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About Nandurbar District

Nandurbar is a district in Maharashtra , India. As per the data provided by Census of India in 2011, total population of Nandurbar was 1,648,295 with a growth rate of 25.66%. Nandurbar covers 5,955 Km2 area. Sex ratio of Nandurbar's population is 978 females for every 1000 males, while child sex ratio is 944 females out of 1000 males.

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For easier reading, details are categorized in four sections i.e. Population of Nandurbar, Urban/Rural population of Nandurbar, Literacy data of Nandurbar and Religion wise data of Nandurbar. Below are the full details and list of tehsils in Nandurbar,Maharashtra, India. Select any of these to know detailed information about them.

Area, population and sex ratio of Nandurbar

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Total Population 1,648,295 Growth (%) 25.66
Male Population 833,170 Sex Ratio 978
Female Population 815,125 Child Sex Ratio 944
Area ( In Km. Square ) 5,955

Nandurbar has a total population of 1,648,295 people. Out of this, the male population stands at 833,170 while the female population 815,125. The state area is 5,955 square kilometers.

In terms of demographic statistics, Nandurbar has sex ratio of 978 females per 1000 males and a child sex ratio of 944 girls per 1000 boys.

Urban/Rural Population of Nandurbar

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Urban Population 275,474 Rural Population 1,372,821
Urban Population (%) 16.71 Rural Population (%) 83.29
Urban male Population 145,499 Rural Male Population 687,671
Urban Female Population 129,975 Rural Female Population 685,150
Urban Sex Ratio 893 Rural Sex Ratio 996

Nandurbar urban population is 275,474 (16.71% of the total), while the rural population is 1,372,821 (83.29% of the total). Across the decade to 2011 the district grew by 25.66% overall.

Among the urban population 145,499 are males, and 129,975 are females, resulting in an urban sex ratio of 893 females per 1000 males. In the rural population 687,671 are males and 685,150 are females, resulting in an rural sex ratio of 996 females per 1000 males.

Literacy data of Nandurbar

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Total Literate 906,509 Literacy (%) 64.38
Male Literate 512,099 Male Literacy (%) 72.17
Female Literate 394,410 Female Literacy (%) 56.47
Urban Literate 210,249 Rural Literate 696,260
Urban Male Literates 116,785 Urban Male Literacy (%) 91.13
Rural Male Literates 395,314 Rural Male Literacy (%) 67.99
Urban Female Literates 93,464 Urban Female Literacy (%) 81.54
Rural Female Literates 300,946 Rural Female Literacy (%) 51.54

The literacy data of Nandurbar highlights a total literacy rate stands at 64.38% with 906,509 literate individuals. Male literacy is 72.17% while female literacy is lower at 56.47% among them, 512,099 males and 394,410 females are literate, highlighting a gender gap.

Urban areas show higher literacy rate with 210,249 people being literate, with men at 91.13% and female at 81.54%, compared to rural areas whereas 696,260 people are literate, with male at 67.99% and female at 51.54%. Highlights a gap between urban and rural literacy rates.

Religion Wise Data of Nandurbar

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Hindu 1,521,618 Hindu (%) 92.31
Muslim 96,182 Muslim (%) 5.84
Sikh 685 Sikh (%) 0.04
Christian 8,467 Christian (%) 0.51
Jain 6,191 Jain (%) 0.38
Buddhist 4,969 Buddhist (%) 0.30
Other 2,907 Other (%) 0.18
Not Avaiable 7,276 Not Avaiable (%) 0.44

Nandurbar population is mostly hindu (92.31%) with a total 1,521,618 people. Muslim(5.84%) with a total 96,182 people. Sikh are (0.04%) with a total 685 people. Smaller communities include Christian (0.51% with 8,467 people). Jain (0.38% with 6,191 people) Buddhist (0.30% with 4,969 people) and Other (0.18% with 2,907 people). Around (0.44% with 7,276 people) did not specify their religion. See the full religion breakdown for Nandurbar.

List of Tehsils in Nandurbar

6

Akkalkuwa

Area: 936 Km2

Population

245,861

Male

127,633%

Females

118,228

Akrani

Area: 1,282 Km2

Population

195,754

Male

97,902%

Females

97,852

Nandurbar

Area: 1,054 Km2

Population

367,446

Male

186,672%

Females

180,774

Nawapur

Area: 1,045 Km2

Population

271,852

Male

135,254%

Females

136,598

Shahade

Area: 1,183 Km2

Population

407,728

Male

205,913%

Females

201,815

Talode

Area: 455 Km2

Population

159,654

Male

79,796%

Females

79,858

Common questions about Nandurbar

As recorded in the Census of India 2011, Nandurbar district had a population of 1,648,295. That figure has not been revised since, because no later census has been completed.

Nandurbar is divided into 6 tehsils. Each one is listed on this page, and opening a tehsil shows every village recorded inside it.

The sex ratio of Nandurbar is 978 females for every 1000 males. A figure below 1000 means women are outnumbered in the district.

The child sex ratio of Nandurbar is 944 girls for every 1000 boys, counting only children aged 0 to 6.

The literacy rate of Nandurbar is 64.38 per cent. That works out to 906,509 literate people.

Nandurbar covers an area of 5,955 square kilometres.

1,372,821 people in Nandurbar live in rural areas and 275,474 live in urban areas, so the district is counted as largely rural in character.

The population of Nandurbar grew by 25.66 per cent between the 2001 and 2011 censuses.

Nandurbar is a district of Maharashtra. You can open Maharashtra from this page to see all of its other districts.

A tehsil is the administrative level between a district and a village. Some states call the same unit a taluka, mandal, block or circle, but it sits in the same place in the hierarchy.

Every figure on this page is from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. We present the published data and do not alter it.