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Nanded 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 3,361,292 people
Households 665,434 PCA households
Literacy rate 75.45% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 44.45% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 3,361,292 2,447,394 913,898 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 665,434 494,341 171,093 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 459,572 341,023 118,549 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 13.67% 13.93% 12.97% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 943 945 937 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 910 915 895 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 2,189,425 1,529,317 660,108 Literacy rate% 75.45% 72.6% 83% Male literacy rate% 84.27% 82.59% 88.71% Female literacy rate% 66.15% 62.09% 76.93% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 640,483 473,434 167,049 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 281,695 241,712 39,983 Total workersCensus workers 1,493,953 1,200,724 293,229 Work participation rate% 44.45% 49.06% 32.09% Main workersworked at least 6 months 1,317,791 1,062,139 255,652 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 176,162 138,585 37,577 Non-workerspeople 1,867,339 1,246,670 620,669
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 665,434 households and 3,361,292 residents. Urban residents made up 27.19% of the population. Rural residents made up 72.81%. Children aged 0–6 made up 13.67% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 84.27% for males and 66.15% for females. Of 1,493,953 workers, 88.21% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 416,826 30,997 Agricultural labourers 539,588 92,807 Household industry workers 23,448 5,710 Other workers 337,929 46,648
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 802737 550,439 people within this district · Municipal corporation
Census code 802747 54,493 people within this district · Town
Census code 802741 33,741 people within this district · Town
Census code 802739 32,899 people within this district · Town
Census code 802735 28,454 people within this district · Town
Census code 802746 27,650 people within this district · Town
Census code 802736 27,433 people within this district · Town
Census code 802745 24,843 people within this district · Town
Census code 802744 24,125 people within this district · Town
Census code 802738 23,517 people within this district · Town
Census code 802743 14,923 people within this district · Town
Census code 802742 14,760 people within this district · Town
Census code 802740 13,501 people within this district · Town
Census code 544754 11,939 people within this district · Census town
Census code 544383 11,600 people within this district · Census town
Census code 544753 9,809 people within this district · Census town
Census code 544752 9,772 people within this district · Census town
Religion in Census 2011 Scroll sideways for all columns.
Residents by reported religion Community Residents Share Hindu 25,01,741 74.43% Muslim 4,71,951 14.04% Christian 3,902 0.12% Sikh 13,540 0.40% Buddhist 3,54,189 10.54% Jain 5,049 0.15% Other religions and persuasions 1,273 0.04% Religion not stated 9,647 0.29%
Source: Census C-01 · Original workbook · workbook row 689 · checked 2026-11-09.
Population change, 2001–2011 On the 2011 Census jurisdiction, the district went from 28,76,259 to 33,61,292 residents, a change of 16.86%. A-02 adjusts the earlier count to the 2011 boundaries.
Source: Census A-02 · Original workbook · workbook row 213–214 · checked 2026-11-09.