Maharashtra: Rural Population as per Census 2011

61,556,074 people out of the total population of Maharashtra live in rural areas in which the number of males is 61,556,074 and females are 50,818,259. In rural areas, the female sex ratio was 952 females per 1000 males. The total number of children between 0-6 years living in rural areas was 7,688,954. Average literacy rate in rural areas was 77.01%.

Top 5 districts of Maharashtra having highest rural population

Pune 3,678,226

Ahmadnagar 3,630,542

Nashik 3,509,814

Solapur 2,918,665

Jalgaon 2,887,206

Bottom 5 districts of Maharashtra having lowest rural population

Sindhudurg 742,645

Wardha 877,474

Bhandara 966,503

Washim 985,747

Hingoli 998,612