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Part II :
Livestock Census
National Dairy Development Board
Dairying in MAHARASHTRA
A Statistical Profile
2015
II.4. Livestock Density
TABLE II.4.1: District-wise Density of Total Livestock and Bovine
Districts
Livestock
(No. per sq km)
Bovine
(No. per sq km)
1997 2003 2007 2012 1997 2003 2007 2012
MAHARASHTRA 129
119
117
106
78
73
72
68
Ahmadnagar
187
165
170
166
85
85
95
97
Akola
116
101
94
82
77
65
61
56
Amravati
89
79
82
84
59
53
51
54
Aurangabad
124
109
108
107
71
60
62
67
Bhandara
149
128
137
121
101
88
87
80
Bid
143
130
139
116
76
75
87
77
Buldana
117
114
118
102
70
67
73
62
Chandrapur
95
89
86
74
68
62
58
51
Dhule
146
149
151
135
80
62
65
64
Gadchiroli
67
59
80
58
48
43
53
41
Gondiya
125
130
112
94
92
81
Hingoli
114
110
96
78
75
71
Jalgaon
147
131
113
104
92
79
73
69
Jalna
121
147
97
94
72
111
64
64
Kolhapur
167
165
163
151
119
120
116
116
Latur
124
121
116
107
87
88
87
83
Mumbai
173
245
54
81
140
139
41
58
Nagpur
110
95
100
84
75
64
64
56
Nanded
136
130
129
112
94
88
86
82
Nandurbar
159
145
119
90
86
69
Nashik
167
148
145
145
93
79
78
81
Osmanabad
117
109
104
98
70
71
72
70
Parbhani
130
105
124
100
88
70
85
73
Pune
146
122
129
113
76
62
69
68
Raigarh
107
90
66
54
84
72
52
41
Ratnagiri
90
71
59
48
82
66
55
44
Sangli
156
165
162
154
87
93
93
97
Satara
157
140
135
125
79
70
67
70
Sindhudurg
72
63
55
47
64
56
49
41
Solapur
149
146
146
140
65
71
73
79
Thane
111
99
90
85
82
74
68
62
Wardha
109
93
97
77
78
66
65
56
Washim
86
116
94
52
77
62
Yavatmal
102
125
98
84
70
67
63
60
Source: Estimated from 16
th
, 17
th
,18
th
and 19
th
Livestock Census, Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers
Welfare, Govt. of India.
Note: Mumbai and Mumbai Suburban districts data are merged.