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Sindhudurg 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 849,651 people
Households 209,839 PCA households
Literacy rate 85.56% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 40.86% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 849,651 742,645 107,006 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 209,839 183,201 26,638 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 71,193 61,715 9,478 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 8.38% 8.31% 8.86% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 1,036 1,044 979 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 922 926 897 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 666,067 576,273 89,794 Literacy rate% 85.56% 84.63% 92.07% Male literacy rate% 91.58% 91.21% 94.11% Female literacy rate% 79.81% 78.4% 90% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 55,586 48,709 6,877 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 6,976 6,019 957 Total workersCensus workers 347,178 308,963 38,215 Work participation rate% 40.86% 41.6% 35.71% Main workersworked at least 6 months 226,538 194,546 31,992 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 120,640 114,417 6,223 Non-workerspeople 502,473 433,682 68,791
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 209,839 households and 849,651 residents. Urban residents made up 12.59% of the population. Rural residents made up 87.41%. Children aged 0–6 made up 8.38% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.58% for males and 79.81% for females. Of 347,178 workers, 65.25% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 82,966 41,846 Agricultural labourers 36,543 45,273 Household industry workers 5,613 4,066 Other workers 101,416 29,455
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 802880 23,851 people within this district · Town
Census code 802878 18,648 people within this district · Town
Census code 802877 16,398 people within this district · Town
Census code 566839 16,015 people within this district · Census town
Census code 802879 12,392 people within this district · Town
Census code 566496 8,011 people within this district · Census town
Census code 566923 6,611 people within this district · Census town
Census code 566922 5,080 people within this district · Census town
Religion in Census 2011 Scroll sideways for all columns.
Residents by reported religion Community Residents Share Hindu 7,80,384 91.85% Muslim 26,264 3.09% Christian 15,471 1.82% Sikh 219 0.03% Buddhist 24,762 2.91% Jain 1,046 0.12% Other religions and persuasions 53 0.01% Religion not stated 1,452 0.17%
Source: Census C-01 · Original workbook · workbook row 1586 · checked 2026-11-09.
Population change, 2001–2011 On the 2011 Census jurisdiction, the district went from 8,68,825 to 8,49,651 residents, a change of -2.21%. A-02 adjusts the earlier count to the 2011 boundaries.
Source: Census A-02 · Original workbook · workbook row 446–447 · checked 2026-11-09.