Bhiwandi City Population 2024

Bhiwandi is a city in the Thane district of Maharashtra. It is located 20 km northeast of Mumbai and 15 km northeast of the city Thane. The city is a part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. It’s a major commercial city & trading Center of the Thane district.

As per provisional reports of Census India, the population of Bhiwandi City in 2011 is 7,09,665 (7.10 lacs) and the estimated population of Bhiwandi in 2024 is 8.20 lakh

Population of Bhiwandi in 2023 - 8.20 lakh (approx)

Bhiwandi CityCensus 2011
Total Population7,09,665 (7.10 lakh)
Male Population415,339
Female Population294,326
Density of Population26871 per sq. km
Average Literacy (%)79.48%
% of Male Literates82.04%
% of Female Literates75.71%
Sex Ratio709
Child Sex Ratio944
Children (0-6 years)91,825

Sources: Census 2011

Bhiwandi is a city with a Muslim majority, where approximately 56.01% of the population follow Islam as their religion. Hinduism is the second most popular religion in the city of Bhiwandi, with approximately 39.34% of the population following it.

The percentage of people following other religions in Bhiwandi is as follows: 

ReligionPercentage
Muslims56.01%
Hindu39.34%
Jain2.66%
Buddhist1.55%
Christian0.23%
Not Stated0.12%
Sikh0.05%
Others0.03%

Source: Census 2011

Bhiwandi Historical Population

As per Census 2011, Bhiwandi has a population growth rate of 18.53% during 2001-2011.  It’s expected to have a population growth rate of 14% during 2011-2021.

Let’s look at population & percentage change from  Year 1901 to 2021.

YearPopulationActual ChangePercentage Change
190110,354
191113,2922,93828.38%
192112,188-1,104-8.31%
193115,6193,43128.15%
194118,7763,15720.21%
195125,7646,98837.22%
196147,63021,86684.87%
197179,57631,94667.07%
1981170,59991,023114.38%
1991379,070208,471122.20%
2001598,741219,67157.95%
2011709,665110,92418.53%
2021 (estimate)810,000100,33514.14%

Sources: Census 2011

Census 2011 Details

AREA & DENSITY

The initial provisional data released by Census India 2011, shows that the density of Bhiwandi for 2011 was 26,871 people per sq. km. Bhiwandi  city administers area is 26.41 sq. km

LITERACY RATE

The average literacy rate of Bhiwandi  City in 2011 was 79.48%. If things are looked at gender-wise, male and female literacy was 82.04% and 75.71 %. respectively. The total literate in Bhiwandi city was 4,91,071 of which 3,01,986 are males while 1,89,085 are females.

SEX RATIO

With regards to the Sex Ratio in Bhiwandi, it stood at 709 per 1000 males. The average national sex ratio in India is 940 as per the latest reports of the Census 2011 Directorate. In the 2011 census, the child sex ratio is 944 girls per 1000 boys

CHILD POPULATION

In census enumeration, data regarding children under 0-6 age were also collected. There were a total of 91,825 children under the age of 0-6 years. Of the total  47,235 are boys while 44,590 are girls. The child Sex Ratio as per the census 2011 was 944. In 2011, Children under 0-6 formed 12.94 % of the total population of Bhiwandi  City.

Bhiwandi Population 2024 | Religion in Bhiwandi

Rajeev Rana

Rajeev Rana loves reading about history and demography and has been writing on these topics for five years. While not a certified expert, he has a deep understanding of demography in India. Rajeev contributes to several websites and has extensive knowledge of the Delhi NCR area.