Dhule

This page provides an overview of Dhule: population, literacy, households and a list of sub-districts (tehsils) and major villages.

Quick facts

9,683,274
Population
1,932,213
Households
946
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
62.3%
Approx. literacy

Dhule has an aggregated population of 9,683,274. Approximately 42.36% live in rural areas (4,101,724) and 11.79% live in urban areas (1,142,072).

Tehsils / Sub-districts

Below are the tehsils (sub-districts) in this district. Click a tehsil to view village listings and details.

Tehsil / Sub-districtPopulationVillages
Taluk 0 4,101,724 3
Dhule 2,104,061 168
Sakri 1,365,279 228
Shirpur 1,189,506 150
Sindkhede 922,704 144

Population summary

Dhule has a population of 9,683,274 (4,975,040 males and 4,708,234 females). The sex ratio is about 946 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population9,683,274
Male4,975,040
Female4,708,234
Rural population4,101,724 (42.36%)
Urban population1,142,072 (11.79%)
Households1,932,213

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 62.3%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates6,033,104
Total illiterates3,650,170

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 592,583 (6.12%). ST: 3,197,084 (33.02%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC592,5836.12%
ST3,197,08433.02%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 1,300,064 (13.43%). Workers: 4,503,566 (46.51%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)1,300,06413.43%
Total workers4,503,56646.51%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Dhule 2,050,862
Dhule 1,479,826
Dhule 840,655
Dhule 571,036
Sakri 464,913
Sakri 435,453
Dhule 422,751
Shirpur 422,137
Dhule 417,904
Shirpur 345,232