Maharashtra Census 2011: Population, Sex Ratio & Literacy Data

Quick Overview of State Census 2021

• Estimated Population (2025): 124,904,071 (12.49 Crore)
• Male Population: 64,750,685 (51.84%)
• Female Population: 60,153,386 (48.16%)
• Population as per 2011 Census: 112,374,333 (11.24 Crore)
• Sex Ratio (2025): 929 females/1000 males
• Child Sex Ratio: 894
• Population Density: 365/km²
• State Area: 307,713 km²
• Population Growth Rate (2011–2025): 13.96%
• Percentage of India's Population (2025): 9.28%

Historic Population Trend (1901–2036)

Census Year	Population	Variation	Variation %	Male	Female
1901	1.94 Cr	0	0	98.02 Lac	95.90 Lac
1951	3.20 Cr	51.70 Lac	19.3	1.65 Cr	1.55 Cr
1981	6.28 Cr	1.24 Cr	24.54	3.24 Cr	3.04 Cr
2001	9.69 Cr	1.79 Cr	22.73	5.04 Cr	4.65 Cr
2011	11.24 Cr	1.55 Cr	16.00	5.82 Cr	5.41 Cr
2025	12.49 Cr	13.96%	-	6.47 Cr	6.01 Cr
2026	12.89 Cr	14.74%	-	6.71 Cr	6.19 Cr
2036	13.63 Cr	21.25%	-	7.09 Cr	6.53 Cr

Population by Urban & Rural Areas

Region	Population	% of State	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Literacy Rate (%)
Urban	50,818,259	45.22%	2.67 Cr	2.41 Cr	904	88.69
Rural	61,556,074	54.78%	3.15 Cr	3.00 Cr	952	77.01

Population by Religion (Projections & Census)

Religion	2011 Count	2011 %	2025 Estimate	2025 %
Hindu	89,703,057	79.83%	99,704,948	79.83%
Muslim	12,971,152	11.54%	14,417,435	11.54%
Buddhist	6,531,200	5.81%	7,259,429	5.81%
Jain	1,400,349	1.25%	1,556,488	1.25%
Christian	1,080,073	0.96%	1,200,501	0.96%
Sikh	223,247	0.20%	248,139	0.20%
Not Stated	286,290	0.25%	318,211	0.25%
Others	178,965	0.16%	198,920	0.16%

Sex Ratio, Child Demographics & Literacy

• Sex Ratio (2025): 929 females/1000 males
• Child Sex Ratio: 894
• Total Child Population (0-6 age): 13,326,517
• Boys (0-6): 7,035,391
• Girls (0-6): 6,291,126
• Literacy Rate: 82.34%
• Male Literacy: 88.36%
• Female Literacy: 75.89%
• Total Literates: 81,554,290

Religion-wise Literacy & Sex Ratio

Religion	Sex Ratio	Avg Literacy %	Male Literacy %	Female Literacy %
Hindu	928	81.76	88.18	74.88
Muslim	911	83.56	87.57	79.13
Buddhist	971	83.17	89.97	76.2
Jain	964	95.35	96.66	93.99

SC/ST/Slum and Socio-Economic Groups

Category	Total Count	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	% Population
Scheduled Castes (SC)	13,275,898	6,767,759	6,508,139	962	11.81
Scheduled Tribes (ST)	10,510,213	5,315,025	5,195,188	978	9.35
Slum Population	11,848,423	6,328,217	5,520,206	873	10.54

• Slum Households: 2,499,948

State Area, Households, Workforce

• Total Area: 307,713 km² (118,809 mi²)
• Number of Towns: 534
• Number of Villages: 43,665
• Total Households: 24,421,519
• Workforce: 49,427,878 (43.99% of population)
• Male Workers: 32,616,875
• Female Workers: 16,811,003

District-wise Maharashtra Population (2011 Census & 2025 Estimates)

