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Bhiwandi Nizampur 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 709,665 people
Households 140,035 PCA households
Literacy rate 79.48% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 40.84% % 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 709,665 415,339 294,326 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 91,825 47,235 44,590 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 491,071 301,986 189,085 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 79.48% 82.04% 75.71% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 21,820 12,225 9,595 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 8,178 4,712 3,466 Total workersCensus workers 289,828 258,140 31,688 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 40.84% 62.15% 10.77% Main workersworked at least 6 months 269,087 243,067 26,020 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 20,741 15,073 5,668 Non-workerspeople 419,837 157,199 262,638
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 140,035 households and 709,665 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 12.94% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 82.04% for males and 75.71% for females. Of 289,828 workers, 92.84% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 1,165 233 Agricultural labourers 1,791 268 Household industry workers 5,456 1,626 Other workers 260,675 18,614
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 Bhiwandi Nizampur (M Corp.) 517 04166 709,665
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.
Religion in Census 2011 Scroll sideways for all columns.
Residents by reported religion Community Residents Share Hindu 2,79,199 39.34% Muslim 3,97,497 56.01% Christian 1,623 0.23% Sikh 350 0.05% Buddhist 10,973 1.55% Jain 18,911 2.66% Other religions and persuasions 235 0.03% Religion not stated 877 0.12%
Source: Census C-01 · Original workbook · workbook row 1022 · checked 2026-11-09.
Slum population in Census 2011 Census recorded 3,45,386 residents in 68,667 slum households, or 48.67% 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 1707 · checked 2026-11-09.
Municipal wards in Census 2011 Scroll sideways for all columns.
Published ward rows Ward Residents Households Ward 1 8,054 1,667 Ward 2 9,388 1,936 Ward 3 5,819 1,196 Ward 4 12,500 2,319 Ward 5 5,812 1,012 Ward 6 7,071 1,257 Ward 7 6,781 1,371 Ward 8 6,731 1,682 Ward 9 14,140 2,751 Ward 10 10,336 1,719 Ward 11 11,067 1,703 Ward 12 10,303 1,809 Ward 13 5,771 1,147 Ward 14 7,989 1,752 Ward 15 5,244 1,115 Ward 16 7,408 1,314 Ward 17 11,044 1,917 Ward 18 8,313 1,333 Ward 19 4,734 824 Ward 20 9,062 1,516 Ward 21 5,822 1,071 Ward 22 11,207 1,903 Ward 23 7,848 1,391 Ward 24 7,877 1,405 Ward 25 8,866 1,504 Ward 26 7,349 1,269 Ward 27 8,013 1,216 Ward 28 3,980 630 Ward 29 7,548 1,531 Ward 30 7,795 1,840 Ward 31 6,017 1,119 Ward 32 9,966 1,799 Ward 33 11,210 2,116 Ward 34 11,738 1,919 Ward 35 10,644 1,737 Ward 36 8,451 1,412 Ward 37 9,820 1,532 Ward 38 8,652 1,676 Ward 39 8,205 1,645 Ward 40 6,623 1,191 Ward 41 7,317 1,610 Ward 42 5,688 1,195 Ward 43 11,760 2,229 Ward 44 9,295 1,421 Ward 45 11,959 1,869 Ward 46 9,724 1,817 Ward 47 11,624 2,223 Ward 48 7,538 1,302 Ward 49 6,850 1,201 Ward 50 5,801 1,169 Ward 51 6,715 1,431 Ward 52 4,932 1,136 Ward 53 9,191 1,779 Ward 54 8,889 1,431 Ward 55 11,736 2,086 Ward 56 10,068 1,819 Ward 57 5,215 1,089 Ward 58 10,300 1,793 Ward 59 8,984 1,601 Ward 60 8,449 2,170 Ward 61 9,760 2,541 Ward 62 10,045 2,547 Ward 63 7,793 1,756 Ward 64 4,832 1,014 Ward 65 6,751 1,198 Ward 66 5,945 1,122 Ward 67 9,713 2,011 Ward 68 14,033 3,354 Ward 69 8,469 1,876 Ward 70 10,010 2,353 Ward 71 8,477 2,055 Ward 72 10,067 2,096 Ward 73 3,787 739 Ward 74 8,821 1,930 Ward 75 7,368 1,600 Ward 76 9,205 2,134 Ward 77 8,472 1,930 Ward 78 6,681 1,521 Ward 79 12,138 2,807 Ward 80 10,635 2,606 Ward 81 9,656 2,467 Ward 82 7,242 1,854 Ward 83 6,160 1,449 Ward 84 6,372 1,458
Source: Thane PCA town and ward workbook · Original workbook · checked 2026-11-09.