Literate8,15,54,290MAHARASHTRA
Literate males4,52,57,584
Literate females3,62,96,706
Illiterate3,08,20,043
Literacy %72.6%
Population11,23,74,333
Literacy
Literate8,15,54,290
Literate males4,52,57,584
Literate females3,62,96,706
Literacy %72.6%
Illiterate3,08,20,043
Illiterate males1,29,85,472
Illiterate females1,78,34,571
Population Overview
Total population11,23,74,333
Males5,82,43,056
Females5,41,31,277
Sex ratio929per 1,000 males
Households2,44,21,519
Children (0–6 years)
Children 0–61,33,26,517
Boys 0–670,35,391
Girls 0–662,91,126
Child %11.9%
SC / ST
SC population1,32,75,898
SC males67,67,759
SC females65,08,139
SC %11.8%
ST population1,05,10,213
ST males53,15,025
ST females51,95,188
ST %9.4%
Workers — Total
Total workers4,94,27,878
Worker males3,26,16,875
Worker females1,68,11,003
Work participation %44%
Non-workers6,29,46,455
Non-worker males2,56,26,181
Non-worker females3,73,20,274
Workers — Main
Main workers4,37,62,890
Main males2,99,89,314
Main females1,37,73,576
Cultivators1,14,78,075
Cultivator males71,81,136
Cultivator females42,96,939
Agri labourers1,10,68,928
Agri labourer males58,46,810
Agri labourer females52,22,118
Household industry9,91,310
HH industry males6,06,540
HH industry females3,84,770
Other workers2,02,24,577
Other males1,63,54,828
Other females38,69,749
Workers — Marginal
Marginal workers56,64,988
Marginal males26,27,561
Marginal females30,37,427
Marg. cultivators10,91,298
Marg. agri labourers24,17,212
Marg. HH industry2,34,116
Marg. other19,22,362
Workers — Marginal (detail)
Marg. cultivator males4,11,177
Marg. cultivator females6,80,121
Marg. agri lab. males9,27,728
Marg. agri lab. females14,89,484
Marg. HH industry males84,215
Marg. HH industry females1,49,901
Marg. other males12,04,441
Marg. other females7,17,921
Marginal Workers — 3 to 6 months
3–6 mo workers48,28,248
3–6 mo males22,39,979
3–6 mo females25,88,269
3–6 mo cultivators9,10,274
3–6 mo cult. males3,37,726
3–6 mo cult. females5,72,548
3–6 mo agri lab.21,02,263
3–6 mo agri lab. males8,08,648
3–6 mo agri lab. females12,93,615
3–6 mo HH industry1,79,677
3–6 mo HH ind. males65,772
3–6 mo HH ind. females1,13,905
3–6 mo other16,36,034
3–6 mo other males10,27,833
3–6 mo other females6,08,201
Marginal Workers — 0 to 3 months
0–3 mo workers8,36,740
0–3 mo males3,87,582
0–3 mo females4,49,158
0–3 mo cultivators1,81,024
0–3 mo cult. males73,451
0–3 mo cult. females1,07,573
0–3 mo agri lab.3,14,949
0–3 mo agri lab. males1,19,080
0–3 mo agri lab. females1,95,869
0–3 mo HH industry54,439
0–3 mo HH ind. males18,443
0–3 mo HH ind. females35,996
0–3 mo other2,86,328
0–3 mo other males1,76,608
0–3 mo other females1,09,720
Top districts by literate
districts comparison
35 districts
districts-wise data
| # | District | Literate | Lit. males | Lit. females | Illiterate | Literacy % | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thane | 82,27,161 | 45,91,396 | 36,35,765 | 28,32,987 | 74.4% | 1,10,60,148 |
