Highlights of 2011 Census

1. Total population is 2,820,575 compared to 2,583,524 of 2001.
2. Male and female were 1,435,972 and 1,384,603 respectively.
3. Population Growth for Sangli District recorded in 2011 for the decade has remained 9.18 percent. Same figure for 1991-2001 decade was 16.93 percent.
4. Total Area of Sangli District was 8,572 with average density of 329 per sq. km.
5. Sangli Population constituted 2.51 percent of total Maharashtra Population.
6. Sex Ratio of Sangli District is now 964, while child sex ratio (0-6) is 862 per 1000 boys.
7. Children below 0-6 age were 295,055 which forms 10.46 of total Sangli District population.
8. Average Literacy rate for Sangli District is 82.62 percent, a change of from past figure of 76.62 percent. In India, literacy rate is counted only for those above 7 years of age. Child between 0-6 ages are exempted from this.
9. Total literates in the Sangli District increased to 2,086,625.
10. All the data regarding Sangli District Population were released by Directorate of Census Operations in Maharashtra.

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