S.No.	District Name	2011 Census	2025 Estimate
1	Ahmednagar	4,543,159	5,049,721
2	Akola	1,813,906	2,016,157
3	Amravati	2,888,445	3,210,507
4	Aurangabad	3,701,282	4,113,975
5	Beed	2,585,049	2,873,282
6	Bhandara	1,200,334	1,334,171
7	Buldhana	2,586,258	2,874,626
8	Chandrapur	2,204,307	2,450,087
9	Dhule	2,050,862	2,279,533
10	Gadchiroli	1,072,942	1,192,575
11	Gondiya	1,322,507	1,469,967
12	Hingoli	1,177,345	1,308,619
13	Jalgaon	4,229,917	4,701,553
14	Jalna	1,959,046	2,177,480
15	Kolhapur	3,876,001	4,308,175
16	Latur	2,454,196	2,727,839
17	Mumbai City	3,085,411	3,429,434
18	Mumbai Suburban	9,356,962	10,400,263
19	Nagpur	4,653,570	5,172,443
20	Nanded	3,361,292	3,736,076
21	Nandurbar	1,648,295	1,832,080
22	Nashik	6,107,187	6,788,138
23	Osmanabad	1,657,576	1,842,396
24	Parbhani	1,836,086	2,040,810
25	Pune	9,429,408	10,480,787
26	Raigad	2,634,200	2,927,913
27	Ratnagiri	1,615,069	1,795,149
28	Sangli	2,822,143	3,136,812
29	Satara	3,003,741	3,338,658
30	Sindhudurg	849,651	944,387
31	Solapur	4,317,756	4,799,186
32	Thane	11,060,148	12,293,355
33	Wardha	1,300,774	1,445,810
34	Washim	1,197,160	1,330,643
35	Yavatmal	2,772,348	3,081,465

City-wise Maharashtra Population (2011 Census & 2025 Estimates)

S.No.	City Name	2011 Census	2025 Estimate
1	Achalpur	112,311	124,834
2	Ahmednagar	350,859	389,980
3	Akola	425,817	473,296
4	Ambernath	253,475	281,737
5	Amravati	647,057	719,204
6	Aurangabad	1,175,116	1,306,141
7	Badalapur	174,226	193,652
8	Barshi	118,722	131,960
9	Bhiwandi	709,665	788,793
10	Bhusawal	187,421	208,318
11	Bid	146,709	163,067
12	Chandrapur	320,379	356,101
13	Dhule	375,559	417,434
14	Gondiya	132,813	147,622
15	Hinganghat	101,805	113,156
16	Ichalkaranji	287,353	319,393
17	Jalgaon	460,228	511,543
18	Jalna	285,577	317,419
19	Kalyan Dombivali	1,247,327	1,386,404
20	Kolhapur	549,236	610,476
21	Latur	382,940	425,638
22	Malegaon	471,312	523,863
23	Mira Bhayander	809,378	899,624
24	Mumbai	12,442,373	13,829,698
25	Nagpur	2,405,665	2,673,897
26	Nanded Waghala	550,439	611,813
27	Nandurbar	111,037	123,418
28	Nashik	1,486,053	1,651,748
29	Navi Mumbai	1,120,547	1,245,488
30	Navi Mumbai Panvel Raigad	195,373	217,157
31	Osmanabad	111,825	124,293
32	Panvel	180,020	200,092
33	Parbhani	307,170	341,419
34	Pimpri Chinchwad	1,727,692	1,920,330
35	Pune	3,124,458	3,472,835
36	Sangli Miraj Kupwad	502,793	558,854
37	Satara	120,195	133,597
38	Solapur	951,558	1,057,657
39	Thane	1,841,488	2,046,814
40	Udgir	103,550	115,096
41	Ulhasnagar	506,098	562,528
42	Vasai Virar	1,222,390	1,358,686
43	Wardha	106,444	118,313
44	Yavatmal	116,551	129,546