District of Maharashtra

Sindhudurg: 8.5 lakh people, one story

People
8,49,651
Area
5,207 km²
Literacy
85.56%
Sex ratio
1,036
Top 3 in MaharashtraSex ratio: 1,036 females per 1000 males. Rank 2 of 35 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in MaharashtraPopulation: 8,49,651. Rank 35 of 35.See the numbers →Lowest in MaharashtraPopulation density: 163 per km². Rank 34 of 35.See the numbers →Lowest in MaharashtraUrban population: 12.6%. Rank 34 of 35.See the numbers →

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SindhudurgMaharashtra

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

Sindhudurg in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population8.5 lakh#35/35 in Maharashtra
Area5,207 km²#30/35 in Maharashtra
Population density163 per km²#34/35 in Maharashtra▼ state 365
Sex ratio1,036 females per 1000 males#2/35 in Maharashtra▲ state 929
Child sex ratio (0–6)922 girls per 1000 boys#11/35 in Maharashtra▲ state 894
Literacy rate85.56%#8/35 in Maharashtra▲ state 82.34
Female literacy79.81%#8/35 in Maharashtra▲ state 75.87
Urban population12.6%#34/35 in Maharashtra▼ state 45.2

People & society

85.6% can read. 1,036 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
91.688.4
Female literacy
79.875.9
Scheduled Castes
6.511.8
Scheduled Tribes
0.89.4
Living in towns
12.645.2

Gender literacy gap: 11.8 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 91.8%
  • Muslim 3.1%
  • Christian 1.8%
  • Buddhist 2.9%
  • Jain 0.1%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    60 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    3.5 lakh workers, 40.9% of all people

    This district
    Maharashtra
    • Cultivators 36.0%
    • Farm labourers 23.6%
    • Household industry 2.8%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 37.7%

      Schemes & development

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

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      57.059.6
      Latrine at home
      45.737.7
      Tap water
      18.548.2
      LPG / PNG
      12.530.8
      Phone
      38.749.0
      Television
      28.940.3
      Bicycle
      11.621.6
      Two-wheeler
      10.917.7

      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.