District of Maharashtra

Mumbai: 30.9 lakh people, one story

People
30,85,411
Area
157 km²
Literacy
89.21%
Sex ratio
832
#1 in MaharashtraFemale literacy: 86.45%. Rank 1 of 35 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in MaharashtraPopulation density: 19,652 per km². Rank 2 of 35 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in MaharashtraLiteracy rate: 89.21%. Rank 2 of 35 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in MaharashtraUrban population: 100.0%. Rank 2 of 35 districts.See the numbers →

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MumbaiMaharashtra

The history, places and schemes of Mumbai are being written. Everything below comes from Census 2011, so it is already exam-ready.

Mumbai in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population30.9 lakh#12/35 in Maharashtra
Area157 km²#35/35 in Maharashtra
Population density19,652 per km²#2/35 in Maharashtra▲ state 365
Sex ratio832 females per 1000 males#35/35 in Maharashtra▼ state 929
Child sex ratio (0–6)914 girls per 1000 boys#14/35 in Maharashtra▲ state 894
Literacy rate89.21%#2/35 in Maharashtra▲ state 82.34
Female literacy86.45%#1/35 in Maharashtra▲ state 75.87
Urban population100.0%#2/35 in Maharashtra▲ state 45.2

People & society

89.2% can read. 832 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
91.588.4
Female literacy
86.575.9
Scheduled Castes
7.111.8
Scheduled Tribes
0.89.4
Living in towns
100.045.2

Gender literacy gap: 5.0 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 60.7%
  • Muslim 25.1%
  • Christian 2.7%
  • Sikh 0.4%
  • Buddhist 4.4%
  • Jain 5.4%
  • Other / not stated 1.3%

    Sectors at a glance

    1 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    12.8 lakh workers, 41.6% of all people

    This district
    Maharashtra
    • Cultivators 0.5%
    • Farm labourers 0.4%
    • Household industry 3.5%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 95.5%

      Schemes & development

      Only 57% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      56.559.6
      Latrine at home
      38.637.7
      Tap water
      56.348.2
      LPG / PNG
      44.730.8
      Phone
      54.449.0
      Television
      49.140.3
      Bicycle
      5.121.6
      Two-wheeler
      9.617.7

      This is the 2011 baseline. Schemes like Saubhagya, Ujjwala, Swachh Bharat and Har Ghar Jal came to close exactly these gaps.

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        Sources

        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.