| 2 | Pune | 71,71,723 | 39,40,210 | 32,31,513 | 22,57,685 | 76.1% | 94,29,408 |
| 3 | Mumbai Suburban | 75,75,485 | 42,23,029 | 33,52,456 | 17,81,477 | 81% | 93,56,962 |
| 4 | Nashik | 43,45,366 | 23,97,538 | 19,47,828 | 17,61,821 | 71.2% | 61,07,187 |
| 5 | Nagpur | 36,73,808 | 19,59,220 | 17,14,588 | 9,79,762 | 78.9% | 46,53,570 |
| 6 | Ahmadnagar | 31,51,890 | 17,73,355 | 13,78,535 | 13,91,269 | 69.4% | 45,43,159 |
| 7 | Solapur | 29,10,676 | 16,51,266 | 12,59,410 | 14,07,080 | 67.4% | 43,17,756 |
| 8 | Jalgaon | 28,91,882 | 16,29,223 | 12,62,659 | 13,38,035 | 68.4% | 42,29,917 |
| 9 | Kolhapur | 28,25,845 | 15,59,760 | 12,66,085 | 10,50,156 | 72.9% | 38,76,001 |
| 10 | Aurangabad | 25,03,837 | 14,30,936 | 10,72,901 | 11,97,445 | 67.6% | 37,01,282 |
| 11 | Nanded | 21,89,425 | 12,55,222 | 9,34,203 | 11,71,867 | 65.1% | 33,61,292 |
| 12 | Mumbai | 25,09,022 | 14,10,680 | 10,98,342 | 5,76,389 | 81.3% | 30,85,411 |
| 13 | Satara | 22,25,694 | 12,01,034 | 10,24,660 | 7,78,047 | 74.1% | 30,03,741 |
| 14 | Amravati | 22,51,875 | 12,07,104 | 10,44,771 | 6,36,570 | 78% | 28,88,445 |
| 15 | Sangli | 20,49,467 | 11,21,550 | 9,27,917 | 7,72,676 | 72.6% | 28,22,143 |
| 16 | Yavatmal | 20,22,574 | 11,15,980 | 9,06,594 | 7,49,774 | 73% | 27,72,348 |
| 17 | Raigarh | 19,39,994 | 10,59,692 | 8,80,302 | 6,94,206 | 73.6% | 26,34,200 |
| 18 | Buldana | 18,79,874 | 10,48,892 | 8,30,982 | 7,06,384 | 72.7% | 25,86,258 |
| 19 | Bid | 17,18,507 | 9,87,185 | 7,31,322 | 8,66,542 | 66.5% | 25,85,049 |
| 20 | Latur | 16,50,672 | 9,32,432 | 7,18,240 | 8,03,524 | 67.3% | 24,54,196 |
| 21 | Chandrapur | 15,78,615 | 8,72,565 | 7,06,050 | 6,25,692 | 71.6% | 22,04,307 |
| 22 | Dhule | 12,93,916 | 7,23,388 | 5,70,528 | 7,56,946 | 63.1% | 20,50,862 |
| 23 | Jalna | 11,95,523 | 6,99,428 | 4,96,095 | 7,63,523 | 61% | 19,59,046 |
| 24 | Parbhani | 11,57,814 | 6,66,291 | 4,91,523 | 6,78,272 | 63.1% | 18,36,086 |
| 25 | Akola | 14,11,281 | 7,58,977 | 6,52,304 | 4,02,625 | 77.8% | 18,13,906 |
| 26 | Osmanabad | 11,37,810 | 6,44,304 | 4,93,506 | 5,19,766 | 68.6% | 16,57,576 |
| 27 | Nandurbar | 9,06,509 | 5,12,099 | 3,94,410 | 7,41,786 | 55% | 16,48,295 |
| 28 | Ratnagiri | 11,99,392 | 6,19,012 | 5,80,380 | 4,15,677 | 74.3% | 16,15,069 |
| 29 | Gondiya | 10,04,243 | 5,42,837 | 4,61,406 | 3,18,264 | 75.9% | 13,22,507 |
| 30 | Wardha | 10,19,458 | 5,52,617 | 4,66,841 | 2,81,316 | 78.4% | 13,00,774 |
| 31 | Bhandara | 8,99,860 | 4,88,709 | 4,11,151 | 3,00,474 | 75% | 12,00,334 |
| 32 | Washim | 8,69,917 | 4,87,703 | 3,82,214 | 3,27,243 | 72.7% | 11,97,160 |
| 33 | Hingoli | 7,90,743 | 4,50,551 | 3,40,192 | 3,86,602 | 67.2% | 11,77,345 |
| 34 | Gadchiroli | 7,08,365 | 3,95,110 | 3,13,255 | 3,64,577 | 66% | 10,72,942 |
| 35 | Sindhudurg | 6,66,067 | 3,48,289 | 3,17,778 | 1,83,584 | 78.4% | 8,49,651 |