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Mumbai 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 3,085,411 people
Households 674,339 PCA households
Literacy rate 89.21% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 41.63% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 3,085,411 0 3,085,411 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 674,339 0 674,339 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 272,886 0 272,886 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 8.84% Not available 8.84% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 832 Not available 832 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 914 Not available 914 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 2,509,022 0 2,509,022 Literacy rate% 89.21% Not available 89.21% Male literacy rate% 91.48% Not available 91.48% Female literacy rate% 86.45% Not available 86.45% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 219,934 0 219,934 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 25,093 0 25,093 Total workersCensus workers 1,284,396 0 1,284,396 Work participation rate% 41.63% Not available 41.63% Main workersworked at least 6 months 1,209,334 0 1,209,334 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 75,062 0 75,062 Non-workerspeople 1,801,015 0 1,801,015
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 674,339 households and 3,085,411 residents. Urban residents made up 100% of the population. Rural residents made up 0%. Children aged 0–6 made up 8.84% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.48% for males and 86.45% for females. Of 1,284,396 workers, 94.16% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 3,907 2,144 Agricultural labourers 5,086 659 Household industry workers 40,839 4,699 Other workers 1,159,502 67,560
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 3,085,411 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 18,73,762 60.73% Muslim 7,73,173 25.06% Christian 84,555 2.74% Sikh 13,471 0.44% Buddhist 1,34,257 4.35% Jain 1,66,000 5.38% Other religions and persuasions 31,094 1.01% Religion not stated 9,099 0.29%
Source: Census C-01 · Original workbook · workbook row 1072 · checked 2026-11-09.
Population change, 2001–2011 On the 2011 Census jurisdiction, the district went from 33,38,031 to 30,85,411 residents, a change of -7.57%. A-02 adjusts the earlier count to the 2011 boundaries.
Source: Census A-02 · Original workbook · workbook row 317–318 · checked 2026-11-09.