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The city was capital of Bombay state before the formation of state of Maharashtra. It became financial centre of India and attracted people from all across India which resulted in booming population growth of the city.The following is a timeline of the growth of Mumbai's population over the last four centuries: 1661: 10000 inhabitants [1]
Wockhardt Headquarters Essar Group Headquarters ICICI Bank at Bandra Kurla Complex. Mumbai is one of the top ten largest trading centres in the world in terms of global financial flows, generating ca. 6.16% of the Indian GDP and accounting for 25% of industrial production, 70% of Indian maritime trade and 70% of capital transactions to the Indian economy.
Mumbai, the capital of Maharashtra and often described as the New York of India or Manhattan of India, [18] is the financial capital and the most populous city of India with an estimated city proper population of 12.5 million (1.25 crore). [19]
1668/1669 – East India Company leased the seven islands of Mumbai from Charles II; 1670 – First printing press imported to Mumbai by Parsi businessman Bhimjee Parikh; 1672 – Consecration of the first Tower of Silence and first Fire temple (Hirji Vachha Agiary, now defunct) 1675 – Population estimated to have risen to 60,000 from 100,000 ...
The 3 UAs with populations of 10 million and above are known as Mega Cities (The census defines the three as Greater Mumbai UA (18.4 million), Delhi UA (16.3 million) and Kolkata UA (14.1 million). [1]) The cities listed in bold are the capitals of the respective state or union territory and New Delhi, the capital of India.
Mumbai (/ m ʊ m ˈ b aɪ / muum-BY; ISO: Muṁbaī, Marathi: ⓘ), also known as Bombay (/ b ɒ m ˈ b eɪ / bom-BAY), is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra.Mumbai is the financial capital and the most populous city proper of India with an estimated population of 12.5 million (1.25 crore). [20]
The population growth rate estimates (according to the United Nations Population Prospects 2019) between 2015 and 2020 [1] This article includes a table of countries and subnational areas by annual population growth rate.
Rank (2011) City District Population 2011 Population 2001 Population 1991 1 Mumbai: Mumbai City, Mumbai Suburban: 12,442,373 11,978,450 9,925,891 2 Pune: Pune ...