District of Maharashtra

Pune: 94.3 lakh people, one story

People
94,29,408
Area
15,643 km²
Literacy
86.15%
Sex ratio
915
Top 3 in MaharashtraPopulation: 94,29,408. Rank 2 of 35 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in MaharashtraArea: 15,643 km². Rank 2 of 35 districts.See the numbers →Big number94.3 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 603 to every km².See the numbers →

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PuneMaharashtra

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

Pune in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population94.3 lakh#2/35 in Maharashtra
Area15,643 km²#2/35 in Maharashtra
Population density603 per km²#4/35 in Maharashtra▲ state 365
Sex ratio915 females per 1000 males#32/35 in Maharashtra▼ state 929
Child sex ratio (0–6)883 girls per 1000 boys#24/35 in Maharashtra▼ state 894
Literacy rate86.15%#7/35 in Maharashtra▲ state 82.34
Female literacy81.05%#7/35 in Maharashtra▲ state 75.87
Urban population61.0%#5/35 in Maharashtra▲ state 45.2

People & society

86.2% can read. 915 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
90.888.4
Female literacy
81.175.9
Scheduled Castes
12.511.8
Scheduled Tribes
3.79.4
Living in towns
61.045.2

Gender literacy gap: 9.8 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 85.8%
  • Muslim 7.1%
  • Christian 1.4%
  • Sikh 0.3%
  • Buddhist 3.6%
  • Jain 1.4%
  • Other / not stated 0.4%

    Sectors at a glance

    32 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    40.5 lakh workers, 42.9% of all people

    This district
    Maharashtra
    • Cultivators 21.9%
    • Farm labourers 10.2%
    • Household industry 2.6%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 65.3%

      Schemes & development

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

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      59.759.6
      Latrine at home
      47.537.7
      Tap water
      52.048.2
      LPG / PNG
      43.830.8
      Phone
      55.649.0
      Television
      48.340.3
      Bicycle
      22.821.6
      Two-wheeler
      31.417.7

      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.