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Bid 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 2,585,049 people
Households 535,835 PCA households
Literacy rate 76.99% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 48.57% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 2,585,049 2,070,751 514,298 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 535,835 435,588 100,247 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 352,890 283,628 69,262 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 13.65% 13.7% 13.47% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 916 912 933 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 807 796 854 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 1,718,507 1,335,589 382,918 Literacy rate% 76.99% 74.73% 86.04% Male literacy rate% 85.55% 84.08% 91.51% Female literacy rate% 67.82% 64.7% 80.26% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 351,254 278,869 72,385 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 32,722 26,681 6,041 Total workersCensus workers 1,255,548 1,086,389 169,159 Work participation rate% 48.57% 52.46% 32.89% Main workersworked at least 6 months 1,154,708 1,004,728 149,980 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 100,840 81,661 19,179 Non-workerspeople 1,329,501 984,362 345,139
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 535,835 households and 2,585,049 residents. Urban residents made up 19.9% of the population. Rural residents made up 80.1%. Children aged 0–6 made up 13.65% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 85.55% for males and 67.82% for females. Of 1,255,548 workers, 91.97% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 581,109 25,171 Agricultural labourers 327,830 45,736 Household industry workers 16,800 4,293 Other workers 228,969 25,640
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 802835 146,709 people within this district · Town
Census code 802838 90,975 people within this district · Town
Census code 802839 73,975 people within this district · Town
Census code 559688 56,531 people within this district · Town
Census code 802834 49,453 people within this district · Town
Census code 802833 33,562 people within this district · Town
Census code 802836 30,704 people within this district · Town
Census code 802837 20,417 people within this district · Town
Census code 558895 11,972 people within this district · Census town
Religion in Census 2011 Scroll sideways for all columns.
Residents by reported religion Community Residents Share Hindu 21,74,672 84.12% Muslim 3,20,395 12.39% Christian 2,097 0.08% Sikh 824 0.03% Buddhist 68,482 2.65% Jain 8,719 0.34% Other religions and persuasions 399 0.02% Religion not stated 9,461 0.37%
Source: Census C-01 · Original workbook · workbook row 1313 · checked 2026-11-09.
Population change, 2001–2011 On the 2011 Census jurisdiction, the district went from 21,61,250 to 25,85,049 residents, a change of 19.61%. A-02 adjusts the earlier count to the 2011 boundaries.
Source: Census A-02 · Original workbook · workbook row 369–370 · checked 2026-11-09.