District of Maharashtra

Buldana: 25.9 lakh people, one story

People
25,86,258
Area
9,661 km²
Literacy
83.40%
Sex ratio
934
Lowest in MaharashtraHousehold industry workers: 1.1 % of workers. Rank 35 of 35.See the numbers →Big number25.9 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 268 to every km².See the numbers →

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BuldanaMaharashtra

The history, places and schemes of Buldana are being written. Everything below comes from Census 2011, so it is already exam-ready.

Buldana in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population25.9 lakh#18/35 in Maharashtra
Area9,661 km²#15/35 in Maharashtra
Population density268 per km²#21/35 in Maharashtra▼ state 365
Sex ratio934 females per 1000 males#25/35 in Maharashtra▲ state 929
Child sex ratio (0–6)855 girls per 1000 boys#32/35 in Maharashtra▼ state 894
Literacy rate83.40%#12/35 in Maharashtra▲ state 82.34
Female literacy75.84%#16/35 in Maharashtra▼ state 75.87
Urban population21.2%#22/35 in Maharashtra▼ state 45.2

People & society

83.4% can read. 934 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
90.588.4
Female literacy
75.875.9
Scheduled Castes
18.211.8
Scheduled Tribes
4.89.4
Living in towns
21.245.2

Gender literacy gap: 14.7 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 71.4%
  • Muslim 13.7%
  • Christian 0.1%
  • Buddhist 14.1%
  • Jain 0.5%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    81 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    12.2 lakh workers, 47.2% of all people

    This district
    Maharashtra
    • Cultivators 31.6%
    • Farm labourers 49.5%
    • Household industry 1.1%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 17.8%

      Schemes & development

      Only 58% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      58.159.6
      Latrine at home
      26.837.7
      Tap water
      41.148.2
      LPG / PNG
      14.330.8
      Phone
      40.349.0
      Television
      30.940.3
      Bicycle
      16.721.6
      Two-wheeler
      11.617.7

      This is the 2011 baseline. Schemes like Saubhagya, Ujjwala, Swachh Bharat and Har Ghar Jal came to close exactly these gaps.

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        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.