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Murbad 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 18,725 people
Households 4,458 PCA households
Literacy rate 89.47% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 35.3% % 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 18,725 9,987 8,738 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 2,234 1,189 1,045 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 14,755 8,266 6,489 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 89.47% 93.95% 84.35% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 1,751 850 901 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 1,177 620 557 Total workersCensus workers 6,610 5,637 973 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 35.3% 56.44% 11.14% Main workersworked at least 6 months 6,098 5,343 755 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 512 294 218 Non-workerspeople 12,115 4,350 7,765
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 4,458 households and 18,725 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 11.93% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 93.95% for males and 84.35% for females. Of 6,610 workers, 92.25% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 69 24 Agricultural labourers 97 25 Household industry workers 207 81 Other workers 5,725 382
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 Murbad (CT) 517 04171 18,725
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.
Religion in Census 2011 Scroll sideways for all columns.
Residents by reported religion Community Residents Share Hindu 16,632 88.82% Muslim 1,045 5.58% Christian 43 0.23% Sikh 8 0.04% Buddhist 702 3.75% Jain 262 1.40% Other religions and persuasions 6 0.03% Religion not stated 27 0.14%
Source: Census C-01 · Original workbook · workbook row 1064 · checked 2026-11-09.
Municipal wards in Census 2011 Scroll sideways for all columns.
Published ward rows Ward Residents Households Ward 1 18,725 4,458
Source: Thane PCA town and ward workbook · Original workbook · checked 2026-11-09.