# Yavatmal District, Maharashtra – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population

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District · Maharashtra 

# Yavatmal district

Yavatmal is a district of Maharashtra, 16th of 35 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **2,772,348 people** in 16 sub-districts, 18 towns and 2,137 villages; 22% lived in towns. The largest town is [Yavatmal](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/yavatmal/yavatmal/yavatmal/) (116,551).

- 2,772,348people (2011)
- 16sub-districts
- 18towns
- 82.8%literacy

## Who lives in Yavatmal?

Yavatmal had **2,772,348 people** at the 2011 Census — 2.5% of Maharashtra's population and 16th of 35 districts of Maharashtra by population. There were 952 women for every 1,000 men (above the Maharashtra figure of 929; 12th of 35 districts of Maharashtra). Among children under 7 the ratio was 922 girls per 1,000 boys (the Maharashtra figure is 894). An average household had 4.3 people, against 4.6 across Maharashtra.

## How literate is Yavatmal?

82.8% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (close to Maharashtra's 82.3%), 16th of 35 districts of Maharashtra. Men were at 89.4% and women at 75.9% — a gap of 13.5 points (it is 12.5 points across Maharashtra). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Yavatmal](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/yavatmal/yavatmal/) (88.5%) and lowest in [Zari-Jamani](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/yavatmal/zari-jamani/) (77.7%).

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 Yavatmal do for a living?

48.9% of people worked in 2011 (women: 40.0%). Of all workers, 23% farmed their own land, 47% were farm labourers, 1% worked in household industry and 17% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 12% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 70% of workers here, against 46% across Maharashtra. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Mahagaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/yavatmal/mahagaon/) (81% of workers in farming) and the least is [Yavatmal](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/yavatmal/yavatmal/) (38% of workers in farming).

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**■** Cultivators 23 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 47 (47%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 17 (17%) · **■** Marginal 12 (12%)

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 Yavatmal

21.6% of people lived in towns and cities (below Maharashtra's 45.2%), 21st of 35 districts of Maharashtra. The Census counted 18 towns: 10 statutory towns with a municipality and 8 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. 1 city has 1 lakh (100,000) people or more. The largest is [Yavatmal](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/yavatmal/yavatmal/yavatmal/) with 116,551 people, home to 19% 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 Yavatmal

Yavatmal had 2,137 census villages, 1,853 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 1,173 people; 30 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Arni](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/yavatmal/arni/arni/) (27,809), [Kalamb](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/yavatmal/kalamb/kalamb/) (17,447), [Dhanki](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/yavatmal/umarkhed/dhanki/) (17,267), [Ralegaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/yavatmal/ralegaon/ralegaon/) (15,631) and [Vidul](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/yavatmal/umarkhed/vidul/) (10,168).

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 Yavatmal compared with Maharashtra

■ Yavatmal · ■ Maharashtra

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.8%**

**82.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**929

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****922**

**894

Working population ****48.9%**

**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 Yavatmal

Of every 100 households in Yavatmal in 2011, 70 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Yavatmal · ■ 

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

Toilet within the home ****31%**

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

Tap water ****44%**

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%**

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

Use banking services ****58%**

Television ****38%**

Mobile phone ****41%**

Computer with internet ****1%**

Two-wheeler ****16%**

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

None of these assets ****39%**

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 Yavatmal

Sub-district People Villages Towns 

[Ner](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/yavatmal/ner/) 120,232 116 1 

[Babulgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/yavatmal/babulgaon/) 88,173 141 0 

[Kalamb](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/yavatmal/kalamb/) 103,024 143 0 

[Yavatmal](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/yavatmal/yavatmal/) 382,965 145 7 

[Darwha](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/yavatmal/darwha/) 191,103 145 2 

[Digras](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/yavatmal/digras/) 154,122 80 1 

[Pusad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/yavatmal/pusad/) 341,186 187 2 

[Umarkhed](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/yavatmal/umarkhed/) 259,357 157 1 

[Mahagaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/yavatmal/mahagaon/) 190,252 116 0 

[Arni](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/yavatmal/arni/) 161,833 111 0 

[Ghatanji](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/yavatmal/ghatanji/) 138,587 120 1 

[Kelapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/yavatmal/kelapur/) 156,783 140 1 

[Ralegaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/yavatmal/ralegaon/) 112,203 133 0 

[Maregaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/yavatmal/maregaon/) 78,713 115 0 

[Zari-Jamani](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/yavatmal/zari-jamani/) 80,147 128 0 

[Wani](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/yavatmal/wani/) 213,668 160 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 Yavatmal

- Yavatmal · 116,551
- Pusad · 73,046
- Wani · 58,840
- Umarkhed · 47,458
- Digras · 44,767
- Wadgaon Road · 40,884
- Pandharkaoda · 31,094
- Ner · 29,302
- Darwha · 25,791
- Lohara · 22,664
- Umarsara · 21,752
- Ghatanji · 21,293
- Yavatmal · 14,766
- Waghapur · 12,684
- Rajur · 10,692
- Shrirampur · 9,949
- Pimpalgaon · 8,317
- Deogiri · 8,303

## Largest villages in Yavatmal

- Arni · 27,809
- Kalamb · 17,447
- Dhanki · 17,267
- Ralegaon · 15,631
- Vidul · 10,168
- Chikhalgaon · 9,918
- Shambal Pimpri · 9,088
- Bori · 8,976
- Maregaon · 8,538
- Fulsawangi · 8,475
- Mahagaon · 8,248
- Bhosa · 7,965
- Kali · 7,798
- Sawana · 6,875
- Mulawa · 6,820
- Bori Kh · 6,811
- Mukutban · 6,785
- Ningnur Gahagir · 6,712
- Jawala · 6,686
- Kakaddati · 6,432

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 Yavatmal?16: Ner, Babulgaon, Kalamb, Yavatmal, Darwha, Digras, Pusad, Umarkhed, Mahagaon, Arni, Ghatanji, Kelapur…
- What is the population of Yavatmal district?2,772,348 (Census 2011)
- Which is the largest town in Yavatmal?Yavatmal