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Ahmadnagar 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 4,543,159 people
Households 930,024 PCA households
Literacy rate 79.05% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 48.53% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 4,543,159 3,630,542 912,617 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 930,024 739,083 190,941 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 556,014 450,473 105,541 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 12.24% 12.41% 11.56% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 939 938 942 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 852 849 866 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 3,151,890 2,445,147 706,743 Literacy rate% 79.05% 76.89% 87.57% Male literacy rate% 86.82% 85.49% 92.05% Female literacy rate% 70.89% 67.85% 82.87% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 573,698 443,302 130,396 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 378,230 354,975 23,255 Total workersCensus workers 2,204,590 1,875,818 328,772 Work participation rate% 48.53% 51.67% 36.03% Main workersworked at least 6 months 2,039,455 1,740,077 299,378 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 165,135 135,741 29,394 Non-workerspeople 2,338,569 1,754,724 583,845
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 930,024 households and 4,543,159 residents. Urban residents made up 20.09% of the population. Rural residents made up 79.91%. Children aged 0–6 made up 12.24% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 86.82% for males and 70.89% for females. Of 2,204,590 workers, 92.51% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 968,974 44,076 Agricultural labourers 501,873 57,136 Household industry workers 47,491 9,665 Other workers 521,117 54,258
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 802828 350,859 people within this district · Municipal corporation
Census code 802826 89,282 people within this district · Town
Census code 802822 65,804 people within this district · Town
Census code 802823 65,273 people within this district · Town
Census code 802830 38,813 people within this district · Town
Census code 802824 36,004 people within this district · Town
Census code 558718 34,017 people within this district · Census town
Census code 802832 31,134 people within this district · Town
Census code 802831 30,997 people within this district · Town
Census code 802829 28,986 people within this district · Town
Census code 802827 27,211 people within this district · Town
Census code 802825 22,335 people within this district · Town
Census code 557488 21,860 people within this district · Census town
Census code 558168 18,802 people within this district · Census town
Census code 558166 11,790 people within this district · Census town
Census code 558631 11,659 people within this district · Census town
Census code 558169 10,860 people within this district · Census town
Census code 557317 10,046 people within this district · Census town
Census code 558167 6,885 people within this district · Census town
Religion in Census 2011 Scroll sideways for all columns.
Residents by reported religion Community Residents Share Hindu 41,07,143 90.40% Muslim 3,20,743 7.06% Christian 22,766 0.50% Sikh 5,431 0.12% Buddhist 33,898 0.75% Jain 38,718 0.85% Other religions and persuasions 1,408 0.03% Religion not stated 13,052 0.29%
Source: Census C-01 · Original workbook · workbook row 1249 · checked 2026-11-09.
Population change, 2001–2011 On the 2011 Census jurisdiction, the district went from 40,40,642 to 45,43,159 residents, a change of 12.44%. A-02 adjusts the earlier count to the 2011 boundaries.
Source: Census A-02 · Original workbook · workbook row 356–357 · checked 2026-11-09.