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National Dairy Development Board
Dairying in MAHARASHTRA
A Statistical Profile
2015
Part I :
General Statistics
I.1. Maharashtra at a Glance
TABLE I.1.1: General Statistics: Maharashtra vs. India
Particulars
Unit
Year
Maharashtra
India
State Geography & Rural Infrastructure
Geographical area
‘000 sq km 2012
307.7
3,287.3
Districts
Nos
2011
35
640
Talukas
‘’
‘’
355
5,924
Villages
‘000
‘’
43.6
640.9
Households
Million
‘’
24.4
249.5
Rural Households
2001
‘000
2001
11,174
137,414
2011
‘’
2011
13,215
168,565
Rural Households with Electricity
2001
%
2001
65
44
2011
‘’
2011
74
55
Rural Households with Tap water supply
2001
%
2001
46
24
2011
‘’
2011
50
31
Human Population
Population
Millions
2011
112.4
1,210.1
Urban (As % of total)
%
‘’
45.2
31.2
Rural (As % of total)
‘’
‘’
54.8
68.8
Density of Population
Persons/
sq.km‘’
365
382
Scheduled Castes (As % of total)
%
‘’
11.8
16.6
Scheduled Tribes (As % of total)
‘’
‘’
9.3
8.6
Sex Ratio
Ratio
‘’
929
943
Literacy Rate (excluding population of 0 to 6 age group)
Male
%
2011
89.8
80.9
Female
%
‘’
75.5
64.6
Urban
%
‘’
89.8
84.1
Rural
%
‘’
77.1
67.8
Per Capita Income (at current prices)
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2013-14
114,392
74,380
Livestock Population
Million
2012
32.5
512.0
Bovine
‘’
‘’
21.1
299.9
Indigenous Cattle
‘’
‘’
11.8
151.2
Crossbred Cattle
‘’
‘’
3.7
39.7
Buffaloes
‘’
‘’
5.6
108.7
Small Ruminants
‘’
‘’
11.0
200.2
Poultry
‘’
‘’
77.8
729.2
Livestock Population
Million
2007
35.9
529.7
Bovine
‘’
‘’
22.3
304.8
Indigenous Cattle
‘’
‘’
13.1
166.0
Crossbred Cattle
‘’
‘’
3.1
33.1
Buffaloes
‘’
‘’
6.1
105.3
Small Ruminants
‘’
‘’
13.3
212.1
Poultry
‘’
‘’
64.7
648.9