District of Maharashtra

Nanded: 33.6 lakh people, one story

People
33,61,292
Area
10,528 km²
Literacy
75.45%
Sex ratio
943
Big number33.6 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 319 to every km².See the numbers →

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

Nanded in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population33.6 lakh#11/35 in Maharashtra
Area10,528 km²#11/35 in Maharashtra
Population density319 per km²#14/35 in Maharashtra▼ state 365
Sex ratio943 females per 1000 males#19/35 in Maharashtra▲ state 929
Child sex ratio (0–6)910 girls per 1000 boys#17/35 in Maharashtra▲ state 894
Literacy rate75.45%#30/35 in Maharashtra▼ state 82.34
Female literacy66.15%#31/35 in Maharashtra▼ state 75.87
Urban population27.2%#18/35 in Maharashtra▼ state 45.2

People & society

75.5% can read. 943 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
84.388.4
Female literacy
66.175.9
Scheduled Castes
19.111.8
Scheduled Tribes
8.49.4
Living in towns
27.245.2

Gender literacy gap: 18.1 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 74.4%
  • Muslim 14.0%
  • Christian 0.1%
  • Sikh 0.4%
  • Buddhist 10.5%
  • Jain 0.2%
  • Other / not stated 0.3%

    Sectors at a glance

    72 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    14.9 lakh workers, 44.4% of all people

    This district
    Maharashtra
    • Cultivators 30.0%
    • Farm labourers 42.3%
    • Household industry 2.0%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 25.7%

      Schemes & development

      Only 60% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      59.559.6
      Latrine at home
      26.437.7
      Tap water
      37.648.2
      LPG / PNG
      14.230.8
      Phone
      46.849.0
      Television
      26.340.3
      Bicycle
      13.321.6
      Two-wheeler
      10.117.7

      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.