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    Top 10 Major Scheduled Castes in Maharashtra by Population (Census 2011)

    Top 10 Major Scheduled Castes in Maharashtra by Population (Census 2011)
    Sr No. Caste Population Percentage
    1 Mahar 8,006,060 60.3%
    2 Mang 2,488,531 18.7%
    3 Chambhar 1,411,072 10.6%
    4 Mehtar 217,166 1.6%
    5 Dhor 116,287 0.9%
    6 Holar 108,908 0.8%
    7 Khatik 108,491 0.8%
    8 Madgi 56,481 0.4%
    9 Basor 55,564 0.4%
    10 Meghwal 40,416 0.3%
    11 Other Scheduled Castes 666,922 5.0%
    12 Total 13,275,898
    Literacy Rate %
    Year India Scheduled Caste
    Male Female Total Male Female Total
    1981 46.89 24.82 36.23 31.12 10.93 21.38
    1991 64.14 39.29 52.22 49.91 23.76 37.41
    2001 75.26 53.67 64.84 66.64 41.90 54.69
    2011 80.88 64.63 72.98 75.17 56.46 66.07
    Year Maharashtra Scheduled Caste
    Male Female Total Male Female Total
    1981 58.79 34.79 47.18 48.85 21.53 35.53
    1991 76.66 52.35 64.94 70.45 41.59 56.46
    2001 85.96 67.03 76.87 83.29 59.98 71.90
    2011 88.38 75.87 82.34 87.18 71.89 79.66
    Sex Ratio
    Year India Maharashtra Schedule Castes
    1961 941 936 962
    1971 930 930 947
    1981 934 937 948
    1991 927 934 944
    2001 933 922 952
    2011 940 925 961
    Government Hostels
    Government Hostels Boys Girls Total
    Approved Government Hostels 235 219 454
    Operational Government Hostels 230 213 443
    Student Authorized Capacity 23,573 20,320 43,893
    Enrolled Students 18,957 15,656 34,613
    Government Hostels in Government Buildings 161 121 282
    Authorized Capacity 17,370 11,575 28,945
    Government Hostels in Rented Buildings 69 92 161
    Authorized Capacity 8,718 8,795 17,513
    Hostels for Employed Scheduled Caste Women 0 3 3
    Number of Women in the Hostel 0 300 300
    Sant Bhagwanbaba Government Hostels
    Category Boys Girls Total
    Approved Government Hostels 41 41 82
    Operational Government Hostels 7 7 14
    Number of Students 263 252 515
    Grant-Aided Hostels
    Category Boys Girls Total
    Grant-Aided Hostels 1,804 584 2,388
    Approved Capacity 78,863 14,893 98,756
    Government Residential Schools
    Category Boys Girls Total
    Government Residential Schools 60 33 93
    Approved Capacity 12,000 6,800 18,600
    Enrolled Students 8,924 5,377 14,301
    Residential Schools for Children of Sanitation Workers
    Sr. No. District Boys Girls Total
    1 Pune 120 96 216
    2 Nagpur 86 59 145
    Government Ashram Schools
    Sr. No. Type of Ashram School Total Schools Boys Girls Total
    1 Primary 4 521 244 765
    2 Secondary 15 1,898 302 2,200
    New Ashram Schools (20% Grant)
    Sr. No. Boys Girls Total
    1 Students in 165 Ashram Schools 10,581 5,289
    Social Work Colleges
    Sr. No. Colleges Total
    1 Social Work Colleges 50
    2 Teaching Staff (A) 823
    3 Non-Teaching Staff (B) 848
    4 Total Teaching and Non-Teaching Staff (A + B) 1,671
    Social Justice Bhavan
    Category Total
    Approved 35
    Operational in Government Buildings 30
    Operational in Rented Buildings 5
    Government of India Post-Matric Scholarship – 2024-25
    Category Total
    Total Colleges in the State 12,000
    Number of Scheduled Caste Students with Government of India Scholarships 406,512
    Number of Scheduled Caste Students with Post-Matric Education Fee and Exam Fee Scholarships 33,894
    Old Age Homes
    Category Total
    Matoshree Old Age Homes 23
    General Old Age Homes 29
    Total Old Age Homes 52
    Total Number of Elderly in Old Age Homes 2,198
    Helpline Number for Senior Citizens 14567 (Toll-Free)
    Backward Class Cooperative Spinning Mills-2024-25
    Category Total
    Backward Class Cooperative Spinning Mills 20
    Operational Backward Class Cooperative Spinning Mills 9
    Newly Started Backward Class Cooperative Spinning Mills 6
    Closed Backward Class Cooperative Spinning Mills 5
    Backward Class Industrial Cooperative Societies
    Category Total
    Approved Backward Class Industrial Cooperative Societies 438
    Operational Industrial Cooperative Societies 75
    Closed Industrial Cooperative Societies 5
    Industrial Cooperative Societies Under Construction 135
    Industrial Cooperative Societies Actioned by the Cooperation Department 109
    Industrial Cooperative Societies with Criminal Action 66
    Establishments
    Sr.No. Category Sanctioned Posts Functional Posts Empty Posts
    1 Class – A 302 242 60
    2 Class – B 209 88 121
    3 Class – C 4,031 2,089 1,943
    4 Class – D 1,608 665 943

    Transgender

    • Total Population (as per 2011 Census): 40,891
    • Number of Transgender Individuals Registered on the Portal: 2,181
    • Number of Transgender Individuals Pursuing Education: 1,596