31-842: The Mumbai Cricket Association (formerly Bombay Cricket Association ) is the governing body for cricket in Mumbai and surrounding regions such as Thane , Navi Mumbai . Its headquarters is situated at Wankhede Stadium in Churchgate . It governs Mumbai cricket team and sanctions cricket tournaments in Mumbai district. Its Mumbai team is among the most dominant in India's First-class cricket . It has won Ranji Trophy for record 41 times. Cricketers such as Vijay Merchant , Sunil Gavaskar and Sachin Tendulkar etc. have played for MCA's team. Its team
62-410: A population of 3,085,411. The city of Mumbai came in light in the year 150 CE through the geographical work of renowned geographer, Ptolemy . The city, consisting of several islands, was then ruled by native Agris and Kolis . These natives ruled the islands up to 1345. Thereafter, Mumbai's rulers changed through history until Islamic rulers conquered what is now Maharashtra and conquered some of
93-701: Is 8.2 million. Among the ORP faiths, six faiths- 4.957 million-strong Sarnaism , 1.026 million-strong Gond , 506,000-strong Sari , Donyi-Polo (302,000) in Arunachal Pradesh, Sanamahism (222,000) in Manipur, Khasi (138,000) in Meghalaya dominate. Maharashtra is having the highest number of non-religious in the country with 9,652 such people, followed by Kerala. Hindi is the most widely spoken language in northern parts of India. The Indian census takes
124-550: Is a district of Maharashtra in Konkan Division , India. As a city district, it has no headquarters or subdivisions. It, along with the Mumbai Suburban District , makes up the metropolis of Mumbai . This area is called the "Island City" or South Mumbai or Old Mumbai. It extends from Colaba in the south to Mahim and Sion in the north. The city has an area of 157 km (61 sq mi) and
155-565: Is historically known as batting powerhouse and for " Khadoos " style of play. The association was established in 1930 as Bombay Cricket Association. Its name was changed after Bombay got renamed as Mumbai. It is one of three cricket associations that govern cricket in Maharashtra in different regions. The others are Vidarbha Cricket Association controlling the Vidarbha region and Maharashtra cricket association that governs cricket in
186-651: Is home to many religions such as Hinduism , Islam , Christianity , Buddhism , Sikhism and Jainism , while also being home to several indigenous faiths and tribal religions which have been practiced alongside major religions for centuries. According to the 2011 census, the total number of households in India is 248.8 million. Of which 202.4 million are Hindu, 31.2 million are Muslim, 6.3 million are Christian, 4.1 million are Sikh, and 1.9 million are Jain According to 2011 census, there are around 3.01 million places of worship in India. The religious data on India census 2011
217-478: Is the most populous state with roughly 200 million people. Over half the population resided in the six most populous states of Uttar Pradesh , Maharashtra , Bihar , West Bengal , Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh . Of the 1.21 billion Indians, 833 million (68.84%) live in rural areas while 377 million stay in urban areas. 453.6 million people in India are migrants, which is 37.8% of total population. India
248-427: Is trilingual. Hindi, Bengali speakers are India's least multilingual groups. Numbers regarding languages spoken available in the 2011 Indian census data may not reflect actual data in India due to how the data was collected, with participants being allowed to give any response they wished for what languages they spoke. Any individual above age seven who can read and write in any language with an ability to understand
279-489: The 15th Indian census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information for National Population Register (NPR) was also collected in the first phase, which will be used to issue a 12-digit unique identification number to all registered Indian residents by Unique Identification Authority of India . The second population enumeration phase
310-505: The British Raj in 1931. During the early census, people often exaggerated their caste status to garner social status and it is expected that people downgrade it now in the expectation of gaining government benefits. Earlier, there was speculation that there would be a caste-based census conducted in 2011, the first time in 80 years (last was in 1931), to find the exact population of the " Other Backward Classes " (OBCs) in India. This
341-593: The 2011 census 0.24% of India's population of 1.21 billion. Given below is the decade-by-decade religious composition of India until the 2011 census. There are six religions in India that have been awarded "National Minority" status – Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists and Parsis. Sunnis, Shias, Bohras, Agakhanis and Ahmadiyyas were identified as sects of Islam in India. As per 2011 census, six major faiths- Hindus, Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains make up over 99.4% of India's 1.21 billion population, while "other religions, persuasions" (ORP) count
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#1732782979572372-853: The British Government, the Collector of Mumbai was made the Chief Controlling Authority of the Revenue Administration of Mumbai. The Collector of Mumbai enjoyed vast authority under the Mumbai Land Revenue Act 1876 which was repealed by the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code 1966. According to the 2011 census Mumbai City district has a population of 3,085,411, roughly equal to the nation of Mongolia or
403-482: The US state of Iowa . This gives it a ranking of 115th in India (out of a total of 640 ). The district has a population density of 19,652 inhabitants per square kilometre (50,900/sq mi) . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was -7.57%. Mumbai City has a sex ratio of 832 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 89.21%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 7.13% and 0.81% of
434-409: The estimated world average of US$ 4.60 per person. Information on castes was included in the census following demands from several ruling coalition leaders including Lalu Prasad Yadav , and Mulayam Singh Yadav supported by opposition parties Bharatiya Janata Party , Shiromani Akali Dal , Shiv Sena and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam . Information on caste was last collected during
