District of Maharashtra

Washim: 12 lakh people, one story

People
11,97,160
Area
4,901 km²
Literacy
83.25%
Sex ratio
930
#1 in MaharashtraWorkers in farming: 83.5 % of workers. Rank 1 of 35 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in MaharashtraScheduled Castes: 19.2 % of people. Rank 3 of 35 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in MaharashtraHousehold industry workers: 1.2 % of workers. Rank 34 of 35.See the numbers →Big number12 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 244 to every km².See the numbers →

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WashimMaharashtra

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

Washim in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population12 lakh#32/35 in Maharashtra
Area4,901 km²#31/35 in Maharashtra
Population density244 per km²#25/35 in Maharashtra▼ state 365
Sex ratio930 females per 1000 males#26/35 in Maharashtra▲ state 929
Child sex ratio (0–6)863 girls per 1000 boys#29/35 in Maharashtra▼ state 894
Literacy rate83.25%#13/35 in Maharashtra▲ state 82.34
Female literacy75.48%#17/35 in Maharashtra▼ state 75.87
Urban population17.7%#28/35 in Maharashtra▼ state 45.2

People & society

83.2% can read. 930 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
90.588.4
Female literacy
75.575.9
Scheduled Castes
19.211.8
Scheduled Tribes
6.79.4
Living in towns
17.745.2

Gender literacy gap: 15.1 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 71.8%
  • Muslim 11.9%
  • Christian 0.1%
  • Buddhist 15.0%
  • Jain 0.7%
  • Other / not stated 0.4%

    Sectors at a glance

    84 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    5.7 lakh workers, 47.6% of all people

    This district
    Maharashtra
    • Cultivators 29.1%
    • Farm labourers 54.4%
    • Household industry 1.2%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 15.2%

      Schemes & development

      Only 59% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      59.259.6
      Latrine at home
      26.337.7
      Tap water
      32.148.2
      LPG / PNG
      11.130.8
      Phone
      38.049.0
      Television
      29.340.3
      Bicycle
      20.221.6
      Two-wheeler
      11.417.7

      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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