Nagpur District, Maharashtra

Nagpur is an administrative district in Maharashtra, India. The district is located about 830 km from Mumbai, the capital of Maharashtra. Its administrative headquarters is in Nagpur. Marathi and Hindi are the major languages spoken in the district. The district covers a total area of 9,892 km², including 9,409.05 km² of rural area and 482.95 km² of urban area.

List of Tehsils in Nagpur District

Nagpur District is divided into 14 Tehsils for administrative and revenue purposes. In total, there are 1,991 villages under these tehsils. The table below lists each tehsil along with village count and area.

Sl. No.TehsilVillagesArea (km²)
1Bhiwapur149674.35
2Hingna156779.48
3Kalameshwar108508.16
4Kamptee77402.88
5Katol189903.97
6Kuhi202815.72
7Mauda126619.42
8Nagpur (Rural)161659.59
9Nagpur (Urban)54217.56
10Narkhed155702.96
11Parseoni122804.84
12Ramtek1641,168.25
13Savner136645.61
14Umred192989.21

Population of Nagpur District

According to the 2011 Census, Nagpur District had a population of 46,53,570 people living in 10,41,544 households. The population comprised 23,84,975 males and 22,68,595 females, with an average population density of 470 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Total Population46,53,57014,74,81131,78,759
Male Population23,84,9757,58,35716,26,618
Female Population22,68,5957,16,45415,52,141
Total Households10,41,5443,39,9977,01,547
Population Density470 / km²157 / km²6,582 / km²

Nagpur District had 36,73,808 literate people and 4,97,087 children in the 0–6 age group. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations were 8,67,713 and 4,37,571 respectively. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)4,97,0871,64,9633,32,124
Literate Population36,73,80810,72,97926,00,829
Illiterate Population9,79,7624,01,8325,77,930
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population8,67,7132,34,0626,33,651
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population4,37,5712,00,1542,37,417

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.