District of Maharashtra

Nandurbar: 16.5 lakh people, one story

People
16,48,295
Area
5,955 km²
Literacy
64.38%
Sex ratio
978
#1 in MaharashtraScheduled Tribes: 69.3 % of people. Rank 1 of 35 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in MaharashtraLiteracy rate: 64.38%. Rank 35 of 35.See the numbers →Lowest in MaharashtraFemale literacy: 56.47%. Rank 35 of 35.See the numbers →Lowest in MaharashtraScheduled Castes: 2.9 % of people. Rank 35 of 35.See the numbers →

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NandurbarMaharashtra

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

Nandurbar in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population16.5 lakh#27/35 in Maharashtra
Area5,955 km²#27/35 in Maharashtra
Population density277 per km²#20/35 in Maharashtra▼ state 365
Sex ratio978 females per 1000 males#7/35 in Maharashtra▲ state 929
Child sex ratio (0–6)944 girls per 1000 boys#5/35 in Maharashtra▲ state 894
Literacy rate64.38%#35/35 in Maharashtra▼ state 82.34
Female literacy56.47%#35/35 in Maharashtra▼ state 75.87
Urban population16.7%#31/35 in Maharashtra▼ state 45.2

People & society

64.4% can read. 978 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
72.288.4
Female literacy
56.575.9
Scheduled Castes
2.911.8
Scheduled Tribes
69.39.4
Living in towns
16.745.2

Gender literacy gap: 15.7 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 92.3%
  • Muslim 5.8%
  • Christian 0.5%
  • Buddhist 0.3%
  • Jain 0.4%
  • Other / not stated 0.6%

    Sectors at a glance

    82 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    7.9 lakh workers, 48.1% of all people

    This district
    Maharashtra
    • Cultivators 26.7%
    • Farm labourers 55.3%
    • Household industry 1.8%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 16.1%

      Schemes & development

      Only 46% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      46.059.6
      Latrine at home
      22.637.7
      Tap water
      44.848.2
      LPG / PNG
      13.430.8
      Phone
      25.149.0
      Television
      20.540.3
      Bicycle
      10.021.6
      Two-wheeler
      9.717.7

      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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        Sources

        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.