Share of major states in total

country's population
Haryana
2%

THE STATE AS SEEN IN INDIA

Next to UP, Maharashtra with 11,23,72,972
population is the second largest State in India in
terms of size of population and Bihar with
10,38,04,637 is in the third position.
The growth rate during 2001-11 is 15.99% in the
State is less than the same at national level which is
17.64%.
In terms of growth rate Maharashtra stands at 21st
rank in India.
In terms of sex ratio the State in 22nd rank with
925 females per 1000 males against 940 at national
level.
Child sex ratio is 883 females per 1000 males
against 914 at national level.
The State with Literacy rate 82.9% against the
national average of 74.0% stands at 12th rank in
the country.
The density of population is 365 persons per sq.
Km. as compared to 382 at national level.
The proportion of children in age 0 to 6 years is
11.43 percent against 13.12 percent at national
level.

Chhattisgarh
2%

Jammu and
Kashmir
1%

Punjab
2%
Assam Jarkhand
3%
3%
Kerala
3%

Uttar Pradesh
16%

Orissa
3%
Other states & Uts
4%
Gujarat
5%

Maharashtra
9%

West
Bengal
Andhra
8%
Pradesh
7%

Madhya Pradesh
6%

Bihar
9%
Karnataka
5%
Tamil Nadu
6%

High growth rate

(Above 20 percent)
District

Growth rate

Thane

+ 35.94

Pune

+ 30.34

Aurangabad

+ 27.33

Nandurbar *

+ 25.50

Nashik

+ 22.33

Jalna

+ 21.84

Parbhani

+ 20.18

Negative growth rate

(Less than 0%)
District

Growth rate

Sindhudurg

- 2.30

Ratnagiri

- 4.96

Mumbai

- 5.75

Rajasthan
6%

District with Higher sex

ratio
District
Sex ratio

District

2001

2011

1123

Bid

894

801

Sindhudurg

1037

Jalgaon

880

829

Gondiya

996

Ahmadnagar

884

839

Satara

986

Buldana

908

842

Bhandara

984

Kolhapur

839

845

Gadchiroli

975

Jalna

903

847

Nandurbar

972

Aurangabad

890

848

Sex Ratio below 900

Sex ratio

Child Sex Ratio above 940

District

2001

2011

Mumbai

838

Ratnagiri

952

940

Mumbai
(Suburban)
Thane

857

Gondiya

958

944

Chandrapur

939

945

Gadchiroli

966

956

880

Release of provisional population totals

of Maharashtra State
1st April, 2011
SAHYADRI, STATE GUEST HOUSE
MALBAR HILL, MUMBAI-400 006

Child sex ratio below 850

Ratnagiri

District

Census of India 2011

RANJIT SINGH DEOL, IAS

Director of Census Operations, Mumbai

EXCHANGE BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR SIR SHIVASAGAR

RAMGULAM MARG, BALLARD ESTATE,

MUMBAI 400 001
Phone 91-22-22615494, Fax : 91-22-22691266
e-mail : dco-mah.rgi@censusindia.gov.in

www.censusindia.gov.in

Population

2001

MAHARASHTRA AT A GLANCE

2011

POPULATION GROWTH

Total Population
Persons

9,68,78,627

11,23,72,972

Males

5,04,00,596

5,83,61,397

Females

4,64,78,031

5,40,11,575

The State has recorded 11,23,72,972 population with

growth rate 15.99 percent over 2001 census. This was
22.73 during 1991-01.
This shows reduction in growth rate by 6.74
percentage points.
Total density is 365 persons per sq. Km. as compared
to 315 in 2001.
First time, after 1921, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg have
registered negative growth rate -4.96 percent and 2.30 percent respectively.
Mumbai, has recorded negative growth rate of -5.75
percent in 2011.
Highest rate of growth is in Thane (35.9 percent)
followed by Pune(30.3percent).

0-6 Population
Persons

1,36,71,126

1,28,48,375

Males

71,46,432

68,22,262

Females

65,24,694

60,26,113

Persons

6,39,65,943

8,25,12,225

Males

3,71,84,963

4,62,94,041

Females

2,67,80,980

3,62,18,184

Literates

Litaracy rates since 1951

31.0
1971

1981

1991

Overall Sex ratio since 1961

India

2011

870

890
870

850

914

925
940

922
933

910
934
927

910
937
934

930

930
930

930
936
941

2001

950

950

890

75.5

Child sex ratio1991-2011

945

Maharashtra

67.0

52.3

883

1961

43.5

76.6

89.8

913

19.8

14.6

0.0
1951

49.3

70.1

86.0

927

50.0

59.4

Males

946

40.5

The rate of growth is 15.8 percent for males and

16.2 percent for females.
A relatively higher female growth brought some
improvement in sex ratio.
Sex ratio has increased from 922 to 925 during
this 2001-11.
But the child sex ratio (age 0-6 years) is decreasing
since 1991.
Child sex ratio has come down to 883 in 2011
from 913 in 2001.

SCENARIO IN DISTRICTS
Females

100.0

SEX COMPOSITION

850
1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011

1991

2001

2011

Thane is the biggest district with population

1,10,54,131 and constitutes about 9.84 percent of
total population of the state.
Next to Thane, Pune and Mumbai (sub-urban) are
the bigger districts with population 94,26,959 (8.4
percent) and 93,32,481 (8.3 percent) respectively.
In 2001, Mumbai (sub-urban) was on the top with
8.9 percent share in the total states population.
Sindhudurg is the smallest district with population
8,48,868 which is barely 0.8 percent of States
population.
Next to Sindhudurg, Gadchiroli is the small district
with a share of only one percent.

India

Hingoli, Washim and Bhandara with a share of

Maha

population 1.1 percent each are the other small

districts.