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In the decade of 1991–2001, migration to major cities caused a rapid increase in urban population. [8] [9] On the basis of net migrants by last residence during the past decade, Maharashtra had the most immigration with 2.3 million, followed by the National Capital Territory of Delhi (1.7 million), Gujarat (0.68 million) and Haryana (0.67 ...
The following is a list of the most populous cities in Maharashtra state of India as per the 2011 census. There are 43 cities in Maharashtra which have a population over 100,000. There are 43 cities in Maharashtra which have a population over 100,000.
In the decade of 1991–2001, migration to major cities caused rapid increase in urban population. [11] [12] On the basis of net migrants by last residence during the past decade, Maharashtra had most immigration with 2.3 million, followed by National Capital Territory of Delhi (1.7 million), Gujarat (0.68 million) and Haryana (0.67 million).
Maharashtra was the most urbanized major state in India till 1991, stood behind Tamil Nadu in 2001 and third after it in 2011, with Kerala being second, [11] with the urban-total state population ratio. However, Maharashtra's urban population of 41 million, far exceeds that of Tamil Nadu which is at 27 million, as per the 2001 census. [12]
Maharashtra has the highest number of followers of Buddhism in India, accounting for 5.8% of Maharashtra's total population with 6,531,200 followers. Marathi Buddhists account for 77.36% of all Buddhists in India. [139] Sikhs, Christians, and Jains constituted 0.2%, 1%, and 1.2% of the Maharashtra population respectively. [138]
The population of India was counted as 361,088,090 (1000:946 male:female) [4] Total population increased by 42,427,510, 13.31% more than the 318,660,580 people counted during the 1941 census. [5] No census was done for Jammu and Kashmir in 1951 and its figures were interpolated from 1941 and 1961 state census. [ 6 ]
Maharashtra – state in the western region of India and is India's third-largest state by area and is also the world's second-most populous sub-national entity. It has over 120 million inhabitants and its capital, Mumbai, has a population of approximately 18 million. Nagpur is Maharashtra's second capital as decreed by the Nagpur Pact.
The population of the city grew rapidly after independence, from nearly 0.5–0.8 million in 1968 to 1. 5 million in 1976. [133] By 1996, the population had increased to 2.5 million. [ 134 ] By 2001, the population had increased to 3.76 million, making Pune one of the twenty most populous cities in India. [ 135 ]