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Latur 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 2,454,196 people
Households 481,572 PCA households
Literacy rate 77.26% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 42.66% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 2,454,196 1,829,216 624,980 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 481,572 363,409 118,163 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 317,811 238,335 79,476 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 12.95% 13.03% 12.72% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 928 926 932 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 889 889 889 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 1,650,672 1,194,845 455,827 Literacy rate% 77.26% 75.11% 83.56% Male literacy rate% 84.39% 82.96% 88.57% Female literacy rate% 69.63% 66.67% 78.23% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 480,913 369,609 111,304 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 57,488 48,147 9,341 Total workersCensus workers 1,046,857 857,367 189,490 Work participation rate% 42.66% 46.87% 30.32% Main workersworked at least 6 months 964,177 794,557 169,620 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 82,680 62,810 19,870 Non-workerspeople 1,407,339 971,849 435,490
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 481,572 households and 2,454,196 residents. Urban residents made up 25.47% of the population. Rural residents made up 74.53%. Children aged 0–6 made up 12.95% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 84.39% for males and 69.63% for females. Of 1,046,857 workers, 92.1% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 311,209 20,571 Agricultural labourers 383,939 32,639 Household industry workers 14,476 3,187 Other workers 254,553 26,283
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 802840 382,940 people within this district · Town
Census code 802844 103,550 people within this district · Town
Census code 802841 43,936 people within this district · Town
Census code 802843 36,172 people within this district · Town
Census code 802842 36,118 people within this district · Town
Census code 560210 14,015 people within this district · Census town
Census code 561037 8,249 people within this district · Census town
Religion in Census 2011 Scroll sideways for all columns.
Residents by reported religion Community Residents Share Hindu 20,06,984 81.78% Muslim 3,67,664 14.98% Christian 2,387 0.10% Sikh 935 0.04% Buddhist 66,535 2.71% Jain 6,387 0.26% Other religions and persuasions 310 0.01% Religion not stated 2,994 0.12%
Source: Census C-01 · Original workbook · workbook row 1358 · checked 2026-11-09.
Population change, 2001–2011 On the 2011 Census jurisdiction, the district went from 20,80,285 to 24,54,196 residents, a change of 17.97%. A-02 adjusts the earlier count to the 2011 boundaries.
Source: Census A-02 · Original workbook · workbook row 382–383 · checked 2026-11-09.