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district · Census 2011 · code 500

Buldana 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.
Population2,586,258people
Households561,504PCA households
Literacy rate83.4%% of people aged 7+
Work participation47.16%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople2,586,2582,037,398548,860
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds561,504451,284110,220
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6332,125264,97067,155
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%12.84%13.01%12.24%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males934931944
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6855852864
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+1,879,8741,450,758429,116
Literacy rate%83.4%81.85%89.08%
Male literacy rate%90.54%89.74%93.51%
Female literacy rate%75.84%73.49%84.45%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople470,895395,13775,758
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople124,837116,1768,661
Total workersCensus workers1,219,6411,038,597181,044
Work participation rate%47.16%50.98%32.99%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,107,542945,137162,405
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months112,09993,46018,639
Non-workerspeople1,366,617998,801367,816

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 1583, 1584, 1585; 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 561,504 households and 2,586,258 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
  • Urban residents accounted for 21.22% of this area’s population, compared with 78.78% in rural areas.
  • Children aged 0–6 accounted for 12.84% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
  • Male literacy was 90.54% and female literacy was 75.84%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 1,219,641 Census workers, 90.81% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators363,98321,464
Agricultural labourers537,97065,257
Household industry workers11,1252,645
Other workers194,46422,733

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 802666

Khamgaon

94,191 people within this district · Town

Census code 802665

Malkapur

67,740 people within this district · Town

Census code 802669

Buldana

67,431 people within this district · Town

Census code 802663

Shegaon

59,672 people within this district · Town

Census code 802668

Chikhli

57,889 people within this district · Town

Census code 802667

Mehkar

45,248 people within this district · Town

Census code 802664

Nandura

44,419 people within this district · Town including outgrowths

Census code 802670

Deulgaon Raja

30,827 people within this district · Town

Census code 802662

Jalgaon

28,276 people within this district · Town

Census code 802672

Lonar

23,416 people within this district · Town

Census code 802671

Sindkhed Raja

16,434 people within this district · Town

Census code 529327

Sundarkhed

13,317 people within this district · Census town