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Osmanabad 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 1,657,576 people
Households 351,281 PCA households
Literacy rate 78.44% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 46.69% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 1,657,576 1,376,519 281,057 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 351,281 296,494 54,787 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 207,096 171,560 35,536 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 12.49% 12.46% 12.64% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 924 922 934 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 867 867 870 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 1,137,810 926,022 211,788 Literacy rate% 78.44% 76.85% 86.26% Male literacy rate% 85.84% 84.69% 91.5% Female literacy rate% 70.51% 68.42% 80.71% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 265,184 221,325 43,859 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 36,039 30,007 6,032 Total workersCensus workers 773,916 683,388 90,528 Work participation rate% 46.69% 49.65% 32.21% Main workersworked at least 6 months 701,894 623,146 78,748 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 72,022 60,242 11,780 Non-workerspeople 883,660 693,131 190,529
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 351,281 households and 1,657,576 residents. Urban residents made up 16.96% of the population. Rural residents made up 83.04%. Children aged 0–6 made up 12.49% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 85.84% for males and 70.51% for females. Of 773,916 workers, 90.69% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 284,235 13,126 Agricultural labourers 265,167 34,358 Household industry workers 15,261 4,570 Other workers 137,231 19,968
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 802848 111,825 people within this district · Town
Census code 802852 35,477 people within this district · Town
Census code 802849 34,011 people within this district · Town
Census code 802847 25,713 people within this district · Town
Census code 802845 18,758 people within this district · Town
Census code 802846 18,561 people within this district · Town
Census code 802851 18,371 people within this district · Town
Census code 802850 18,341 people within this district · Town
Religion in Census 2011 Scroll sideways for all columns.
Residents by reported religion Community Residents Share Hindu 14,37,623 86.73% Muslim 1,78,925 10.79% Christian 942 0.06% Sikh 340 0.02% Buddhist 28,216 1.70% Jain 4,530 0.27% Other religions and persuasions 195 0.01% Religion not stated 6,805 0.41%
Source: Census C-01 · Original workbook · workbook row 1398 · checked 2026-11-09.
Population change, 2001–2011 On the 2011 Census jurisdiction, the district went from 14,86,586 to 16,57,576 residents, a change of 11.50%. A-02 adjusts the earlier count to the 2011 boundaries.
Source: Census A-02 · Original workbook · workbook row 395–396 · checked 2026-11-09.