Sindhudurg District : Census 2011 data

Sindhudurg District Overview

An official Census 2011 detail of Sindhudurg, a district of Maharashtra has been released by Directorate of Census Operations in Maharashtra. Enumeration of key persons was also done by census officials in Sindhudurg District of Maharashtra.

Sindhudurg District Population 2011

In 2011, Sindhudurg had population of 848,868 of which male and female were 416,695 and 432,173 respectively. In 2001 census, Sindhudurg had a population of 868,825 of which males were 417,890 and remaining 450,935 were females. Sindhudurg District population constituted 0.76 percent of total Maharashtra population. In 2001 census, this figure for Sindhudurg District was at 0.90 percent of Maharashtra population.

Sindhudurg District Population Growth Rate

There was change of -2.30 percent in the population compared to population as per 2001. In the previous census of India 2001, Sindhudurg District recorded increase of 4.41 percent to its population compared to 1991.

Sindhudurg District Density 2011

The initial provisional data released by census India 2011, shows that density of Sindhudurg district for 2011 is 163 people per sq. km. In 2001, Sindhudurg district density was at 167 people per sq. km. Sindhudurg district administers 5,207 square kilometers of areas.

Sindhudurg Literacy Rate 2011

Average literacy rate of Sindhudurg in 2011 were 86.54 compared to 80.30 of 2001. If things are looked out at gender wise, male and female literacy were 93.68 and 79.73 respectively. For 2001 census, same figures stood at 90.26 and 71.23 in Sindhudurg District. Total literate in Sindhudurg District were 675,218 of which male and female were 356,719 and 318,499 respectively. In 2001, Sindhudurg District had 612,919 in its district.

Sindhudurg Sex Ratio 2011

With regards to Sex Ratio in Sindhudurg, it stood at 1037 per 1000 male compared to 2001 census figure of 1079. The average national sex ratio in India is 940 as per latest reports of Census 2011 Directorate. In 2011 census, child sex ratio is 910 girls per 1000 boys compared to figure of 944 girls per 1000 boys of 2001 census data.

Sindhudurg Child Population 2011

In census enumeration, data regarding child under 0-6 age were also collected for all districts including Sindhudurg. There were total 68,637 children under age of 0-6 against 105,518 of 2001 census. Of total 68,637 male and female were 35,930 and 32,707 respectively. Child Sex Ratio as per census 2011 was 910 compared to 944 of census 2001. In 2011, Children under 0-6 formed 8.09 percent of Sindhudurg District compared to 12.14 percent of 2001. There was net change of -4.05 percent in this compared to previous census of India.

Sindhudurg District Urban Population 2011

Out of the total Sindhudurg population for 2011 census, 12.60 percent lives in urban regions of district. In total 106,998 people lives in urban areas of which males are 54,014 and females are 52,984. Sex Ratio in urban region of Sindhudurg district is 981 as per 2011 census data. Similarly child sex ratio in Sindhudurg district was 894 in 2011 census. Child population (0-6) in urban region was 9,166 of which males and females were 4,840 and 4,326. This child population figure of Sindhudurg district is 8.96 % of total urban population. Average literacy rate in Sindhudurg district as per census 2011 is 93.25 % of which males and females are 96.09 % and 90.38 % literates respectively. In actual number 91,226 people are literate in urban region of which males and females are 47,249 and 43,977 respectively.

Sindhudurg District Rural Population 2011

As per 2011 census, 87.40 % population of Sindhudurg districts lives in rural areas of villages. The total Sindhudurg district population living in rural areas is 741,870 of which males and females are 362,681 and 379,189 respectively. In rural areas of Sindhudurg district, sex ratio is 1046 females per 1000 males. If child sex ratio data of Sindhudurg district is considered, figure is 913 girls per 1000 boys. Child population in the age 0-6 is 59,471 in rural areas of which males were 31,090 and females were 28,381. The child population comprises 8.57 % of total rural population of Sindhudurg district. Literacy rate in rural areas of Sindhudurg district is 85.58 % as per census data 2011. Gender wise, male and female literacy stood at 93.33 and 78.25 percent respectively. In total, 583,992 people were literate of which males and females were 309,470 and 274,522 respectively.
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