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

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District · Maharashtra 

# Mumbai district

Mumbai is a district of Maharashtra, 12th of 35 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **3,085,411 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/area-not-under-any-sub-district/greater-mumbai/) (3,085,411).

- 3,085,411people (2011)
- 1sub-districts
- 1towns
- 89.2%literacy

## Who lives in Mumbai?

Mumbai had **3,085,411 people** at the 2011 Census — 2.7% of Maharashtra's population and 12th of 35 districts of Maharashtra by population. There were 832 women for every 1,000 men (below the Maharashtra figure of 929; the lowest of 35 districts of Maharashtra). Among children under 7 the ratio was 914 girls per 1,000 boys (the Maharashtra figure is 894). An average household had 4.6 people, against 4.6 across Maharashtra.

## How literate is Mumbai?

89.2% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (above Maharashtra's 82.3%), 2nd of 35 districts of Maharashtra. Men were at 91.5% and women at 86.5% — a gap of 5.0 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 do for a living?

41.6% of people worked in 2011 (women: 18.8%). Of all workers, 0% farmed their own land, 0% were farm labourers, 3% worked in household industry and 90% 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 90 (90%) · **■** 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

100.0% of people lived in towns and cities (above Maharashtra's 45.2%), 2nd 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/area-not-under-any-sub-district/greater-mumbai/). The largest is [Greater Mumbai](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/mumbai/area-not-under-any-sub-district/greater-mumbai/) with 3,085,411 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 compared with Maharashtra

■ Mumbai · ■ Maharashtra

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.2%**

**82.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****832**

**929

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****914**

**894

Working population ****41.6%**

**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

Of every 100 households in Mumbai in 2011, 98 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 78 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 13 a car.

■ Mumbai · ■ 

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

Toilet within the home ****67%**

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

Tap water ****98%**

Drinking water within premises ****85%**

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

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****2%**

Use banking services ****88%**

Television ****85%**

Mobile phone ****85%**

Computer with internet ****19%**

Two-wheeler ****17%**

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

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

Own their home ****67%**

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

Sub-district People Villages Towns 

[Area not under any Sub-district](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/mumbai/area-not-under-any-sub-district/) 3,085,411 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

- Greater Mumbai · 3,085,411

## Quick answers

- How many sub-districts are in Mumbai?1: Area not under any Sub-district
- What is the population of Mumbai district?3,085,411 (Census 2011)
- Which is the largest town in Mumbai?Greater Mumbai