# Mumbai Suburban District, Maharashtra – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population

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District · Maharashtra 

# Mumbai Suburban district

Mumbai Suburban is a district of Maharashtra, 3rd of 35 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **9,356,962 people** in 1 sub-district, 1 town and 0 villages; 100% lived in towns. The largest town is [Greater Mumbai](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/mumbai-suburban/area-not-under-any-sub-district/greater-mumbai/) (9,356,962).

- 9,356,962people (2011)
- 1sub-districts
- 1towns
- 89.9%literacy

## Who lives in Mumbai Suburban?

Mumbai Suburban had **9,356,962 people** at the 2011 Census — 8.3% of Maharashtra's population and 3rd of 35 districts of Maharashtra by population. There were 860 women for every 1,000 men (below the Maharashtra figure of 929; 34th of 35 districts of Maharashtra). Among children under 7 the ratio was 913 girls per 1,000 boys (the Maharashtra figure is 894). An average household had 4.4 people, against 4.6 across Maharashtra.

## How literate is Mumbai Suburban?

89.9% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (above Maharashtra's 82.3%), the highest of 35 districts of Maharashtra. Men were at 92.9% and women at 86.4% — a gap of 6.6 points (it is 12.5 points across Maharashtra).

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What do people in Mumbai Suburban do for a living?

39.9% of people worked in 2011 (women: 18.3%). Of all workers, 0% farmed their own land, 0% were farm labourers, 3% worked in household industry and 91% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 6% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 1% of workers here, against 46% across Maharashtra.

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**■** Cultivators (0%) · **■** Farm labourers (0%) · **■** Household industry 3 (3%) · **■** Other work 91 (91%) · **■** Marginal 6 (6%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Cities and towns of Mumbai Suburban

100.0% of people lived in towns and cities (above Maharashtra's 45.2%), the most urban of 35 districts of Maharashtra. The Census counted 1 towns: 1 statutory towns with a municipality and 0 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. 1 city has 1 lakh (100,000) people or more, and 1 passed 10 lakh: [Greater Mumbai](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/mumbai-suburban/area-not-under-any-sub-district/greater-mumbai/). The largest is [Greater Mumbai](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/mumbai-suburban/area-not-under-any-sub-district/greater-mumbai/) with 9,356,962 people, home to 100% of the urban population.

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Population of Mumbai Suburban compared with Maharashtra

■ Mumbai Suburban · ■ Maharashtra

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.9%**

**82.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****860**

**929

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****913**

**894

Working population ****39.9%**

**44.0%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Mumbai Suburban

Of every 100 households in Mumbai Suburban in 2011, 97 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 78 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 13 a car.

■ Mumbai Suburban · ■ 

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

Toilet within the home ****55%**

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

Tap water ****96%**

Drinking water within premises ****77%**

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****78%**

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****3%**

Use banking services ****86%**

Television ****85%**

Mobile phone ****86%**

Computer with internet ****20%**

Two-wheeler ****15%**

Car / jeep / van ****13%**

None of these assets ****2%**

Own their home ****76%**

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Sub-districts of Mumbai Suburban

Sub-district People Villages Towns 

[Area not under any Sub-district](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/mumbai-suburban/area-not-under-any-sub-district/) 9,356,962 0 1 

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Cities and towns in Mumbai Suburban

- Greater Mumbai · 9,356,962

## Quick answers

- How many sub-districts are in Mumbai Suburban?1: Area not under any Sub-district
- What is the population of Mumbai Suburban district?9,356,962 (Census 2011)
- Which is the largest town in Mumbai Suburban?Greater Mumbai