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Vasai-Virar City 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 1,222,390 people
Households 291,229 PCA households
Literacy rate 88.57% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 40.09% % 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 1,222,390 648,172 574,218 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 147,102 76,993 70,109 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 952,411 522,814 429,597 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 88.57% 91.53% 85.22% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 50,983 26,657 24,326 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 57,490 28,781 28,709 Total workersCensus workers 490,018 371,864 118,154 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 40.09% 57.37% 20.58% Main workersworked at least 6 months 445,274 347,553 97,721 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 44,744 24,311 20,433 Non-workerspeople 732,372 276,308 456,064
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 291,229 households and 1,222,390 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 12.03% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.53% for males and 85.22% for females. Of 490,018 workers, 90.87% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 6,871 2,072 Agricultural labourers 10,477 2,426 Household industry workers 12,400 2,471 Other workers 415,526 37,775
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 Vasai-Virar City (M Corp) 517 04164 1,222,390
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.
Religion in Census 2011 Scroll sideways for all columns.
Residents by reported religion Community Residents Share Hindu 9,43,165 77.16% Muslim 1,10,384 9.03% Christian 1,01,193 8.28% Sikh 2,616 0.21% Buddhist 32,380 2.65% Jain 23,274 1.90% Other religions and persuasions 2,066 0.17% Religion not stated 7,312 0.60%
Source: Census C-01 · Original workbook · workbook row 1011 · checked 2026-11-09.
Slum population in Census 2011 Census recorded 35,691 residents in 8,158 slum households, or 2.92% of this town’s population. The denominator is the matched town boundary. The table measures the Census 2011 slum definition.
Source: Census PCA Slum · Original workbook · workbook row 1703 · checked 2026-11-09.
Municipal wards in Census 2011 Scroll sideways for all columns.
Published ward rows Ward Residents Households Ward 1 8,445 2,055 Ward 2 7,810 1,837 Ward 3 14,335 3,411 Ward 4 19,631 4,718 Ward 5 17,020 4,101 Ward 6 41,760 9,813 Ward 7 6,950 1,633 Ward 8 7,987 1,880 Ward 9 9,100 1,995 Ward 10 15,177 3,810 Ward 11 7,337 1,714 Ward 12 10,649 2,637 Ward 13 11,216 2,791 Ward 14 11,721 2,750 Ward 15 18,903 4,423 Ward 16 10,127 2,414 Ward 17 7,992 1,895 Ward 18 5,784 1,348 Ward 19 14,867 3,730 Ward 20 30,808 7,678 Ward 21 14,402 3,697 Ward 22 7,878 1,899 Ward 23 7,974 1,871 Ward 24 8,799 2,010 Ward 25 59,542 15,186 Ward 26 38,890 8,712 Ward 27 13,935 2,981 Ward 28 19,705 4,779 Ward 29 19,991 4,605 Ward 30 16,859 3,992 Ward 31 35,273 8,164 Ward 32 11,876 2,831 Ward 33 16,655 3,985 Ward 34 13,511 3,214 Ward 35 7,534 1,660 Ward 36 9,601 1,974 Ward 37 16,456 3,952 Ward 38 14,261 3,437 Ward 39 9,151 2,083 Ward 40 8,554 2,096 Ward 41 10,479 2,574 Ward 42 11,282 2,596 Ward 43 11,299 2,677 Ward 44 13,708 3,129 Ward 45 12,755 3,057 Ward 46 8,660 2,050 Ward 47 16,870 4,056 Ward 48 9,581 2,199 Ward 49 12,341 2,898 Ward 50 14,706 3,318 Ward 51 10,319 2,340 Ward 52 8,180 1,831 Ward 53 11,011 2,532 Ward 54 11,537 2,906 Ward 55 11,055 2,896 Ward 56 12,181 3,132 Ward 57 28,387 6,535 Ward 58 27,079 6,636 Ward 59 36,400 8,219 Ward 60 14,262 3,387 Ward 61 19,008 4,378 Ward 62 15,205 3,683 Ward 63 12,567 3,015 Ward 64 10,642 2,522 Ward 65 8,672 1,917 Ward 66 5,275 1,299 Ward 67 8,612 2,135 Ward 68 8,238 2,074 Ward 69 8,087 2,023 Ward 70 7,133 1,826 Ward 71 14,107 3,587 Ward 72 8,844 2,150 Ward 73 7,656 1,889 Ward 74 8,243 2,036 Ward 75 6,058 1,519 Ward 76 10,382 2,559 Ward 77 14,360 3,538 Ward 78 17,093 4,357 Ward 79 12,136 2,643 Ward 80 12,869 3,243 Ward 81 6,670 1,648 Ward 82 11,757 2,841 Ward 83 14,641 3,636 Ward 84 7,905 1,949 Ward 85 12,146 2,628 Ward 86 8,962 2,249 Ward 87 8,699 2,194 Ward 88 6,825 1,573 Ward 89 9,040 1,389
Source: Thane PCA town and ward workbook · Original workbook · checked 2026-11-09.