District of Maharashtra

Gondiya: 13.2 lakh people, one story

People
13,22,507
Area
5,234 km²
Literacy
84.95%
Sex ratio
999
#1 in MaharashtraHousehold industry workers: 4.9 % of workers. Rank 1 of 35 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in MaharashtraChild sex ratio (0–6): 956 girls per 1000 boys. Rank 2 of 35 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in MaharashtraSex ratio: 999 females per 1000 males. Rank 3 of 35 districts.See the numbers →Big number13.2 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 253 to every km².See the numbers →

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GondiyaMaharashtra

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

Gondiya in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population13.2 lakh#29/35 in Maharashtra
Area5,234 km²#29/35 in Maharashtra
Population density253 per km²#24/35 in Maharashtra▼ state 365
Sex ratio999 females per 1000 males#3/35 in Maharashtra▲ state 929
Child sex ratio (0–6)956 girls per 1000 boys#2/35 in Maharashtra▲ state 894
Literacy rate84.95%#9/35 in Maharashtra▲ state 82.34
Female literacy77.89%#10/35 in Maharashtra▲ state 75.87
Urban population17.1%#29/35 in Maharashtra▼ state 45.2

People & society

85.0% can read. 999 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
92.088.4
Female literacy
77.975.9
Scheduled Castes
13.311.8
Scheduled Tribes
16.29.4
Living in towns
17.145.2

Gender literacy gap: 14.1 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 87.2%
  • Muslim 2.0%
  • Christian 0.1%
  • Sikh 0.2%
  • Buddhist 9.5%
  • Jain 0.1%
  • Other / not stated 0.9%

    Sectors at a glance

    70 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    6.7 lakh workers, 50.3% of all people

    This district
    Maharashtra
    • Cultivators 28.0%
    • Farm labourers 42.3%
    • Household industry 4.9%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 24.8%

      Schemes & development

      Only 62% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      62.159.6
      Latrine at home
      39.337.7
      Tap water
      13.148.2
      LPG / PNG
      9.830.8
      Phone
      32.049.0
      Television
      27.240.3
      Bicycle
      52.021.6
      Two-wheeler
      12.717.7

      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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