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Gadchiroli 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 1,072,942 people
Households 250,435 PCA households
Literacy rate 74.36% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 54.45% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 1,072,942 954,909 118,033 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 250,435 222,413 28,022 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 120,272 108,521 11,751 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 11.21% 11.36% 9.96% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 982 984 966 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 961 966 917 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 708,365 613,771 94,594 Literacy rate% 74.36% 72.52% 89% Male literacy rate% 82.31% 80.87% 93.71% Female literacy rate% 66.27% 64.05% 84.16% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 120,745 101,879 18,866 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 415,306 398,266 17,040 Total workersCensus workers 584,237 540,110 44,127 Work participation rate% 54.45% 56.56% 37.39% Main workersworked at least 6 months 392,886 358,447 34,439 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 191,351 181,663 9,688 Non-workerspeople 488,705 414,799 73,906
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 250,435 households and 1,072,942 residents. Urban residents made up 11% of the population. Rural residents made up 89%. Children aged 0–6 made up 11.21% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 82.31% for males and 66.27% for females. Of 584,237 workers, 67.25% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 178,169 47,189 Agricultural labourers 130,112 117,701 Household industry workers 7,473 3,848 Other workers 77,132 22,613
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 802718 54,152 people within this district · Town
Census code 802717 28,781 people within this district · Town
Census code 539998 14,609 people within this district · Census town
Census code 538734 7,430 people within this district · Census town
Census code 540146 7,427 people within this district · Census town
Census code 539421 5,634 people within this district · Census town
Religion in Census 2011 Scroll sideways for all columns.
Residents by reported religion Community Residents Share Hindu 9,27,411 86.44% Muslim 21,063 1.96% Christian 3,872 0.36% Sikh 681 0.06% Buddhist 82,695 7.71% Jain 454 0.04% Other religions and persuasions 30,047 2.80% Religion not stated 6,719 0.63%
Source: Census C-01 · Original workbook · workbook row 504 · checked 2026-11-09.
Population change, 2001–2011 On the 2011 Census jurisdiction, the district went from 9,70,294 to 10,72,942 residents, a change of 10.58%. A-02 adjusts the earlier count to the 2011 boundaries.
Source: Census A-02 · Original workbook · workbook row 174–175 · checked 2026-11-09.