Sindhudurg District Population, Maharashtra - Census India 2011

Sindhudurg is one of district of Maharashtra in India. There are 8 Talukas, 748 villages and 8 towns in Sindhudurg district.

As per the Census India 2011, Sindhudurg district has 209839 households, population of 849651 of which 417332 are males and 432319 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 71193 which is 8.38% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Sindhudurg district is around 1036 compared to 929 which is average of Maharashtra state. The literacy rate of Sindhudurg district is 78.39% out of which 83.46% males are literate and 73.51% females are literate. The total area of Sindhudurg is 5207 sq.km with population density of 163 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 87.41% of population lives in Urban area and 12.59% lives in Rural area. There are 6.54% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0.82% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Sindhudurg district.

Sindhudurg Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total849651100%
Hindu78038491.85%
Muslim262643.09%
Buddhist247622.91%
Christian154711.82%
Religion not stated14520.17%
Jain10460.12%
Sikh2190.03%
Other religions and persuasions530.01%

Sindhudurg Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)64.305142.70
Number of households26638183201
Total Population107006742645
Population (%)50.52%51.08%
Male Population54064363268
Female Population52942379377
Sex Ratio9791044
Literacy (%)83.91%77.6%

List of Talukas in Sindhudurg

Check out complete list of all Talukas of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra
TalukaPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Kudal155624844.691841017
Sawantwadi147466895.891651022
Kankavli1352957841731042
Devgad120909808.151501051
Malwan111807639.421751032
Vengurla85801302.032841032
Dodamarg48904500.10981017
Vaibhavvadi43845432.721011132

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Sindhudurg Population Facts

Number of Households209839
Population849651
Male Population417332 (49.12%)
Female Population432319 (50.88%)
Children Population71193
Area5207 km2
Population density/km2163
Sex-ratio1036
Literacy78.39%
Male Literacy83.46%
Female Literacy73.51%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %0.82%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %6.54%

Map of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra