Mumbai Suburban District, Maharashtra

Mumbai Suburban is an administrative district in Maharashtra, India. The district is located about 15 km from Mumbai, the capital of Maharashtra. Its administrative headquarters is in Bandra(East). Marathi, Hindi, English and Gujarati are the major languages spoken in the district. The district covers a total area of 446 km².

List of Tehsils in Mumbai Suburban District

Mumbai Suburban District is divided into 3 Tehsils for administrative and revenue purposes. In total, there are 86 villages under these tehsils. The table below lists each tehsil along with village count and area.

Sl. No.TehsilVillagesArea (km²)
1Andheri25
2Borivali32
3Kurla29

Population of Mumbai Suburban District

According to the 2011 Census, Mumbai Suburban District had a population of 93,56,962 people living in 21,05,604 households. The population comprised 50,31,323 males and 43,25,639 females, with an average population density of 20,980 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Total Population93,56,962093,56,962
Male Population50,31,323050,31,323
Female Population43,25,639043,25,639
Total Households21,05,604021,05,604
Population Density20,980 / km²0 / km²20,980 / km²

Mumbai Suburban District had 75,75,485 literate people and 9,30,884 children in the 0–6 age group. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations were 5,83,302 and 1,04,560 respectively. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)9,30,88409,30,884
Literate Population75,75,485075,75,485
Illiterate Population17,81,477017,81,477
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population5,83,30205,83,302
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population1,04,56001,04,560

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.