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Yavatmal 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 2,772,348 people
Households 646,886 PCA households
Literacy rate 82.82% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 48.91% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 2,772,348 2,174,195 598,153 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 646,886 515,502 131,384 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 330,180 265,301 64,879 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 11.91% 12.2% 10.85% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 952 950 962 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 922 929 893 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 2,022,574 1,536,035 486,539 Literacy rate% 82.82% 80.47% 91.24% Male literacy rate% 89.41% 87.93% 94.73% Female literacy rate% 75.93% 72.63% 87.63% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 328,518 249,800 78,718 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 514,057 473,752 40,305 Total workersCensus workers 1,355,999 1,153,322 202,677 Work participation rate% 48.91% 53.05% 33.88% Main workersworked at least 6 months 1,195,100 1,011,555 183,545 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 160,899 141,767 19,132 Non-workerspeople 1,416,349 1,020,873 395,476
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 646,886 households and 2,772,348 residents. Urban residents made up 21.58% of the population. Rural residents made up 78.42%. Children aged 0–6 made up 11.91% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 89.41% for males and 75.93% for females. Of 1,355,999 workers, 88.13% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 310,818 22,686 Agricultural labourers 633,145 106,573 Household industry workers 14,446 3,453 Other workers 236,691 28,187
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 802727 116,551 people within this district · Town
Census code 802730 73,046 people within this district · Town
Census code 802734 58,840 people within this district · Town
Census code 802731 47,458 people within this district · Town
Census code 802729 44,767 people within this district · Town
Census code 542505 40,884 people within this district · Census town
Census code 802733 31,094 people within this district · Town
Census code 802726 29,302 people within this district · Town
Census code 802728 25,791 people within this district · Town
Census code 542503 22,664 people within this district · Census town
Census code 542504 21,752 people within this district · Census town
Census code 802732 21,293 people within this district · Town
Census code 542501 14,766 people within this district · Town
Census code 542502 12,684 people within this district · Census town
Census code 544100 10,692 people within this district · Census town
Census code 542919 9,949 people within this district · Census town
Census code 542500 8,317 people within this district · Census town
Census code 542651 8,303 people within this district · Census town
Religion in Census 2011 Scroll sideways for all columns.
Residents by reported religion Community Residents Share Hindu 22,51,401 81.21% Muslim 2,39,236 8.63% Christian 4,567 0.16% Sikh 1,596 0.06% Buddhist 2,49,874 9.01% Jain 11,422 0.41% Other religions and persuasions 3,745 0.14% Religion not stated 10,507 0.38%
Source: Census C-01 · Original workbook · workbook row 620 · checked 2026-11-09.
Population change, 2001–2011 On the 2011 Census jurisdiction, the district went from 24,58,271 to 27,72,348 residents, a change of 12.78%. A-02 adjusts the earlier count to the 2011 boundaries.
Source: Census A-02 · Original workbook · workbook row 200–201 · checked 2026-11-09.