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Sangli 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 2,822,143 people
Households 598,386 PCA households
Literacy rate 81.48% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 43.06% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 2,822,143 2,102,786 719,357 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 598,386 442,436 155,950 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 306,777 230,283 76,494 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 10.87% 10.95% 10.63% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 966 963 973 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 867 859 889 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 2,049,467 1,495,094 554,373 Literacy rate% 81.48% 79.84% 86.24% Male literacy rate% 88.22% 87.39% 90.63% Female literacy rate% 74.59% 72.12% 81.76% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 353,093 252,350 100,743 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 18,333 12,820 5,513 Total workersCensus workers 1,215,104 963,991 251,113 Work participation rate% 43.06% 45.84% 34.91% Main workersworked at least 6 months 1,074,948 845,830 229,118 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 140,156 118,161 21,995 Non-workerspeople 1,607,039 1,138,795 468,244
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 598,386 households and 2,822,143 residents. Urban residents made up 25.49% of the population. Rural residents made up 74.51%. Children aged 0–6 made up 10.87% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 88.22% for males and 74.59% for females. Of 1,215,104 workers, 88.47% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 432,058 48,496 Agricultural labourers 245,826 44,867 Household industry workers 32,685 8,139 Other workers 364,379 38,654
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 802895 502,793 people within this district · Municipal corporation
Census code 802891 67,391 people within this district · Town
Census code 802893 48,289 people within this district · Town
Census code 802894 37,945 people within this district · Town
Census code 802892 37,105 people within this district · Town
Census code 568758 14,666 people within this district · Census town
Census code 568759 11,168 people within this district · Census town
Religion in Census 2011 Scroll sideways for all columns.
Residents by reported religion Community Residents Share Hindu 24,40,312 86.47% Muslim 2,39,607 8.49% Christian 9,098 0.32% Sikh 1,260 0.04% Buddhist 38,210 1.35% Jain 87,453 3.10% Other religions and persuasions 769 0.03% Religion not stated 5,434 0.19%
Source: Census C-01 · Original workbook · workbook row 1683 · checked 2026-11-09.
Population change, 2001–2011 On the 2011 Census jurisdiction, the district went from 25,83,524 to 28,22,143 residents, a change of 9.24%. A-02 adjusts the earlier count to the 2011 boundaries.
Source: Census A-02 · Original workbook · workbook row 472–473 · checked 2026-11-09.