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Mumbai Suburban population.Households, literacy and work. Primary Census Abstract for this district in Maharashtra, using 2011 geography.
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.
Population 9,356,962 people
Households 2,105,604 PCA households
Literacy rate 89.91% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 39.92% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 9,356,962 0 9,356,962 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 2,105,604 0 2,105,604 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 930,884 0 930,884 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 9.95% Not available 9.95% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 860 Not available 860 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 913 Not available 913 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 7,575,485 0 7,575,485 Literacy rate% 89.91% Not available 89.91% Male literacy rate% 92.92% Not available 92.92% Female literacy rate% 86.37% Not available 86.37% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 583,302 0 583,302 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 104,560 0 104,560 Total workersCensus workers 3,735,021 0 3,735,021 Work participation rate% 39.92% Not available 39.92% Main workersworked at least 6 months 3,515,922 0 3,515,922 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 219,099 0 219,099 Non-workerspeople 5,621,941 0 5,621,941
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 2,105,604 households and 9,356,962 residents. Urban residents made up 100% of the population. Rural residents made up 0%. Children aged 0–6 made up 9.95% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 92.92% for males and 86.37% for females. Of 3,735,021 workers, 94.13% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 10,396 5,690 Agricultural labourers 17,621 3,101 Household industry workers 104,796 14,020 Other workers 3,383,109 196,288
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Towns connected to this district The population displayed here counts only the source components within this district. A linked full-town profile can include components in other districts.
Census code 802794 9,356,962 people within this district · Municipal corporation
The full town profile includes parts in more than one district.
Religion in Census 2011 Scroll sideways for all columns.
Residents by reported religion Community Residents Share Hindu 63,37,132 67.73% Muslim 17,95,788 19.19% Christian 3,22,476 3.45% Sikh 47,288 0.51% Buddhist 4,69,568 5.02% Jain 3,43,639 3.67% Other religions and persuasions 18,345 0.20% Religion not stated 22,726 0.24%
Source: Census C-01 · Original workbook · workbook row 1065 · checked 2026-11-09.
Population change, 2001–2011 On the 2011 Census jurisdiction, the district went from 86,40,419 to 93,56,962 residents, a change of 8.29%. A-02 adjusts the earlier count to the 2011 boundaries.
Source: Census A-02 · Original workbook · workbook row 304–305 · checked 2026-11-09.