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district · Census 2011 · code 497

Nandurbar population.
Households, literacy and work.

A detailed district profile in Maharashtra, using the original Primary Census Abstract. Every figure on this page belongs to the source’s 2011 population and geography.

Historical geographic unit. Historical Census 2011 district boundary. This record does not represent a present-day district unless the boundaries are independently shown to match.
Population1,648,295people
Households323,521PCA households
Literacy rate64.38%% of people aged 7+
Work participation48.05%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople1,648,2951,372,821275,474
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds323,521272,78350,738
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6240,222207,51632,706
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%14.57%15.12%11.87%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males978996893
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6944953885
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+906,509696,260210,249
Literacy rate%64.38%59.75%86.6%
Male literacy rate%72.17%67.99%91.13%
Female literacy rate%56.47%51.54%81.54%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople47,98530,55017,435
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1,141,9331,094,30247,631
Total workersCensus workers792,065701,56490,501
Work participation rate%48.05%51.1%32.85%
Main workersworked at least 6 months664,193584,98679,207
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months127,872116,57811,294
Non-workerspeople856,230671,257184,973

Calculated percentages retain the denominator named in each row. Counts are reported people or households, and are not estimates for a later year.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Sheet1! rows 1574, 1575, 1576; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
Source access notes and archived workbooks

What stands out in this profile?

  • The source records 323,521 households and 1,648,295 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
  • Urban residents accounted for 16.71% of this area’s population, compared with 83.29% in rural areas.
  • Children aged 0–6 accounted for 14.57% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
  • Male literacy was 72.17% and female literacy was 56.47%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 792,065 Census workers, 83.86% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators192,43319,239
Agricultural labourers350,63087,546
Household industry workers10,1544,445
Other workers110,97616,642

Cultivators, agricultural labourers, household industry workers and other workers are separate Census activity categories. A worker count is not a count of employees on a company payroll.

Using the profile in research

These are historical counts, not current market estimates or present-day projections for this district. Read the research guidance before choosing a denominator or adding eligibility, adoption and spending assumptions.

Definitions, calculation methods and source access

Literacy uses people aged 7 and above; work participation uses all residents. Main workers worked at least six months. Households are the PCA household count, not houses. Rates with zero denominators are unavailable. Names and boundaries belong to Census 2011.

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Towns connected to this district

The population displayed here counts only the source components within this district. A linked full-town profile can include components in other districts.

Census code 802642

Nandurbar

111,037 people within this district · Town

Census code 802641

Shahade

61,376 people within this district · Town

Census code 802643

Nawapur

34,207 people within this district · Town

Census code 802640

Talode

26,363 people within this district · Town

Census code 525193

Akkalkuwa

17,840 people within this district · Census town

Census code 525192

Khapar

7,235 people within this district · Census town

Census code 525949

Khandbara

6,511 people within this district · Census town

Census code 525357

Vadfalya

6,093 people within this district · Census town

Census code 525194

Makranifali

4,812 people within this district · Census town