Washim is a district in Maharashtra State of India. It has a total of 6 Talukas in this district. The district has an total area of 4,901 sq km. There are 4 towns and 789 villages in this district.
As per census Washim District has a population of 1,197,160 in 2011 out of which 620,302 are male and 576,858 are female. Population of Washim District in 2020/2021 is 1,281,018(estimates as per aadhar uidai.gov.in feb 2019 data). Literate people are 869,917 out of 487,703 are male and 382,214 are female. People living in Washim District depend on multiple skills, total workers are 569,792 out of which men are 340,353 and women are 229,439. Total 154,583 Cultivators are depended on agriculture farming out of 98,272 are cultivated by men and 56,311 are women. 265,060 people works in agricultural land as labor, men are 144,017 and 121,043 are women. Washim District sex ratio is 930 females per 1000 of males. Next Washim District Census will be in 2021.
The district has an total area of 4,901 sq km., 80 sq km is urban and 4821 sq km is rural. Out of total population of 1,328,848 in the district, 211,413 are in urban area and 985,747 are in rural area. 41,061 households are in urban, 218,403 are in rural area. 163,161 literate people are in urban, 706,756 are in rural area.
Geography of Washim
Languages spoken are Marathi
| Talukas | Population 2011 | Male | Female | Households |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malegaon | 189,051 | 98,035 | 91,016 | 41,289 |
| Mangrulpir | 144,225 | 74,919 | 69,306 | 32,332 |
| Karanja | 145,917 | 75,060 | 70,857 | 34,538 |
| Manora | 156,344 | 80,931 | 75,413 | 35,502 |
| Washim | 176,801 | 92,496 | 84,305 | 38,208 |
| Risod | 173,409 | 90,286 | 83,123 | 36,534 |