District of Maharashtra

Parbhani: 18.4 lakh people, one story

People
18,36,086
Area
6,214 km²
Literacy
73.34%
Sex ratio
947
Big number18.4 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 295 to every km².See the numbers →

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ParbhaniMaharashtra

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

Parbhani in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population18.4 lakh#24/35 in Maharashtra
Area6,214 km²#26/35 in Maharashtra
Population density295 per km²#15/35 in Maharashtra▼ state 365
Sex ratio947 females per 1000 males#15/35 in Maharashtra▲ state 929
Child sex ratio (0–6)884 girls per 1000 boys#22/35 in Maharashtra▼ state 894
Literacy rate73.34%#32/35 in Maharashtra▼ state 82.34
Female literacy63.63%#33/35 in Maharashtra▼ state 75.87
Urban population31.0%#16/35 in Maharashtra▼ state 45.2

People & society

73.3% can read. 947 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
82.688.4
Female literacy
63.675.9
Scheduled Castes
13.511.8
Scheduled Tribes
2.29.4
Living in towns
31.045.2

Gender literacy gap: 19.0 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 72.3%
  • Muslim 16.7%
  • Christian 0.1%
  • Buddhist 10.2%
  • Jain 0.3%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    74 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    8.2 lakh workers, 44.8% of all people

    This district
    Maharashtra
    • Cultivators 35.9%
    • Farm labourers 38.6%
    • Household industry 1.6%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 23.9%

      Schemes & development

      Only 64% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      63.859.6
      Latrine at home
      24.337.7
      Tap water
      34.748.2
      LPG / PNG
      13.930.8
      Phone
      52.649.0
      Television
      31.840.3
      Bicycle
      19.321.6
      Two-wheeler
      11.717.7

      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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        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.