District of Maharashtra

Dharashiv District Population 2026

Q: What is the population of Dharashiv district in 2026?

Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈18,40,000 (18.4 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Dharashiv's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Maharashtra projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 16,56,849.

Q: What was the population of Dharashiv district in Census 2011?

16,56,849: 8,61,150 males and 7,95,699 females, of whom 2,81,057 lived in towns and 13,75,792 in villages. These figures are on the district’s current boundaries, rebuilt from Census 2011 village and town records.

Formerly Osmanabad district

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 18.4 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

18,40,000 1.84 million 1 March 2026

Dharashiv district's population is estimated at ≈18.4 lakh (18,40,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Maharashtra projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 16,56,849 on the district’s present boundaries.

Estimate: method M1, constrained to the RGI projection for Maharashtra. Census: ORGI.

Which number do you mean?

District totals include villages. Here is how the 2011 population splits between towns and villages.

District

Dharashiv district

Census 2011: 16,56,849
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →: ≈ 18.4 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011: 2,81,057

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011: 13,75,792

Key figures

Population 2026: ≈ 18.4 lakh 18,40,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011: 16.57 lakh 16,56,849 Reconstructed Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries How this is made →
Density: ≈ 219per km² 2011
Sex ratio: 924 Maharashtra: 929
Child sex ratio (0–6): 867 Maharashtra: 894
Literacy rate: 78.5% Male 85.8% · Female 70.5%
Urban share: 17.0% Maharashtra: 45.2%
Growth 2001–11: +11.5% Maharashtra: +16.0%
Area: ≈ 7,565km² approx., from 2011 sub-district areas
Households: 3.51 lakh 4.7 people per household
Villages: 732 Census 2011
Towns: 8 Census 2011

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Population over time

Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries (parts of earlier districts apportioned by their 2011 population), then our estimate to 2036.

Reconstructed
Estimate

19 L 2026

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Year	Population
1991	12,75,767
2001	14,85,934
2011	16,56,849
2016 *	17,31,000
2021 *	17,93,000
2026 *	18,40,000
2031 *	18,75,000
2036 *	18,97,000

* Estimate

How Dharashiv's 2011 population was spread

Sub-districts (tehsils, talukas, mandals or blocks) as they were in Census 2011. “Part” means only some of it now lies in this district.

How Dharashiv's 2011 population was spread
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1	Osmanabad	4,05,736	24.5%	925	80.9%	27.6%
2	Tuljapur	2,78,879	16.8%	925	77.5%	18.8%
3	Umarga	2,69,519	16.3%	949	77.8%	20.0%
4	Kalamb	2,17,687	13.1%	914	80.6%	11.8%
5	Paranda	1,40,148	8.5%	902	75.3%	13.4%
6	Bhum	1,36,745	8.3%	905	76.1%	13.6%
7	Lohara(part)	1,15,985	7.0%	937	76.7%	0.0%
8	Washi	92,150	5.6%	917	78.1%	0.0%

Largest towns in Dharashiv (Census 2011)

Osmanabad 1,11,825
Umarga 35,477
Tuljapur 34,011
Kalamb 25,713
Paranda 18,758
Bhum 18,561
Murum 18,371
Naldurg 18,341

How people in Dharashiv worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

38.4%

Agricultural labourers

38.7%

Household industry

2.5%

Other work

20.3%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 46.7%.

Age structure of Dharashiv

Population in five-year age groups, Census 2011. Men on the left, women on the right. Census 2011, approx. Census 2011 on today’s boundaries; approximate, because some 2011 units were split between districts and are apportioned by population. How this is made →

MenWomen

80+
75-79
70-74
65-69
60-64
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
15-19
10-14
5-9
0-4

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Age	Men	Women
0-4	77,755	67,445
5-9	79,760	70,445
10-14	88,980	78,821
15-19	90,826	74,641
20-24	85,803	71,225
25-29	68,354	62,884
30-34	56,273	55,108
35-39	53,642	54,577
40-44	50,274	45,749
45-49	40,241	37,502
50-54	33,565	30,055
55-59	25,357	26,783
60-64	26,872	35,621
65-69	32,047	35,755
70-74	25,460	22,542
75-79	10,935	10,430
80+	13,085	14,362

Children (0–14): 28.0%; Maharashtra 26.7%
Working age (15–59): 58.2%; Maharashtra 63.4%
Older people (60+): 13.7%; Maharashtra 9.9%
Median age: 26.6years; Maharashtra 27.1
Dependency ratio: 61.2; children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64; Maharashtra 50.1

Languages spoken in Dharashiv

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 28 languages recorded. Census 2011, approx. Census 2011 on today’s boundaries; approximate, because some 2011 units were split between districts and are apportioned by population. How this is made →

