District of Maharashtra

Gadchiroli: 10.7 lakh people, one story

People
10,72,942
Area
14,412 km²
Literacy
74.36%
Sex ratio
982
#1 in MaharashtraChild sex ratio (0–6): 961 girls per 1000 boys. Rank 1 of 35 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in MaharashtraScheduled Tribes: 38.7 % of people. Rank 2 of 35 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in MaharashtraPopulation density: 74 per km². Rank 35 of 35.See the numbers →Lowest in MaharashtraUrban population: 11.0%. Rank 35 of 35.See the numbers →

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GadchiroliMaharashtra

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

Gadchiroli in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population10.7 lakh#34/35 in Maharashtra
Area14,412 km²#5/35 in Maharashtra
Population density74 per km²#35/35 in Maharashtra▼ state 365
Sex ratio982 females per 1000 males#6/35 in Maharashtra▲ state 929
Child sex ratio (0–6)961 girls per 1000 boys#1/35 in Maharashtra▲ state 894
Literacy rate74.36%#31/35 in Maharashtra▼ state 82.34
Female literacy66.27%#30/35 in Maharashtra▼ state 75.87
Urban population11.0%#35/35 in Maharashtra▼ state 45.2

People & society

74.4% can read. 982 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
82.388.4
Female literacy
66.375.9
Scheduled Castes
11.311.8
Scheduled Tribes
38.79.4
Living in towns
11.045.2

Gender literacy gap: 16.0 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 86.4%
  • Muslim 2.0%
  • Christian 0.4%
  • Buddhist 7.7%
  • Other / not stated 3.4%

    Sectors at a glance

    81 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    5.8 lakh workers, 54.5% of all people

    This district
    Maharashtra
    • Cultivators 38.6%
    • Farm labourers 42.4%
    • Household industry 1.9%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 17.1%

      Schemes & development

      Only 44% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      44.059.6
      Latrine at home
      20.037.7
      Tap water
      14.548.2
      LPG / PNG
      9.430.8
      Phone
      22.349.0
      Television
      19.240.3
      Bicycle
      39.521.6
      Two-wheeler
      9.017.7

      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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        Sources

        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.