# Nashik District, Maharashtra – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nashik/ District · Maharashtra # Nashik district Nashik is a district of Maharashtra, 4th of 35 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **6,107,187 people** in 15 sub-districts, 25 towns and 1,922 villages; 43% lived in towns. The largest town is [Nashik](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nashik/nashik/nashik/) (1,486,053). - 6,107,187people (2011) - 15sub-districts - 25towns - 82.3%literacy ## Who lives in Nashik? Nashik had **6,107,187 people** at the 2011 Census — 5.4% of Maharashtra's population and 4th of 35 districts of Maharashtra by population. There were 934 women for every 1,000 men (close to the Maharashtra figure of 929; 24th of 35 districts of Maharashtra). Among children under 7 the ratio was 890 girls per 1,000 boys (the Maharashtra figure is 894). An average household had 5.0 people, against 4.6 across Maharashtra. ## How literate is Nashik? 82.3% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (close to Maharashtra's 82.3%), 17th of 35 districts of Maharashtra. Men were at 88.2% and women at 76.1% — a gap of 12.1 points (it is 12.5 points across Maharashtra). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Nashik](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nashik/nashik/) (89.0%) and lowest in [Surgana](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nashik/surgana/) (68.1%). 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 Nashik do for a living? 45.2% of people worked in 2011 (women: 34.5%). Of all workers, 33% farmed their own land, 23% were farm labourers, 2% worked in household industry and 34% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 9% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 56% of workers here, against 46% across Maharashtra. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Kalwan](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nashik/kalwan/) (83% of workers in farming) and the least is [Nashik](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nashik/nashik/) (14% of workers in farming). ********** **■** Cultivators 33 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (23%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 34 (34%) · **■** 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 Nashik 42.5% of people lived in towns and cities (below Maharashtra's 45.2%), 7th of 35 districts of Maharashtra. The Census counted 25 towns: 11 statutory towns with a municipality and 14 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. 2 cities have 1 lakh (100,000) people or more, and 1 passed 10 lakh: [Nashik](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nashik/nashik/nashik/). The largest is [Nashik](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nashik/nashik/nashik/) with 1,486,053 people, home to 57% 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 Nashik Nashik had 1,922 census villages, 1,919 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 1,829 people; 82 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Pimpalgaon Baswant](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nashik/niphad/pimpalgaon-baswant/) (41,559), [Kalwan Bk.](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nashik/kalwan/kalwan-bk/) (20,541), [Niphad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nashik/niphad/niphad/) (20,249), [Dabhadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nashik/malegaon/dabhadi/) (17,832) and [Dindori](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nashik/dindori/dindori/) (17,734). 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 Nashik compared with Maharashtra ■ Nashik · ■ Maharashtra Literacy (age 7+) ****82.3%** **82.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934** **929 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****890** **894 Working population ****45.2%** **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 Nashik Of every 100 households in Nashik in 2011, 77 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 46 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Nashik · ■ Electricity for lighting ****77%** Toilet within the home ****47%** No toilet (open defecation) ****38%** Tap water ****63%** Drinking water within premises ****58%** Cooking with LPG / PNG ****46%** Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****46%** Use banking services ****62%** Television ****53%** Mobile phone ****63%** Computer with internet ****4%** Two-wheeler ****34%** Car / jeep / van ****7%** None of these assets ****21%** Own their home ****79%** 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 Nashik Sub-district People Villages Towns [Surgana](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nashik/surgana/) 175,816 190 1 [Kalwan](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nashik/kalwan/) 208,362 152 0 [Deola](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nashik/deola/) 144,522 50 0 [Baglan](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nashik/baglan/) 374,435 170 1 [Malegaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nashik/malegaon/) 955,594 143 5 [Nandgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nashik/nandgaon/) 288,848 100 2 [Chandvad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nashik/chandvad/) 235,849 111 1 [Dindori](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nashik/dindori/) 315,709 158 0 [Peint](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nashik/peint/) 119,838 145 0 [Trimbakeshwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nashik/trimbakeshwar/) 168,423 125 1 [Nashik](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nashik/nashik/) 1,755,491 73 7 [Igatpuri](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nashik/igatpuri/) 253,513 117 2 [Sinnar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nashik/sinnar/) 346,390 130 1 [Niphad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nashik/niphad/) 493,251 134 3 [Yevla](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nashik/yevla/) 271,146 124 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 Nashik - Nashik · 1,486,053 - Malegaon · 481,228 - Manmad · 80,058 - Sinnar · 65,299 - Deolali · 54,027 - Ozar · 51,297 - Yevla · 49,826 - Dyane · 49,192 - Satana · 37,701 - Soyagaon · 34,341 - Igatpuri · 30,989 - Chandvad · 25,341 - Ghoti Bk. · 24,838 - Nandgaon · 23,604 - Lasalgaon · 17,360 - Bhagur · 12,353 - Trimbak · 12,056 - Maldhe · 11,881 - Sangameshwar · 10,815 - Eklahare · 9,376 - Vilholi · 6,798 - Surgana · 6,263 - Sansari · 5,780 - Pimpalgaon Najik · 5,741 - Samangaon · 5,156 ## Largest villages in Nashik - Pimpalgaon Baswant · 41,559 - Kalwan Bk. · 20,541 - Niphad · 20,249 - Dabhadi · 17,832 - Dindori · 17,734 - Vadner Bhairao · 16,933 - Kasbe Vani · 16,795 - Nampur · 16,748 - Vinchur · 12,681 - Chandori · 12,594 - Andarsul · 12,506 - Kasabe Sukene · 12,428 - Deola · 12,049 - Palashe · 11,721 - Umarane · 10,646 - Pimpri Sayyad · 10,353 - Nagarsul · 10,275 - Ravalgaon · 9,212 - Naydongari · 9,190 - Bramhangaon · 9,012 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 Nashik?15: Surgana, Kalwan, Deola, Baglan, Malegaon, Nandgaon, Chandvad, Dindori, Peint, Trimbakeshwar, Nashik, Igatpuri… - What is the population of Nashik district?6,107,187 (Census 2011) - Which is the largest town in Nashik?Nashik