District of Maharashtra

Jalna: 19.6 lakh people, one story

People
19,59,046
Area
7,694 km²
Literacy
71.52%
Sex ratio
937
Lowest in MaharashtraLiteracy rate: 71.52%. Rank 34 of 35.See the numbers →Lowest in MaharashtraFemale literacy: 60.95%. Rank 34 of 35.See the numbers →Big number19.6 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 255 to every km².See the numbers →

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JalnaMaharashtra

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

Jalna in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population19.6 lakh#23/35 in Maharashtra
Area7,694 km²#19/35 in Maharashtra
Population density255 per km²#23/35 in Maharashtra▼ state 365
Sex ratio937 females per 1000 males#23/35 in Maharashtra▲ state 929
Child sex ratio (0–6)870 girls per 1000 boys#26/35 in Maharashtra▼ state 894
Literacy rate71.52%#34/35 in Maharashtra▼ state 82.34
Female literacy60.95%#34/35 in Maharashtra▼ state 75.87
Urban population19.3%#26/35 in Maharashtra▼ state 45.2

People & society

71.5% can read. 937 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
81.588.4
Female literacy
61.075.9
Scheduled Castes
13.911.8
Scheduled Tribes
2.29.4
Living in towns
19.345.2

Gender literacy gap: 20.6 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 76.8%
  • Muslim 14.0%
  • Christian 0.6%
  • Buddhist 7.8%
  • Jain 0.5%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    77 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    9.3 lakh workers, 47.5% of all people

    This district
    Maharashtra
    • Cultivators 45.0%
    • Farm labourers 32.3%
    • Household industry 1.8%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 20.9%

      Schemes & development

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

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      57.559.6
      Latrine at home
      28.237.7
      Tap water
      31.948.2
      LPG / PNG
      12.030.8
      Phone
      50.849.0
      Television
      31.540.3
      Bicycle
      16.721.6
      Two-wheeler
      15.017.7

      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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        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.