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Ratnagiri 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 1,615,069 people
Households 397,115 PCA households
Literacy rate 82.18% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 44.21% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 1,615,069 1,351,346 263,723 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 397,115 335,318 61,797 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 155,560 129,073 26,487 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 9.63% 9.55% 10.04% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 1,122 1,144 1,015 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 936 937 932 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 1,199,392 979,357 220,035 Literacy rate% 82.18% 80.13% 92.75% Male literacy rate% 90.93% 89.99% 95.41% Female literacy rate% 74.53% 71.68% 90.16% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 66,948 57,524 9,424 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 20,374 18,788 1,586 Total workersCensus workers 714,076 628,226 85,850 Work participation rate% 44.21% 46.49% 32.55% Main workersworked at least 6 months 554,973 477,284 77,689 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 159,103 150,942 8,161 Non-workerspeople 900,993 723,120 177,873
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 397,115 households and 1,615,069 residents. Urban residents made up 16.33% of the population. Rural residents made up 83.67%. Children aged 0–6 made up 9.63% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.93% for males and 74.53% for females. Of 714,076 workers, 77.72% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 232,413 64,500 Agricultural labourers 97,146 55,971 Household industry workers 11,779 5,451 Other workers 213,635 33,181
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 802875 76,229 people within this district · Town
Census code 802874 55,139 people within this district · Town
Census code 802873 16,892 people within this district · Town
Census code 802872 15,713 people within this district · Town
Census code 565995 14,377 people within this district · Census town
Census code 565872 12,689 people within this district · Census town
Census code 565351 12,397 people within this district · Census town
Census code 565671 11,688 people within this district · Census town
Census code 802876 9,753 people within this district · Town
Census code 565670 7,803 people within this district · Census town
Census code 564970 7,038 people within this district · Census town
Census code 565673 6,497 people within this district · Census town
Census code 564969 6,480 people within this district · Census town
Census code 564968 5,025 people within this district · Census town
Census code 565672 4,382 people within this district · Census town
Census code 565473 1,621 people within this district · Census town
Religion in Census 2011 Scroll sideways for all columns.
Residents by reported religion Community Residents Share Hindu 13,07,211 80.94% Muslim 1,87,197 11.59% Christian 1,990 0.12% Sikh 230 0.01% Buddhist 1,13,467 7.03% Jain 3,347 0.21% Other religions and persuasions 95 0.01% Religion not stated 1,532 0.09%
Source: Census C-01 · Original workbook · workbook row 1540 · checked 2026-11-09.
Population change, 2001–2011 On the 2011 Census jurisdiction, the district went from 16,96,777 to 16,15,069 residents, a change of -4.82%. A-02 adjusts the earlier count to the 2011 boundaries.
Source: Census A-02 · Original workbook · workbook row 433–434 · checked 2026-11-09.