Nagpur District, Maharashtra

Nagpur District is an administrative district in the state of Maharashtra, India. It is situated about 830 km from Mumbai, the state capital of Maharashtra. The district headquarters is located at Nagpur. Marathi and Hindi are the main languages spoken in the district. The district covers a total geographical 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 geographical 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

As per the Census 2011, Nagpur District has a total population of 46,53,570 people, consisting of 23,84,975 males and 22,68,595 females. There are 10,41,544 households in the district with an average population density of 470 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

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

Beyond these basic counts, the district has 36,73,808 literate people and 4,97,087 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 8,67,713 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 4,37,571 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

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.