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Satara 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 3,003,741 people
Households 653,735 PCA households
Literacy rate 82.87% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 45.11% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 3,003,741 2,433,363 570,378 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 653,735 528,587 125,148 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 317,885 258,567 59,318 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 10.58% 10.63% 10.4% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 988 995 959 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 895 897 889 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 2,225,694 1,770,750 454,944 Literacy rate% 82.87% 81.42% 89.02% Male literacy rate% 89.42% 88.68% 92.51% Female literacy rate% 76.31% 74.21% 85.42% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 323,236 247,575 75,661 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 29,635 22,463 7,172 Total workersCensus workers 1,354,947 1,154,701 200,246 Work participation rate% 45.11% 47.45% 35.11% Main workersworked at least 6 months 1,184,407 1,001,339 183,068 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 170,540 153,362 17,178 Non-workerspeople 1,648,794 1,278,662 370,132
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 653,735 households and 3,003,741 residents. Urban residents made up 18.99% of the population. Rural residents made up 81.01%. Children aged 0–6 made up 10.58% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 89.42% for males and 76.31% for females. Of 1,354,947 workers, 87.41% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 521,786 64,090 Agricultural labourers 243,687 53,554 Household industry workers 30,207 9,565 Other workers 388,727 43,331
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 802869 120,195 people within this district · Town
Census code 802870 53,879 people within this district · Town
Census code 802866 52,118 people within this district · Town
Census code 802865 36,025 people within this district · Town
Census code 802871 31,671 people within this district · Town
Census code 563957 29,140 people within this district · Census town
Census code 563959 26,106 people within this district · Census town
Census code 563744 24,690 people within this district · Census town
Census code 802867 24,120 people within this district · Town
Census code 563958 22,517 people within this district · Census town
Census code 564685 20,476 people within this district · Town
Census code 563232 18,723 people within this district · Census town
Census code 802868 17,633 people within this district · Town
Census code 802864 14,894 people within this district · Town
Census code 563956 14,266 people within this district · Census town
Census code 564684 13,913 people within this district · Census town
Census code 564465 13,779 people within this district · Census town
Census code 802863 13,393 people within this district · Town
Census code 564683 9,317 people within this district · Census town
Census code 563358 8,054 people within this district · Census town
Census code 564121 4,678 people within this district · Census town
Census code 563165 791 people within this district · Town
Religion in Census 2011 Scroll sideways for all columns.
Residents by reported religion Community Residents Share Hindu 26,91,952 89.62% Muslim 1,46,970 4.89% Christian 4,408 0.15% Sikh 1,182 0.04% Buddhist 1,41,315 4.70% Jain 12,810 0.43% Other religions and persuasions 676 0.02% Religion not stated 4,428 0.15%
Source: Census C-01 · Original workbook · workbook row 1482 · checked 2026-11-09.
Population change, 2001–2011 On the 2011 Census jurisdiction, the district went from 28,08,994 to 30,03,741 residents, a change of 6.93%. A-02 adjusts the earlier count to the 2011 boundaries.
Source: Census A-02 · Original workbook · workbook row 421–422 · checked 2026-11-09.