Jalna District, Maharashtra

Jalna is an administrative district in Maharashtra, India. The district is located about 420 km from Mumbai, the capital of Maharashtra. Its administrative headquarters is in Jalna. Marathi is the major language spoken in the district. The district covers a total area of 7,694 km², including 7,587.95 km² of rural area and 106.16 km² of urban area.

List of Tehsils in Jalna District

Jalna District is divided into 8 Tehsils for administrative and revenue purposes. In total, there are 955 villages under these tehsils. The table below lists each tehsil along with village count and area.

Sl. No.TehsilVillagesArea (km²)
1Ambad1381,159.49
2Badnapur86778.09
3Bhokardan1561,177.42
4Ghansawangi1171,118.94
5Jafrabad101724.50
6Jalna1441,168.45
7Mantha115822.83
8Partur98737.67

Population of Jalna District

According to the 2011 Census, Jalna District had a population of 19,59,046 people living in 3,91,701 households. The population comprised 10,11,473 males and 9,47,573 females, with an average population density of 255 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Total Population19,59,04615,81,6173,77,429
Male Population10,11,4738,17,2791,94,194
Female Population9,47,5737,64,3381,83,235
Total Households3,91,7013,20,90870,793
Population Density255 / km²208 / km²3,555 / km²

Jalna District had 11,95,523 literate people and 2,87,338 children in the 0–6 age group. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations were 2,72,266 and 42,263 respectively. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)2,87,3382,34,90352,435
Literate Population11,95,5239,31,5142,64,009
Illiterate Population7,63,5236,50,1031,13,420
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population2,72,2662,26,34545,921
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population42,26335,8766,387

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.