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district · Census 2011 · code 518

Mumbai Suburban population.
Households, literacy and work.

A detailed district profile in Maharashtra, using the original Primary Census Abstract. Every figure on this page belongs to the source’s 2011 population and geography.

Maharashtra · Census 2011
Historical geographic unit. Historical Census 2011 district boundary. This record does not represent a present-day district unless the boundaries are independently shown to match.
Population9,356,962people
Households2,105,604PCA households
Literacy rate89.91%% of people aged 7+
Work participation39.92%% of all residents
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Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople9,356,96209,356,962
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds2,105,60402,105,604
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6930,8840930,884
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%9.95%Not available9.95%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males860Not available860
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6913Not available913
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+7,575,48507,575,485
Literacy rate%89.91%Not available89.91%
Male literacy rate%92.92%Not available92.92%
Female literacy rate%86.37%Not available86.37%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople583,3020583,302
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople104,5600104,560
Total workersCensus workers3,735,02103,735,021
Work participation rate%39.92%Not available39.92%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,515,92203,515,922
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months219,0990219,099
Non-workerspeople5,621,94105,621,941

Calculated percentages retain the denominator named in each row. Counts are reported people or households, and are not estimates for a later year.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Sheet1! rows 1637, 1638, 1639; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • The source records 2,105,604 households and 9,356,962 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
  • Urban residents accounted for 100% of this area’s population, compared with 0% in rural areas.
  • Children aged 0–6 accounted for 9.95% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
  • Male literacy was 92.92% and female literacy was 86.37%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 3,735,021 Census workers, 94.13% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators10,3965,690
Agricultural labourers17,6213,101
Household industry workers104,79614,020
Other workers3,383,109196,288

Cultivators, agricultural labourers, household industry workers and other workers are separate Census activity categories. A worker count is not a count of employees on a company payroll.

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Definitions, calculation methods and source access

Literacy uses people aged 7 and above; work participation uses all residents. Main workers worked at least six months. Households are the PCA household count, not houses. Rates with zero denominators are unavailable. Names and boundaries belong to Census 2011.

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Towns connected to this district

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Census code 802794

Greater Mumbai

9,356,962 people within this district · Municipal corporation

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