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

Yavatmal district of Maharashtra has total population of 2,772,348 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 1,419,965 are males while 1,352,383 are females. In 2011 there were total 646,886 families residing in Yavatmal district. The Average Sex Ratio of Yavatmal district is 952.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 21.6% people lives in Urban areas while 78.4% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 91.2% while that in the rural areas is 80.5%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Yavatmal district is 962 while that of Rural areas is 950.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Yavatmal district is 330180 which is 12% of the total population. There are 171782 male children and 158398 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Yavatmal is 922 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (952) of Yavatmal district.

The total literacy rate of Yavatmal district is 82.82%. The male literacy rate is 78.59% and the female literacy rate is 67.04% in Yavatmal district.

Population
2,772,348
Families
646,886
Literacy
82.82%
Sex Ratio
952

To facilitate the administration, Yavatmal district is further divided into 16 Talukas (Taluka/Tehsil/Tahsil) which are administrative divisions denoting sub-districts. Talukas consists of multiple villages and a few towns.

Yavatmal Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 330,180 171,782 158,398
Literacy 82.82% 78.59% 67.04%
Scheduled Caste 328,518 167,009 161,509
Scheduled Tribe 514,057 260,896 253,161
Illiterate 749,774 303,985 445,789

Caste-wise Population - Yavatmal district

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 18.5% of total population in Yavatmal district of Maharashtra.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 328,518 167,009 161,509
Schedule Tribe 514,057 260,896 253,161

Religion-wise Population - Yavatmal district

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 2,251,401 (81.21%) 1,154,093 1,097,308
Muslim 239,236 (8.63%) 122,008 117,228
Christian 4,567 (0.16%) 2,235 2,332
Sikh 1,596 (0.06%) 864 732
Buddhist 249,874 (9.01%) 127,542 122,332
Jain 11,422 (0.41%) 5,887 5,535
Other Religion 3,745 (0.14%) 1,888 1,857
No Religion Specified 10,507 (0.38%) 5,448 5,059

Literacy Rate - Yavatmal district

The total literacy rate of Yavatmal district was 82.82% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 82.34% of Maharashtra. Population-wise, out of total 2,022,574 literates, males were 1,115,980 while females were 906,594. Also the male literacy rate was 89.41% and the female literacy rate was 75.93% in Yavatmal district.

  Yavatmal district Maharashtra
Female 75.93% 75.87%
Male 89.41% 88.38%
Total 82.82% 82.34%

Sex Ratio - Yavatmal district

The Sex Ratio of Yavatmal district is 952 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 952 females in Yavatmal district. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 922 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 952 ) of Yavatmal district.

Population Density - Yavatmal district

The total area of Yavatmal district is 13,582 km2. Thus the density of Yavatmal district is 204 people per square kilometer. As per the initial provisional data of Census 2011, around 167 sq. km. area is under urban region while 13,415 sq. km. is under rural region.

Urban/Rural Population - Yavatmal district

As per the Census 2011 out of total population of Yavatmal, 21.58% people lived in urban regions while 78.42% in rural areas. The total figure of population of urban population was 598,153 out of which 304,817 were males while remaining 293,336 were females. In rural areas of Yavatmal, male population was 1,115,148 while female population was 1,059,047.

The average sex ratio in urban regions of Yavatmal was 962 females per 1000 males. Also the Child (0-6 age) sex ration of urban areas in Yavatmal was 893 girls per 1000 boys. Thus the total children (0-6 age) living in urban areas of Yavatmal were 64,879 which is 10.85% of total urban population. Similarly the average sex ratio in rural areas of Yavatmal was 950 females per 1000 males. The Child sex ratio of rural areas in Yavatmal was 929 girls per 1000 boys.

The average literacy rate in Yavatmal for urban regions was 91.24 percent in which males were 94.73% literate while female literacy stood at 87.63%. The total literate population of Yavatmal was 2,022,574. Similarly in rural areas of Yavatmal, the average literacy rate was 80.47 percent. Out of which literacy rate of males and females stood at 87.93% and 72.63% respectively. Total literates in rural areas of Yavatmal were 1,536,035.

Rural Urban
Population % 78.42% 21.58%
Total population 2,174,195 598,153
Male population 1,115,148 304,817
Female population 1,059,047 293,336
Sex ratio 950 962
Child sex ratio (0-6 age) 929 893
Child population 265,301 64,879
Literates 1,536,035 486,539
Average literacy 80.47% 91.24%
Male literacy 87.93% 94.73%
Female literacy 72.63% 87.63%

Child Population - Yavatmal district

According to Census 2011, there were 330,180 children between age 0 to 6 years in Yavatmal district. Out of which 171,782 were male while 158,398 were female.

Working Population - Yavatmal district

In Yavatmal district out of total population, 1,355,999 were engaged in work activities. 88.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,355,999 workers engaged in Main Work, 310,818 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 633,145 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,195,100 743,702 451,398
Cultivators 310,818 203,946 106,872
Agriculture Labourer 633,145 336,983 296,162
Household Industries 14,446 9,658 4,788
Other Workers 236,691 193,115 43,576
Marginal Workers 160,899 71,773 89,126
Non Working 1,416,349 604,490 811,859

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