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

Satara district of Maharashtra has total population of 3,003,741 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 1,510,842 are males while 1,492,899 are females. In 2011 there were total 653,735 families residing in Satara district. The Average Sex Ratio of Satara district is 988.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 19% people lives in Urban areas while 81% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 89% while that in the rural areas is 81.4%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Satara district is 959 while that of Rural areas is 995.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Satara district is 317885 which is 11% of the total population. There are 167729 male children and 150156 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Satara is 895 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (988) of Satara district.

The total literacy rate of Satara district is 82.87%. The male literacy rate is 79.49% and the female literacy rate is 68.64% in Satara district.

Population
3,003,741
Families
653,735
Literacy
82.87%
Sex Ratio
988

To facilitate the administration, Satara district is further divided into 11 Talukas (Taluka/Tehsil/Tahsil) which are administrative divisions denoting sub-districts. Talukas consists of multiple villages and a few towns.

Satara Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 317,885 167,729 150,156
Literacy 82.87% 79.49% 68.64%
Scheduled Caste 323,236 161,703 161,533
Scheduled Tribe 29,635 15,210 14,425
Illiterate 778,047 309,808 468,239

Caste-wise Population - Satara district

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1% of total population in Satara district of Maharashtra.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 323,236 161,703 161,533
Schedule Tribe 29,635 15,210 14,425

Religion-wise Population - Satara district

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 2,691,952 (89.62%) 1,354,608 1,337,344
Muslim 146,970 (4.89%) 74,393 72,577
Christian 4,408 (0.15%) 2,104 2,304
Sikh 1,182 (0.04%) 628 554
Buddhist 141,315 (4.7%) 69,739 71,576
Jain 12,810 (0.43%) 6,576 6,234
Other Religion 676 (0.02%) 364 312
No Religion Specified 4,428 (0.15%) 2,430 1,998

Literacy Rate - Satara district

The total literacy rate of Satara district was 82.87% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 82.34% of Maharashtra. Population-wise, out of total 2,225,694 literates, males were 1,201,034 while females were 1,024,660. Also the male literacy rate was 89.42% and the female literacy rate was 76.31% in Satara district.

  Satara district Maharashtra
Female 76.31% 75.87%
Male 89.42% 88.38%
Total 82.87% 82.34%

Sex Ratio - Satara district

The Sex Ratio of Satara district is 988 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 988 females in Satara district. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 895 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 988 ) of Satara district.

Population Density - Satara district

The total area of Satara district is 10,480 km2. Thus the density of Satara district is 287 people per square kilometer. As per the initial provisional data of Census 2011, around 435 sq. km. area is under urban region while 10,045 sq. km. is under rural region.

Urban/Rural Population - Satara district

As per the Census 2011 out of total population of Satara, 18.99% people lived in urban regions while 81.01% in rural areas. The total figure of population of urban population was 570,378 out of which 291,093 were males while remaining 279,285 were females. In rural areas of Satara, male population was 1,219,749 while female population was 1,213,614.

The average sex ratio in urban regions of Satara was 959 females per 1000 males. Also the Child (0-6 age) sex ration of urban areas in Satara was 889 girls per 1000 boys. Thus the total children (0-6 age) living in urban areas of Satara were 59,318 which is 10.4% of total urban population. Similarly the average sex ratio in rural areas of Satara was 995 females per 1000 males. The Child sex ratio of rural areas in Satara was 897 girls per 1000 boys.

The average literacy rate in Satara for urban regions was 89.02 percent in which males were 92.51% literate while female literacy stood at 85.42%. The total literate population of Satara was 2,225,694. Similarly in rural areas of Satara, the average literacy rate was 81.42 percent. Out of which literacy rate of males and females stood at 88.68% and 74.21% respectively. Total literates in rural areas of Satara were 1,770,750.

Rural Urban
Population % 81.01% 18.99%
Total population 2,433,363 570,378
Male population 1,219,749 291,093
Female population 1,213,614 279,285
Sex ratio 995 959
Child sex ratio (0-6 age) 897 889
Child population 258,567 59,318
Literates 1,770,750 454,944
Average literacy 81.42% 89.02%
Male literacy 88.68% 92.51%
Female literacy 74.21% 85.42%

Child Population - Satara district

According to Census 2011, there were 317,885 children between age 0 to 6 years in Satara district. Out of which 167,729 were male while 150,156 were female.

Working Population - Satara district

In Satara district out of total population, 1,354,947 were engaged in work activities. 87.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,354,947 workers engaged in Main Work, 521,786 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 243,687 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,184,407 780,808 403,599
Cultivators 521,786 340,240 181,546
Agriculture Labourer 243,687 115,586 128,101
Household Industries 30,207 17,342 12,865
Other Workers 388,727 307,640 81,087
Marginal Workers 170,540 63,997 106,543
Non Working 1,648,794 666,037 982,757

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