Marathi 85.4%
Hindi 8.1%
Urdu 4.2%
Telugu 0.9%
Kannada 0.8%
Bhili/Bhilodi 0.4%
Gujarati 0.1%
Tamil 0.0%
All other languages 0.1%

Largest mother tongues

Marathi85.4%
Hindi5.9%
Urdu4.2%
Banjari1.2%
Lamani/Lambadi0.8%
Kannada0.8%
Telugu0.5%
Paradhi0.4%

Housing and amenities in Dharashiv

Share of households, Houselisting Census 2011. Reconstructed Census 2011, added up on today’s boundaries from village, town or sub-district records. How this is made →

Basic services

Electricity for lighting 68.9%

Maharashtra 84.0%
Tap water 56.6%

Maharashtra 68.1%
Water source within premises 42.7%

Maharashtra 59.6%
Toilet within premises 27.8%

Maharashtra 53.3%
Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 68.8%

Maharashtra 33.7%
Bathing area within premises 77.9%

Maharashtra 85.5%
Closed drainage 5.4%

Maharashtra 33.6%
Cooking with LPG/PNG 14.2%

Maharashtra 43.6%
Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 81.7%

Maharashtra 48.0%

What households own

Mobile phone 53.5%

Maharashtra 62.9%
Television 33.9%

Maharashtra 57.0%
Scooter or motorcycle 14.8%

Maharashtra 25.0%
Computer or laptop 5.2%

Maharashtra 13.4%
Car, jeep or van 2.3%

Maharashtra 6.0%
Use banking services 69.1%

Maharashtra 69.0%
None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 30.2%

Maharashtra 18.8%

The home itself

Own their home 90.6%

Maharashtra 81.0%
Rent their home 6.6%

Maharashtra 15.8%
Permanent (pucca) house 69.7%

Maharashtra 68.6%
House in good condition 57.2%

Maharashtra 64.2%
Concrete roof 16.8%

Maharashtra 30.3%
Cement or tiled floor 20.2%

Maharashtra 53.5%
One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 41.1%

Maharashtra 46.4%

Maharashtra

What the numbers say

Dharashiv district held 1.5% of Maharashtra's population in 2011, 27th of 36 districts.
Literacy is 78.5%, 3.9 points below the Maharashtra average of 82.3%.
The gender gap in literacy is wide: 85.8% of men but only 70.5% of women could read and write in 2011.
The child sex ratio was just 867 girls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6, among the more skewed in India (national: 918).
17.0% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Maharashtra as a whole (45.2%).
The population grew 11.5% in 2001–11, slower than Maharashtra's 16.0% (on today’s boundaries).
Our 2026 estimate, ≈18.4 lakh, implies growth of about 11% since 2011; it is tied to the official Maharashtra projection.
Its largest town, Osmanabad, had 1.12 lakh people in 2011, 6.7% of the district.

How this district was formed

Dharashiv covers land that was part of these districts in Census 2011:

Osmanabad (2011) 100.0% of this district
100.0% of the 2011 district

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Census 2027 status

Results pending

Phase I: houselisting

Done (16 May 2026 – 14 June 2026)
Phase II: counting people

February 2027 (reference date 1 March 2027)
Results

Not yet released. In 2011, first figures came about a month after counting ended.

When the Registrar General publishes Census 2027 figures for Dharashiv, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Dharashiv (Census 2011)

Official figures as published by the Office of the Registrar General. Shown without commentary. Reconstructed Census 2011 on today’s boundaries; approximate, because some 2011 units were split between districts and are apportioned by population. How this is made →

Population by religion in Dharashiv (Census 2011)
Religion	Persons	Share	Maharashtra
Hindu	≈ 14,37,000	86.7%	79.8%
Muslim	≈ 1,78,900	10.8%	11.5%
Christian	≈ 900	0.1%	1.0%
Sikh	≈ 300	0.0%	0.2%
Buddhist	≈ 28,200	1.7%	5.8%
Jain	≈ 4,500	0.3%	1.2%
Other religions and persuasions	≈ 200	0.0%	0.2%
Religion not stated	≈ 6,800	0.4%	0.3%
Total	16,56,849	100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Dharashiv district in 2026?

Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈18,40,000 (18.4 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Dharashiv's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Maharashtra projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 16,56,849.

What was the population of Dharashiv district in Census 2011?

16,56,849: 8,61,150 males and 7,95,699 females, of whom 2,81,057 lived in towns and 13,75,792 in villages. These figures are on the district’s current boundaries, rebuilt from Census 2011 village and town records.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Dharashiv?

Literacy was 78.5% in 2011 (men 85.8%, women 70.5%). The sex ratio was 924 females per 1,000 males, and 867 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Dharashiv district?

Osmanabad, with 1,11,825 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Dharashiv district?

On today's boundaries the district contains 732 Census 2011 villages and 8 towns.

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Sources and method

Data updated: 4 October 2026 · Report a correction