# Buldana District, Maharashtra – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/ District · Maharashtra # Buldana district Buldana is a district of Maharashtra, 18th of 35 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **2,586,258 people** in 13 sub-districts, 12 towns and 1,444 villages; 21% lived in towns. The largest town is [Khamgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/khamgaon/khamgaon/) (94,191). - 2,586,258people (2011) - 13sub-districts - 12towns - 83.4%literacy ## Who lives in Buldana? Buldana had **2,586,258 people** at the 2011 Census — 2.3% of Maharashtra's population and 18th of 35 districts of Maharashtra by population. There were 934 women for every 1,000 men (close to the Maharashtra figure of 929; 25th of 35 districts of Maharashtra). Among children under 7 the ratio was 855 girls per 1,000 boys (the Maharashtra figure is 894). An average household had 4.6 people, against 4.6 across Maharashtra. ## How literate is Buldana? 83.4% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (above Maharashtra's 82.3%), 12th of 35 districts of Maharashtra. Men were at 90.5% and women at 75.8% — a gap of 14.7 points (it is 12.5 points across Maharashtra). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Shegaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/shegaon/) (88.2%) and lowest in [Lonar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/lonar/) (78.3%). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What do people in Buldana do for a living? 47.2% of people worked in 2011 (women: 38.9%). Of all workers, 30% farmed their own land, 44% were farm labourers, 1% worked in household industry and 16% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 9% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 74% of workers here, against 46% across Maharashtra. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Sangrampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/sangrampur/) (85% of workers in farming) and the least is [Khamgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/khamgaon/) (64% of workers in farming). ********** **■** Cultivators 30 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 44 (44%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 16 (16%) · **■** Marginal 9 (9%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Cities and towns of Buldana 21.2% of people lived in towns and cities (below Maharashtra's 45.2%), 22nd of 35 districts of Maharashtra. The Census counted 12 towns: 11 statutory towns with a municipality and 1 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. The largest is [Khamgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/khamgaon/khamgaon/) with 94,191 people, home to 17% of the urban population. Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Villages of Buldana Buldana had 1,444 census villages, 1,300 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 1,567 people; 50 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Dongaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/mehkar/dongaon/) (18,012), [Pimpalgaon Raja](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/khamgaon/pimpalgaon-raja/) (15,234), [Sakhar Kherda](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/sindkhed-raja/sakhar-kherda/) (14,719), [Deulghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/buldana/deulghat/) (13,805) and [Sonala](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/sangrampur/sonala/) (12,892). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Buldana in history The 11th edition of the *Encyclopaedia Britannica* (1911) described Buldana as follows. Its wording reflects its time; spellings are as printed. > the district occupies the rich valley of the Purna. The district is rich in agricultural produce; in a seasonable year a many-coloured sheet of cultivation, almost without a break, covers the valley of the Purna. In the Balaghat also the crops are very fine. Situated as the district is in the neighbourhood of the great cotton market of Khamgaon, and nearer to Bombay than the other Berar districts, markets for its agricultural produce on favourable terms are easily found. In 1901 the population was 423,616, showing a decrease of 12% in the decade due to the effects of famine. The district was reconstituted, and given an additional area of 853 sq. m. in 1905; the population on the enlarged area in 1901 was 613,756. The only manufacture is cotton cloth. Cotton, wheat and oil-seeds are largely exported. The Nagpur line of the Great Indian Peninsula railway runs through the north of the district. The most important place of trade is Malkapur—pop. (1901) 13,112—with several factories for ginning and pressing cotton. - Population in 1901 (as quoted in 1911)13,112 - Population in 2011 (Census)2,586,258 - Change197.2× (+19,624%) Source: [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th edition (1911) — public domain; transcription via Wikisource](https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica). Boundaries in 1901 may differ from today's; sentences describing castes or communities are omitted. ## Population of Buldana compared with Maharashtra ■ Buldana · ■ Maharashtra Literacy (age 7+) ****83.4%** **82.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934** **929 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****855** **894 Working population ****47.2%** **44.0% Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Buldana Of every 100 households in Buldana in 2011, 76 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Buldana · ■ Electricity for lighting ****76%** Toilet within the home ****35%** No toilet (open defecation) ****62%** Tap water ****54%** Drinking water within premises ****45%** Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%** Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%** Use banking services ****61%** Television ****41%** Mobile phone ****50%** Computer with internet ****1%** Two-wheeler ****15%** Car / jeep / van ****2%** None of these assets ****34%** Own their home ****90%** Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Sub-districts of Buldana Sub-district People Villages Towns [Jalgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/jalgaon/) 156,623 124 1 [Sangrampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/sangrampur/) 137,092 122 0 [Shegaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/shegaon/) 156,116 73 1 [Nandura](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/nandura/) 176,018 111 1 [Malkapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/malkapur/) 178,534 73 1 [Motala](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/motala/) 166,598 123 0 [Khamgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/khamgaon/) 320,644 149 1 [Mehkar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/mehkar/) 268,316 160 1 [Chikhli](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/chikhli/) 285,321 145 1 [Buldana](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/buldana/) 286,992 97 2 [Deolgaon Raja](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/deolgaon-raja/) 125,350 64 1 [Sindkhed Raja](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/sindkhed-raja/) 176,303 113 1 [Lonar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/lonar/) 152,351 90 1 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Cities and towns in Buldana - Khamgaon · 94,191 - Malkapur · 67,740 - Buldana · 67,431 - Shegaon · 59,672 - Chikhli · 57,889 - Mehkar · 45,248 - Nandura · 44,419 - Deulgaon Raja · 30,827 - Jalgaon · 28,276 - Lonar · 23,416 - Sindkhed Raja · 16,434 - Sundarkhed · 13,317 ## Largest villages in Buldana - Dongaon · 18,012 - Pimpalgaon Raja · 15,234 - Sakhar Kherda · 14,719 - Deulghat · 13,805 - Sonala · 12,892 - Amdapur · 12,740 - Dhad · 12,340 - Pimpalgaon Kale · 11,409 - Dhamangaon Badhe · 11,335 - Malkapur · 11,117 - Wadner · 10,445 - Motala · 10,331 - Sagwan · 10,275 - Deulgaon Mahi · 10,127 - Nimgaon · 9,141 - Shegaon · 8,715 - Sultanpur · 8,688 - Chandol · 8,645 - Dusarbid · 8,553 - Janefal · 8,470 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Quick answers - How many sub-districts are in Buldana?13: Jalgaon, Sangrampur, Shegaon, Nandura, Malkapur, Motala, Khamgaon, Mehkar, Chikhli, Buldana, Deolgaon Raja, Sindkhed Raja… - What is the population of Buldana district?2,586,258 (Census 2011) - Which is the largest town in Buldana?Khamgaon