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district · Census 2011 · code 512

Hingoli 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.
Population1,177,345people
Households228,868PCA households
Literacy rate78.17%% of people aged 7+
Work participation48.34%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople1,177,345998,612178,733
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds228,868196,25532,613
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6165,716141,78023,936
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%14.08%14.2%13.39%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males942941946
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6882884872
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+790,743658,152132,591
Literacy rate%78.17%76.81%85.65%
Male literacy rate%86.94%86.23%90.86%
Female literacy rate%68.95%66.91%80.22%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople182,565161,75120,814
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople111,954106,7395,215
Total workersCensus workers569,182512,59056,592
Work participation rate%48.34%51.33%31.66%
Main workersworked at least 6 months514,371463,70150,670
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months54,81148,8895,922
Non-workerspeople608,163486,022122,141

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Sheet1! rows 1619, 1620, 1621; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
Source access notes and archived workbooks

What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 228,868 households and 1,177,345 residents.
  • Urban residents made up 15.18% of the population. Rural residents made up 84.82%.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 14.08% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 86.94% for males and 68.95% for females.
  • Of 569,182 workers, 90.37% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators227,28414,329
Agricultural labourers198,49427,989
Household industry workers6,9671,301
Other workers81,62611,192

The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.

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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 802748

Hingoli

85,103 people within this district · Town

Census code 802750

Basmath

68,846 people within this district · Town

Census code 802749

Kalamnuri

24,784 people within this district · Town

Religion in Census 2011

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Residents by reported religion
CommunityResidentsShare
Hindu8,63,19973.32%
Muslim1,27,55210.83%
Christian9920.08%
Sikh6430.05%
Buddhist1,76,67915.01%
Jain5,2780.45%
Other religions and persuasions1030.01%
Religion not stated2,8990.25%

Source: Census C-01 · Original workbook · workbook row 757 · checked 2026-11-09.

Population change, 2001–2011

On the 2011 Census jurisdiction, the district went from 9,87,160 to 11,77,345 residents, a change of 19.27%. A-02 adjusts the earlier count to the 2011 boundaries.

Source: Census A-02 · Original workbook · workbook row 226–227 · checked 2026-11-09.