District of Maharashtra

Mumbai Suburban: 93.6 lakh people, one story

People
93,56,962
Area
446 km²
Literacy
89.91%
Sex ratio
860
#1 in MaharashtraPopulation density: 20,980 per km². Rank 1 of 35 districts.See the numbers →#1 in MaharashtraLiteracy rate: 89.91%. Rank 1 of 35 districts.See the numbers →#1 in MaharashtraUrban population: 100.0%. Rank 1 of 35 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in MaharashtraFemale literacy: 86.37%. Rank 2 of 35 districts.See the numbers →

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Mumbai SuburbanMaharashtra

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

Mumbai Suburban in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population93.6 lakh#3/35 in Maharashtra
Area446 km²#34/35 in Maharashtra
Population density20,980 per km²#1/35 in Maharashtra▲ state 365
Sex ratio860 females per 1000 males#34/35 in Maharashtra▼ state 929
Child sex ratio (0–6)913 girls per 1000 boys#15/35 in Maharashtra▲ state 894
Literacy rate89.91%#1/35 in Maharashtra▲ state 82.34
Female literacy86.37%#2/35 in Maharashtra▲ state 75.87
Urban population100.0%#1/35 in Maharashtra▲ state 45.2

People & society

89.9% can read. 860 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
92.988.4
Female literacy
86.475.9
Scheduled Castes
6.211.8
Scheduled Tribes
1.19.4
Living in towns
100.045.2

Gender literacy gap: 6.6 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 67.7%
  • Muslim 19.2%
  • Christian 3.4%
  • Sikh 0.5%
  • Buddhist 5.0%
  • Jain 3.7%
  • Other / not stated 0.4%

    Sectors at a glance

    1 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    37.4 lakh workers, 39.9% of all people

    This district
    Maharashtra
    • Cultivators 0.4%
    • Farm labourers 0.6%
    • Household industry 3.2%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 95.8%

      Schemes & development

      Only 64% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      63.859.6
      Latrine at home
      36.037.7
      Tap water
      63.648.2
      LPG / PNG
      51.530.8
      Phone
      62.349.0
      Television
      56.040.3
      Bicycle
      7.621.6
      Two-wheeler
      10.117.7

      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.