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Aurangabad 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 3,701,282 people
Households 751,915 PCA households
Literacy rate 79.02% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 42.55% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 3,701,282 2,081,112 1,620,170 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 751,915 420,950 330,965 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 532,659 306,364 226,295 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 14.39% 14.72% 13.97% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 923 924 923 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 858 851 867 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 2,503,837 1,293,330 1,210,507 Literacy rate% 79.02% 72.87% 86.84% Male literacy rate% 87.37% 83.86% 91.83% Female literacy rate% 70.08% 61.15% 81.49% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 539,368 246,659 292,709 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 143,366 118,070 25,296 Total workersCensus workers 1,575,079 1,044,684 530,395 Work participation rate% 42.55% 50.2% 32.74% Main workersworked at least 6 months 1,446,636 962,801 483,835 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 128,443 81,883 46,560 Non-workerspeople 2,126,203 1,036,428 1,089,775
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 751,915 households and 3,701,282 residents. Urban residents made up 43.77% of the population. Rural residents made up 56.23%. Children aged 0–6 made up 14.39% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 87.37% for males and 70.08% for females. Of 1,575,079 workers, 91.85% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 525,657 28,861 Agricultural labourers 351,679 44,951 Household industry workers 22,634 5,399 Other workers 546,666 49,232
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 802765 1,175,116 people within this district · Municipal corporation
Census code 548933 65,620 people within this district · Census town
Census code 802764 58,230 people within this district · Town
Census code 549401 42,877 people within this district · Town
Census code 802770 41,536 people within this district · Town
Census code 802768 41,296 people within this district · Town
Census code 802763 40,759 people within this district · Town
Census code 548934 39,973 people within this district · Census town
Census code 802769 27,745 people within this district · Town
Census code 549402 20,220 people within this district · Census town
Census code 802766 18,051 people within this district · Town
Census code 802767 15,749 people within this district · Town
Census code 549592 11,507 people within this district · Census town
Census code 548935 10,346 people within this district · Census town
Census code 549399 6,166 people within this district · Census town
Census code 549400 4,979 people within this district · Census town
Religion in Census 2011 Scroll sideways for all columns.
Residents by reported religion Community Residents Share Hindu 25,45,438 68.77% Muslim 7,86,677 21.25% Christian 15,991 0.43% Sikh 5,142 0.14% Buddhist 3,09,093 8.35% Jain 30,981 0.84% Other religions and persuasions 1,005 0.03% Religion not stated 6,955 0.19%
Source: Census C-01 · Original workbook · workbook row 847 · checked 2026-11-09.
Population change, 2001–2011 On the 2011 Census jurisdiction, the district went from 29,02,602 to 37,01,282 residents, a change of 27.52%. A-02 adjusts the earlier count to the 2011 boundaries.
Source: Census A-02 · Original workbook · workbook row 265–266 · checked 2026-11-09.