Maharashtra Population Census 2011 | Maharashtra Religion, Caste Data - Census 2011

As per the Census 2011, the total Population of Maharashtra is 11.24 Cr. Thus the population of Maharashtra forms 9.28 percent of India in 2011. Maharashtra has total population of 112,374,333 in which males were 58,243,056 while females were 54,131,277.

Total area of Maharashtra is 307,713 square km. Thus the population Density of Maharashtra is 365 per square km which is lower than national average 382 per square km.

Population
11.24 Cr
Literacy
82.34%
Sex Ratio
929

Maharashtra Literacy Rate - Census 2011

The total literacy rate of Maharashtra is 82.34% which is greater than average literacy rate 72.98% of India. Also the male literacy rate is 88.38% and the female literacy rate is 75.87% in Maharashtra.

  Maharashtra India
Female 75.87% 64.63%
Male 88.38% 80.88%
Total 82.34% 72.98%

Maharashtra Sex Ratio - Census 2011

The average sex ration is the number of females per 1000 males. As per the Census 2011, the Average Sex Ration of Maharashtra is 929 which is above than national average of 943 females per 1000 males. Also the child sex ration (age less than 6 years) of Maharashtra is at 894 which is lower than 918 of India.


Maharashtra Working Population - Census 2011

In Maharashtra out of total population, 49,427,878 were engaged in work activities. 88.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 49,427,878 workers engaged in Main Work, 11,478,075 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 11,068,928 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 43,762,890 29,989,314 13,773,576
Cultivators 11,478,075 7,181,136 4,296,939
Agriculture Labourer 11,068,928 5,846,810 5,222,118
Household Industries 991,310 606,540 384,770
Other Workers 20,224,577 16,354,828 3,869,749
Marginal Workers 5,664,988 2,627,561 3,037,427
Non Working 62,946,455 25,626,181 37,320,274

Maharashtra Urban/Rural Population - Census 2011

As per the Census 2011 out of total population of Maharashtra, 45.22% people lived in urban regions while 54.78% in rural areas. The total figure of population of urban population was 50,818,259 out of which 26,704,022 were males while remaining 24,114,237 were females. In rural areas of Maharashtra, male population was 31,539,034 while female population was 30,017,040.

The average sex ratio in urban regions of Maharashtra was 903 females per 1000 males. Also the Child (0-6 age) sex ration of urban areas in Maharashtra was 899 girls per 1000 boys. Thus the total children (0-6 age) living in urban areas of Maharashtra were 5,637,563 which is 11.09% of total urban population. Similarly the average sex ratio in rural areas of Maharashtra was 952 females per 1000 males. The Child sex ratio of rural areas in Maharashtra was 890 girls per 1000 boys.

The average literacy rate in Maharashtra for urban regions was 88.69 percent in which males were 92.12% literate while female literacy stood at 84.89%. The total literate population of Maharashtra was 81,554,290. Similarly in rural areas of Maharashtra, the average literacy rate was 77.01 percent. Out of which literacy rate of males and females stood at 85.15% and 68.54% respectively. Total literates in rural areas of Maharashtra were 41,482,761.

Rural Urban
Population % 54.78% 45.22%
Total population 61,556,074 50,818,259
Male population 31,539,034 26,704,022
Female population 30,017,040 24,114,237
Sex ratio 952 903
Child sex ratio (0-6 age) 890 899
Child population 7,688,954 5,637,563
Literates 41,482,761 40,071,529
Average literacy 77.01% 88.69%
Male literacy 85.15% 92.12%
Female literacy 68.54% 84.89%

List of Districts in Maharashtra

List of districts of Maharashtra with Population, Literacy rate, Sex Ratio etc. As per the Census 2011, Maharashtra is divided into 35 districts (zilla) which act as the administrative divisions. Thane is the largest district of Maharashtra by population, while the least populated district of Maharashtra is Sindhudurg.

Below is the complete list of districts (zilla) of Maharashtra sorted by population.

# District Sub-districts Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Thane Talukas 11,060,148 84.53% 886
2 Pune Talukas 9,429,408 86.15% 915
3 Mumbai Suburban Talukas 9,356,962 89.91% 860
4 Nashik Talukas 6,107,187 82.31% 934
5 Nagpur Talukas 4,653,570 88.39% 951
6 Ahmadnagar Talukas 4,543,159 79.05% 939
7 Solapur Talukas 4,317,756 77.02% 938
8 Jalgaon Talukas 4,229,917 78.2% 925
9 Kolhapur Talukas 3,876,001 81.51% 957
10 Aurangabad Talukas 3,701,282 79.02% 923
11 Nanded Talukas 3,361,292 75.45% 943
12 Mumbai Talukas 3,085,411 89.21% 832
13 Satara Talukas 3,003,741 82.87% 988
14 Amravati Talukas 2,888,445 87.38% 951
15 Sangli Talukas 2,822,143 81.48% 966
16 Yavatmal Talukas 2,772,348 82.82% 952
17 Raigarh Talukas 2,634,200 83.14% 959
18 Buldana Talukas 2,586,258 83.4% 934
19 Bid Talukas 2,585,049 76.99% 916
20 Latur Talukas 2,454,196 77.26% 928
21 Chandrapur Talukas 2,204,307 80.01% 961
22 Dhule Talukas 2,050,862 72.8% 946
23 Jalna Talukas 1,959,046 71.52% 937
24 Parbhani Talukas 1,836,086 73.34% 947
25 Akola Talukas 1,813,906 88.05% 946
26 Osmanabad Talukas 1,657,576 78.44% 924
27 Nandurbar Talukas 1,648,295 64.38% 978
28 Ratnagiri Talukas 1,615,069 82.18% 1,122
29 Gondiya Talukas 1,322,507 84.95% 999
30 Wardha Talukas 1,300,774 86.99% 946
31 Bhandara Talukas 1,200,334 83.76% 982
32 Washim Talukas 1,197,160 83.25% 930
33 Hingoli Talukas 1,177,345 78.17% 942
34 Gadchiroli Talukas 1,072,942 74.36% 982
35 Sindhudurg Talukas 849,651 85.56% 1,036