Dhule District Population, Maharashtra - Census India 2011

Dhule is one of district of Maharashtra in India. There are 4 Talukas, 678 villages and 8 towns in Dhule district.

As per the Census India 2011, Dhule district has 408874 households, population of 2050862 of which 1054031 are males and 996831 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 273507 which is 13.34% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Dhule district is around 946 compared to 929 which is average of Maharashtra state. The literacy rate of Dhule district is 63.09% out of which 68.63% males are literate and 57.23% females are literate. The total area of Dhule is 7195 sq.km with population density of 285 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 72.16% of population lives in Urban area and 27.84% lives in Rural area. There are 6.22% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 31.56% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Dhule district.

Dhule Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total2050862100%
Hindu182546089.01%
Muslim1879019.16%
Buddhist134050.65%
Jain128180.63%
Religion not stated52910.26%
Christian36530.18%
Sikh14220.07%
Other religions and persuasions9120.04%

Dhule Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)116.677078.33
Number of households112157296717
Total Population5710361479826
Population (%)51.68%48.72%
Male Population295115758916
Female Population275921720910
Sex Ratio935950
Literacy (%)76.44%57.94%

List of Talukas in Dhule

Check out complete list of all Talukas of Dhule district, Maharashtra
TalukaPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Dhule8406551971.81426931
Sakri4649132409.86193970
Shirpur4221371510.67279952
Sindkhede3231571302.66248941

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Dhule Population Facts

Number of Households408874
Population2050862
Male Population1054031 (51.39%)
Female Population996831 (48.61%)
Children Population273507
Area7195 km2
Population density/km2285
Sex-ratio946
Literacy63.09%
Male Literacy68.63%
Female Literacy57.23%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %31.56%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %6.22%

Map of Dhule, Maharashtra