Jalna District Population, Caste, Religion Data (Maharashtra) - Census 2011

Jalna district of Maharashtra has total population of 1,959,046 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 1,011,473 are males while 947,573 are females. In 2011 there were total 391,701 families residing in Jalna district. The Average Sex Ratio of Jalna district is 937.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 19.3% people lives in Urban areas while 80.7% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 81.2% while that in the rural areas is 69.2%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Jalna district is 944 while that of Rural areas is 935.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Jalna district is 287338 which is 15% of the total population. There are 153642 male children and 133696 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jalna is 870 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (937) of Jalna district.

The total literacy rate of Jalna district is 71.52%. The male literacy rate is 69.15% and the female literacy rate is 52.35% in Jalna district.

Population
1,959,046
Families
391,701
Literacy
71.52%
Sex Ratio
937

To facilitate the administration, Jalna district is further divided into 8 Talukas (Taluka/Tehsil/Tahsil) which are administrative divisions denoting sub-districts. Talukas consists of multiple villages and a few towns.

Jalna Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Jalna district.

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 287,338 153,642 133,696
Literacy 71.52% 69.15% 52.35%
Scheduled Caste 272,266 138,957 133,309
Scheduled Tribe 42,263 21,988 20,275
Illiterate 763,523 312,045 451,478

Caste-wise Population - Jalna district

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.2% of total population in Jalna district of Maharashtra.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 272,266 138,957 133,309
Schedule Tribe 42,263 21,988 20,275

Religion-wise Population - Jalna district

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 1,504,641 (76.8%) 778,617 726,024
Muslim 274,221 (14%) 140,416 133,805
Christian 12,542 (0.64%) 6,212 6,330
Sikh 1,629 (0.08%) 805 824
Buddhist 152,540 (7.79%) 78,357 74,183
Jain 9,619 (0.49%) 4,935 4,684
Other Religion 336 (0.02%) 175 161
No Religion Specified 3,518 (0.18%) 1,956 1,562

Literacy Rate - Jalna district

The total literacy rate of Jalna district was 71.52% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 82.34% of Maharashtra. Population-wise, out of total 1,195,523 literates, males were 699,428 while females were 496,095. Also the male literacy rate was 81.53% and the female literacy rate was 60.95% in Jalna district.

  Jalna district Maharashtra
Female 60.95% 75.87%
Male 81.53% 88.38%
Total 71.52% 82.34%

Sex Ratio - Jalna district

The Sex Ratio of Jalna district is 937 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 937 females in Jalna district. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 870 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 937 ) of Jalna district.

Population Density - Jalna district

The total area of Jalna district is 7,718 km2. Thus the density of Jalna district is 254 people per square kilometer. As per the initial provisional data of Census 2011, around 106 sq. km. area is under urban region while 7,612 sq. km. is under rural region.

Urban/Rural Population - Jalna district

As per the Census 2011 out of total population of Jalna, 19.27% people lived in urban regions while 80.73% in rural areas. The total figure of population of urban population was 377,429 out of which 194,194 were males while remaining 183,235 were females. In rural areas of Jalna, male population was 817,279 while female population was 764,338.

The average sex ratio in urban regions of Jalna was 944 females per 1000 males. Also the Child (0-6 age) sex ration of urban areas in Jalna was 909 girls per 1000 boys. Thus the total children (0-6 age) living in urban areas of Jalna were 52,435 which is 13.89% of total urban population. Similarly the average sex ratio in rural areas of Jalna was 935 females per 1000 males. The Child sex ratio of rural areas in Jalna was 862 girls per 1000 boys.

The average literacy rate in Jalna for urban regions was 81.24 percent in which males were 86.82% literate while female literacy stood at 75.35%. The total literate population of Jalna was 1,195,523. Similarly in rural areas of Jalna, the average literacy rate was 69.17 percent. Out of which literacy rate of males and females stood at 80.26% and 57.48% respectively. Total literates in rural areas of Jalna were 931,514.

Rural Urban
Population % 80.73% 19.27%
Total population 1,581,617 377,429
Male population 817,279 194,194
Female population 764,338 183,235
Sex ratio 935 944
Child sex ratio (0-6 age) 862 909
Child population 234,903 52,435
Literates 931,514 264,009
Average literacy 69.17% 81.24%
Male literacy 80.26% 86.82%
Female literacy 57.48% 75.35%

Child Population - Jalna district

According to Census 2011, there were 287,338 children between age 0 to 6 years in Jalna district. Out of which 153,642 were male while 133,696 were female.

Working Population - Jalna district

In Jalna district out of total population, 930,886 were engaged in work activities. 90.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 930,886 workers engaged in Main Work, 398,646 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 261,713 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 844,492 508,298 336,194
Cultivators 398,646 234,548 164,098
Agriculture Labourer 261,713 128,920 132,793
Household Industries 12,844 7,042 5,802
Other Workers 171,289 137,788 33,501
Marginal Workers 86,394 36,732 49,662
Non Working 1,028,160 466,443 561,717

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