Palghar
District in Maharashtra
Credit Growth (5-Year) in Palghar: 162.9%, 4th highest of 36 districts in Maharashtra
MSME Density in Palghar: 75.7 per 1,000 people, 6th highest of 36 districts in Maharashtra
Women Literacy in Palghar: 77.6%, 27th highest of 36 districts in Maharashtra
Health Insurance in Palghar: 54.9%, 3rd highest of 36 districts in Maharashtra
Palghar is a district in Maharashtra with a population of 29.9 Lakh (Census 2011, counted on today's district boundary) spread across 5,078 sq km. Its literacy rate of 77.0% is below the state average of 82.3% and above the national average of 72.9%. The district has a sex ratio of 934 females per 1,000 males, above the state average of 929. Some values for this district are estimates: area-proportional, or copied from the district it was carved from.
Demographics
What changed in Palghar, 2019–21 to 2023–24
NFHS-5 → NFHS-6, changes of 5 points or more.
Health & Development
NFHS-6 (2023–24, provisional) · “was”: the 2019–21 value, where it moved 5 points or more
State Avg and National are population-weighted averages, not official NFHS figures. “Was” is NFHS-5 as reprinted on the NFHS-6 sheet, which can differ from the NFHS-5 layer. Small districts can swing on sampling noise.
Women & Gender
Economy & Infrastructure
Safety & Crime
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| Indicator | District | State Avg | National Avg | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women 10+ Yr Schooling | 41.1% | 55.5% | 46.7% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) (2023–24) |
| Male Tobacco Use | 22.2% | 30.8% | 37.0% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) (2023–24) |
| Menstrual Hygiene | 91.3% | 91.1% | 81.2% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) (2023–24) |
| Child Sex Ratio (0–6) | 950 | 901 | 926 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Average Holding Size | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Marginal Farmers (%) | 59.0% | 50.4% | 66.3% | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| MGNREGA Days per Household | 76.7 | 42.5 | 43.4 | Climate Vulnerability Index (2021) |
| Women's Court Cases | — | 8.6 | 9.2 | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Banking | 162 | 258 | 81.1 | Town Amenities Census 2011 (2011) |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the population of Palghar district?
Palghar has a population of 29.9 Lakh according to the Census 2011, counted on the district's present boundary, with a density of 589 people per sq km across 5,078 sq km.
What is the population of Palghar in 2026?
There is no official count or district estimate after 2011. The latest figure is the Census 2011 count of 29.9 Lakh. Census 2027 enumeration takes place in February 2027, with results expected from 2028.
What is the literacy rate of Palghar?
Palghar has a literacy rate of 77.0% (Census 2011), which is below the Maharashtra average of 82.3% and above the national average of 72.9%.
How does Palghar compare to Maharashtra?
Palghar is the 14th most populous of 36 districts in Maharashtra. Its sex ratio of 934 females per 1,000 males is above the state average of 929 (Census 2011).
How many children in Palghar are stunted or underweight?
In Palghar, 42.0% of children under 5 are stunted, 25.8% wasted and 49.0% underweight (NFHS-6, 2023–24, provisional). Stunting compares with a Maharashtra average of 28.9% and an India average of 28.0%.
How many households in Palghar have health insurance?
54.9% of households in Palghar have at least one member covered by a health insurance or financing scheme (NFHS-6, 2023–24, provisional), up from 20.8% in 2019–21. The Maharashtra average is 38.1% and India's 58.1%.
What changed in Palghar between NFHS-5 and NFHS-6?
Between NFHS-5 (2019–21) and NFHS-6 (2023–24), Palghar improved most in health insurance (21% to 55%), child overweight (9% to 0%), menstrual hygiene (84% to 91%), and got worse in male hypertension (22% to 41%), child underweight (37% to 49%), women hypertension (23% to 34%). Changes under 5 percentage points are not counted.
What data sources are used for Palghar?
Data comes from Census 2011, NFHS-5 (2019–21), NFHS-6 (2023–24), NJDG (2024), Udyam/MSME (2026), NCRB SLL (2022), CVI (2021), Ag Census 2015–16, RBI BSR (2026), and other official sources.
Data Sources
Each indicator keeps its own source and vintage. How they are crosswalked onto one district geography is on the methodology page, with the per-source limits on the caveats page.