District of Maharashtra

Sangli: 28.2 lakh people, one story

People
28,22,143
Area
8,572 km²
Literacy
81.48%
Sex ratio
966
Lowest in MaharashtraScheduled Tribes: 0.6 % of people. Rank 35 of 35.See the numbers →Big number28.2 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 329 to every km².See the numbers →

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SangliMaharashtra

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

Sangli in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population28.2 lakh#15/35 in Maharashtra
Area8,572 km²#17/35 in Maharashtra
Population density329 per km²#12/35 in Maharashtra▼ state 365
Sex ratio966 females per 1000 males#8/35 in Maharashtra▲ state 929
Child sex ratio (0–6)867 girls per 1000 boys#28/35 in Maharashtra▼ state 894
Literacy rate81.48%#20/35 in Maharashtra▼ state 82.34
Female literacy74.59%#18/35 in Maharashtra▼ state 75.87
Urban population25.5%#19/35 in Maharashtra▼ state 45.2

People & society

81.5% can read. 966 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
88.288.4
Female literacy
74.675.9
Scheduled Castes
12.511.8
Scheduled Tribes
0.69.4
Living in towns
25.545.2

Gender literacy gap: 13.6 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 86.5%
  • Muslim 8.5%
  • Christian 0.3%
  • Buddhist 1.4%
  • Jain 3.1%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    63 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    12.2 lakh workers, 43.1% of all people

    This district
    Maharashtra
    • Cultivators 39.5%
    • Farm labourers 23.9%
    • Household industry 3.4%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 33.2%

      Schemes & development

      Only 57% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      56.859.6
      Latrine at home
      44.537.7
      Tap water
      46.248.2
      LPG / PNG
      26.630.8
      Phone
      48.649.0
      Television
      36.340.3
      Bicycle
      39.321.6
      Two-wheeler
      22.317.7

      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.