeople 657,088 512,308 144,780
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 292,369 households and 1,322,507 residents. Urban residents made up 17.08% of the population. Rural residents made up 82.92%. Children aged 0–6 made up 10.61% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 92.04% for males and 77.89% for females. Of 665,419 workers, 65.22% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 137,183 49,326 Agricultural labourers 147,366 134,048 Household industry workers 20,354 12,171 Other workers 129,059 35,912
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 802716 132,813 people within this district · Town
Census code 802715 25,181 people within this district · Town
Census code 538467 14,579 people within this district · Census town
Census code 537887 11,549 people within this district · Census town
Census code 537972 10,972 people within this district · Census town
Census code 537973 6,925 people within this district · Census town
Census code 537890 6,794 people within this district · Census town
Census code 537888 6,440 people within this district · Census town
Census code 537889 5,480 people within this district · Census town
Census code 538065 5,197 people within this district · Census town
Religion in Census 2011 Scroll sideways for all columns.
Residents by reported religion Community Residents Share Hindu 11,53,861 87.25% Muslim 26,157 1.98% Christian 1,827 0.14% Sikh 2,160 0.16% Buddhist 1,25,282 9.47% Jain 1,568 0.12% Other religions and persuasions 5,080 0.38% Religion not stated 6,572 0.50%
Source: Census C-01 · Original workbook · workbook row 467 · checked 2026-11-09.
Population change, 2001–2011 On the 2011 Census jurisdiction, the district went from 12,00,707 to 13,22,507 residents, a change of 10.14%. A-02 adjusts the earlier count to the 2011 boundaries.
Source: Census A-02 · Original workbook · workbook row 161–162 · checked 2026-11-09.