District of Maharashtra

Yavatmal: 27.7 lakh people, one story

People
27,72,348
Area
13,582 km²
Literacy
82.82%
Sex ratio
952
Big number27.7 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 204 to every km².See the numbers →

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YavatmalMaharashtra

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

Yavatmal in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population27.7 lakh#16/35 in Maharashtra
Area13,582 km²#6/35 in Maharashtra
Population density204 per km²#31/35 in Maharashtra▼ state 365
Sex ratio952 females per 1000 males#12/35 in Maharashtra▲ state 929
Child sex ratio (0–6)922 girls per 1000 boys#12/35 in Maharashtra▲ state 894
Literacy rate82.82%#16/35 in Maharashtra▲ state 82.34
Female literacy75.93%#15/35 in Maharashtra▲ state 75.87
Urban population21.6%#21/35 in Maharashtra▼ state 45.2

People & society

82.8% can read. 952 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
89.488.4
Female literacy
75.975.9
Scheduled Castes
11.811.8
Scheduled Tribes
18.59.4
Living in towns
21.645.2

Gender literacy gap: 13.5 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 81.2%
  • Muslim 8.6%
  • Christian 0.2%
  • Buddhist 9.0%
  • Jain 0.4%
  • Other / not stated 0.5%

    Sectors at a glance

    79 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    13.6 lakh workers, 48.9% of all people

    This district
    Maharashtra
    • Cultivators 24.6%
    • Farm labourers 54.6%
    • Household industry 1.3%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 19.5%

      Schemes & development

      Only 56% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      55.959.6
      Latrine at home
      24.937.7
      Tap water
      35.348.2
      LPG / PNG
      16.930.8
      Phone
      35.049.0
      Television
      30.740.3
      Bicycle
      21.121.6
      Two-wheeler
      12.417.7

      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.