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Boisar population.Households, literacy and work. Primary Census Abstract for this town in Maharashtra, using 2011 geography.
Historical geographic unit. Census 2011 town boundary and classification. The primary total is the single published town row. This is not a present-day population or an urban-agglomeration total.
Population 36,151 people
Households 8,711 PCA households
Literacy rate 88.49% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 39.76% % of all residents
Population, children, literacy and work by sex Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Males Females Populationpeople 36,151 20,319 15,832 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 4,896 2,551 2,345 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 27,658 16,539 11,119 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 88.49% 93.08% 82.44% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 1,741 936 805 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 636 312 324 Total workersCensus workers 14,372 12,312 2,060 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 39.76% 60.59% 13.01% Main workersworked at least 6 months 12,837 11,380 1,457 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 1,535 932 603 Non-workerspeople 21,779 8,007 13,772
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 8,711 households and 36,151 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 13.54% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 93.08% for males and 82.44% for females. Of 14,372 workers, 89.32% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 55 22 Agricultural labourers 58 29 Household industry workers 419 216 Other workers 12,305 1,268
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Source components of this town Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Published component District code Subdistrict code People Boisar (CT) 517 04163 36,151
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.
Religion in Census 2011 Scroll sideways for all columns.
Residents by reported religion Community Residents Share Hindu 30,310 83.84% Muslim 4,260 11.78% Christian 309 0.85% Sikh 106 0.29% Buddhist 498 1.38% Jain 497 1.37% Other religions and persuasions 9 0.02% Religion not stated 162 0.45%
Source: Census C-01 · Original workbook · workbook row 998 · checked 2026-11-09.
Municipal wards in Census 2011 Scroll sideways for all columns.
Published ward rows Ward Residents Households Ward 1 36,151 8,711
Source: Thane PCA town and ward workbook · Original workbook · checked 2026-11-09.