# Nandurbar District, Maharashtra – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nandurbar/ District · Maharashtra # Nandurbar district Nandurbar is a district of Maharashtra, 27th of 35 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **1,648,295 people** in 6 sub-districts, 9 towns and 943 villages; 17% lived in towns. The largest town is [Nandurbar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nandurbar/nandurbar/nandurbar/) (111,037). - 1,648,295people (2011) - 6sub-districts - 9towns - 64.4%literacy ## Who lives in Nandurbar? Nandurbar had **1,648,295 people** at the 2011 Census — 1.5% of Maharashtra's population and 27th of 35 districts of Maharashtra by population. There were 978 women for every 1,000 men (above the Maharashtra figure of 929; 7th of 35 districts of Maharashtra). Among children under 7 the ratio was 944 girls per 1,000 boys (the Maharashtra figure is 894). An average household had 5.1 people, against 4.6 across Maharashtra. ## How literate is Nandurbar? 64.4% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (below Maharashtra's 82.3%), the lowest of 35 districts of Maharashtra. Men were at 72.2% and women at 56.5% — a gap of 15.7 points (it is 12.5 points across Maharashtra). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Nandurbar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nandurbar/nandurbar/) (71.4%) and lowest in [Akrani](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nandurbar/akrani/) (53.3%). 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 Nandurbar do for a living? 48.1% of people worked in 2011 (women: 42.8%). Of all workers, 24% farmed their own land, 44% were farm labourers, 1% worked in household industry and 14% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 16% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 69% of workers here, against 46% across Maharashtra. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Nawapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nandurbar/nawapur/) (74% of workers in farming) and the least is [Nandurbar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nandurbar/nandurbar/) (61% of workers in farming). ********** **■** Cultivators 24 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 44 (44%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 14 (14%) · **■** Marginal 16 (16%) 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 Nandurbar 16.7% of people lived in towns and cities (below Maharashtra's 45.2%), 31st of 35 districts of Maharashtra. The Census counted 9 towns: 4 statutory towns with a municipality and 5 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. 1 city has 1 lakh (100,000) people or more. The largest is [Nandurbar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nandurbar/nandurbar/nandurbar/) with 111,037 people, home to 40% 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 Nandurbar Nandurbar had 943 census villages, 930 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 1,476 people; 17 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Lonkheda](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nandurbar/shahade/lonkheda/) (11,004), [Prakasha](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nandurbar/shahade/prakasha/) (10,133), [Mhasavad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nandurbar/shahade/mhasavad/) (8,603), [Sarangkheda](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nandurbar/shahade/sarangkheda/) (7,918) and [Ranale](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nandurbar/nandurbar/ranale/) (7,403). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Population of Nandurbar compared with Maharashtra ■ Nandurbar · ■ Maharashtra Literacy (age 7+) ****64.4%** **82.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978** **929 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****944** **894 Working population ****48.1%** **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 Nandurbar Of every 100 households in Nandurbar in 2011, 58 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Nandurbar · ■ Electricity for lighting ****58%** Toilet within the home ****29%** No toilet (open defecation) ****65%** Tap water ****57%** Drinking water within premises ****37%** Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%** Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** Use banking services ****34%** Television ****26%** Mobile phone ****30%** Computer with internet ****1%** Two-wheeler ****12%** Car / jeep / van ****2%** None of these assets ****55%** Own their home ****92%** 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 Nandurbar Sub-district People Villages Towns [Akkalkuwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nandurbar/akkalkuwa/) 245,861 190 3 [Akrani](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nandurbar/akrani/) 195,754 162 1 [Talode](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nandurbar/talode/) 159,654 93 1 [Shahade](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nandurbar/shahade/) 407,728 184 1 [Nandurbar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nandurbar/nandurbar/) 367,446 153 1 [Nawapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nandurbar/nawapur/) 271,852 161 2 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 Nandurbar - Nandurbar · 111,037 - Shahade · 61,376 - Nawapur · 34,207 - Talode · 26,363 - Akkalkuwa · 17,840 - Khapar · 7,235 - Khandbara · 6,511 - Vadfalya · 6,093 - Makranifali · 4,812 ## Largest villages in Nandurbar - Lonkheda · 11,004 - Prakasha · 10,133 - Mhasavad · 8,603 - Sarangkheda · 7,918 - Ranale · 7,403 - Bhagdari · 7,087 - Borad · 7,017 - Chinchpada · 7,008 - Mohide-t-shahade · 6,786 - Haldani · 6,487 - Visarwadi · 6,179 - Amoni · 5,939 - Mandal · 5,713 - Ghatli · 5,705 - Mandane · 5,564 - Katri · 5,395 - Dhanora · 5,201 - Kolde · 4,764 - Kodhali Kh. · 4,676 - Godamba · 4,595 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 Nandurbar?6: Akkalkuwa, Akrani, Talode, Shahade, Nandurbar, Nawapur - What is the population of Nandurbar district?1,648,295 (Census 2011) - Which is the largest town in Nandurbar?Nandurbar