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Population Growth
Mumbai Demographics :According to the 2001 census, the population of Mumbai was 11,914,398,[76] According to extrapolations carried out by the World Gazetteer in 2008, Mumbai has a population of 13,662,885 and the Mumbai Metropolitan Area has a population of 20,870,764. The population density is estimated to be about 22,000 persons per square kilometre. Per 2001 census, Greater Mumbai, the area under the administration of BMC, has literacy rate of 77.45%, higher than the national average of 64.8%. The sex ratio was 774 (females per 1,000 males) in the island city, 826 in the suburbs, and 811 as a whole in the Greater Mumbai, all numbers lower than the national average of 933 females per 1,000 males.The Religions represented in Mumbai include Hindus (67.39%), Muslims (18.56%), Buddhists (5.22%), Jains (3.99%) and Christians (3.72%), with Sikhs and Parsis making up the rest of the population[82]. The linguistic/ethnic demographics are: Maharashtrians (53%), Gujaratis (22%), North Indians (17%), Tamils (3%), Sindhis (3%), Tuluvas/Kannadigas (2%) and others[83]. This unique mix of cultures is a result of the settlement of people of various communities from India. The city also attracts foreign nationals because of the business opportunities available in the city. 
Location of Mumbai
Mumbai has a large polyglot population like any other metropolitan city of India. Marathi, the official language of Maharashtra state, is widely spoken. Other languages spoken are Hindi, Gujarati, and English. A colloquial form of Hindi, known as Bambaiya � a blend of Marathi, Hindi, Indian English and some invented words � is spoken on the streets. English is extensively spoken and is the principal language of the city's white collar workforce. Mumbai suffers from the same major urbanisation problems seen in many fast growing cities in developing countries: widespread poverty and unemployment, poor public health and poor civic and educational standards for a large section of the population. With available space at a premium, Mumbai residents often reside in cramped, relatively expensive housing, usually far from workplaces, and therefore requiring long commutes on crowded mass transit, or clogged roadways. According to the 2001 census, 54.1% of Mumbai's population lives in slums. |
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