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district · Census 2011 · code 524

Latur 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.
Population2,454,196people
Households481,572PCA households
Literacy rate77.26%% of people aged 7+
Work participation42.66%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople2,454,1961,829,216624,980
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds481,572363,409118,163
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6317,811238,33579,476
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%12.95%13.03%12.72%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males928926932
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6889889889
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+1,650,6721,194,845455,827
Literacy rate%77.26%75.11%83.56%
Male literacy rate%84.39%82.96%88.57%
Female literacy rate%69.63%66.67%78.23%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople480,913369,609111,304
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople57,48848,1479,341
Total workersCensus workers1,046,857857,367189,490
Work participation rate%42.66%46.87%30.32%
Main workersworked at least 6 months964,177794,557169,620
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months82,68062,81019,870
Non-workerspeople1,407,339971,849435,490

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 1655, 1656, 1657; 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 481,572 households and 2,454,196 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
  • Urban residents accounted for 25.47% of this area’s population, compared with 74.53% in rural areas.
  • Children aged 0–6 accounted for 12.95% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
  • Male literacy was 84.39% and female literacy was 69.63%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 1,046,857 Census workers, 92.1% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators311,20920,571
Agricultural labourers383,93932,639
Household industry workers14,4763,187
Other workers254,55326,283

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 802840

Latur

382,940 people within this district · Town

Census code 802844

Udgir

103,550 people within this district · Town

Census code 802841

Ahmadpur

43,936 people within this district · Town

Census code 802843

Nilanga

36,172 people within this district · Town

Census code 802842

Ausa

36,118 people within this district · Town

Census code 560210

Arvi

14,015 people within this district · Census town

Census code 561037

Nideban

8,249 people within this district · Census town