465-443: The first time in 2011. The overall sex ratio of the population is 943 females for every 1,000 males in 2011. The official count of the third gender in India is 490,000 The population of India as per 2011 census was 1,210,854,977. India added 181.5 million to its population since 2001, slightly lower than the population of Brazil . India, with 2.4% of the world's surface area, accounts for 17.5% of its population. Uttar Pradesh
496-417: The information was collected and digitised, fingerprints were taken and photos collected. Unique Identification Authority of India was to issue a 12-digit identification number to all individuals and the first ID have been issued in 2011. Provisional data from the census was released on 31 March 2011 (and was updated on 20 May 2013). Transgender population was counted in population census in India for
527-667: The islands in 1534. Subsequently, sultan of Gujarat took over all the islands, which were then conquered by the Portuguese. Following the continued support of England in the Anglo-Portuguese Alliance , stemming from the Anglo-Portuguese Treaty of 1373 and on the accession of a Catholic monarch in 1660, in 1661 the island of Mumbai was given to the British as part of a Royal Dowry , on
558-531: The largest cities in the country, Mumbai has attracted speakers of a large number of languages. Other languages with significant number of speakers in the district include Hindi, Urdu, Gujarati, and Tamil. At the time of the 2011 Census of India , 35.96% of the population in the district spoke Marathi , 22.98% Hindi , 13.53% Urdu , 11.34% Gujarati , 2.93% Tamil , 2.57% Marwadi , 2.37% Telugu , 1.38% Konkani and 1.31% Bengali as their first language. 2011 census of India The 2011 census of India or
589-630: The occasion of the marriage of King Charles II of England with the Portuguese Princess Infanta Catherine of Braganza . The island of Mumbai, was then to remain part of British Raj until 15 August 1947, when it became an autonomous dominion . Initially, Charles II entrusted the administration of Mumbai to the East India Company . By a Royal Charter under the Regulation XIX of 1827, passed by
620-541: The population respectively. Hinduism is the largest religion. Islam is the second-largest religion, Jainism is practiced by Gujaratis, while Buddhism is found among the Marathis. Mumbai also has the largest population of Parsis in the world, although their population is fast dwindling. Languages in Mumbai City district (2011) Marathi is the official and most spoken language of the district. However being one of
651-418: The rest of Maharashtra. In 1972, under the presidency tenure of S.K. Wankhede , MCA built its own cricket stadium, which was named after S.K. Wankhede as Wankhede Stadium . MCA renovated it before 2011 ICC cricket World Cup . It is the home ground of Mumbai cricket team. Since 2007 BCCI's headquarters Cricket centre is situated in the premises of MCA. Mumbai City district Mumbai City district
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#1732782979572682-500: The third place, and Bengali in the fourth place, according to the 2011 census of India . The 2011 census report on bilingualism and trilingualism , which provides data on the two languages in order of preference in which a person is proficient other than the mother tongue, was released in September 2018. The number of bilingual speakers in India is 314.9 million, which is 26% of the population in 2011. 7% of Indian population
713-467: The widest possible definition of "Hindi" as a broad variety of " Hindi languages ". According to 2011 census, 57.1% of Indian population know Hindi, in which 43.63% of Indian people have declared Hindi as their native language or mother tongue. The language data was released on 26 June 2018. Hindi is the fastest growing language of India , followed by Kashmiri in the second place, with Meitei (officially called Manipuri ) as well as Gujarati , in
744-499: Was Our Census, Our Future . Spread across 28 states and 8 union territories , the census covered 640 districts, 5,924 sub-districts, 7,935 towns and more than 600,000 villages. A total of 2.7 million officials visited households in 7,935 towns and 600,000 villages, classifying the population according to gender, religion, education and occupation. The cost of the exercise was approximately ₹ 2,200 crore (US$ 260 million) – this comes to less than US$ 0.50 per person, well below
775-594: Was also collected in the first phase. The second, the population enumeration phase, was conducted from 9 – 28 February 2011 all over the country. The eradication of epidemics, the availability of more effective medicines for the treatment of various types of diseases and the improvement in the standard of living were the main reasons for the high decadal growth of population in India. The House-listing schedule contained 35 questions. The Population enumeration schedule contained 30 questions. The National Population Register household schedule contained 9 questions. Once
806-499: Was collected in 16 languages and the training manual was prepared in 18 languages. In 2011, India and Bangladesh also conducted their first-ever joint census of areas along their border. The census was conducted in two phases. The first, the house-listing phase, began on 1 April 2010 and involved collection of data about all the buildings and census houses. Information for the National Population Register
837-454: Was conducted between 9 and 28 February 2011. Census has been conducted in India since 1872 and 2011 marks the first time biometric information was collected. According to the provisional reports released on 31 March 2011, the Indian population increased to 1.21 billion with a decadal growth of 17.70%. Adult literacy rate increased to 74.04% with a decadal growth of 9.21%. The motto of the census
868-644: Was conducted in Kerala in 1968 by the Government of Kerala under E. M. S. Namboodiripad to assess the social and economic backwardness of various lower castes. The census was termed Socio-Economic Survey of 1968 and the results were published in the Gazetteer of Kerala, 1971. C. Chandramouli IAS was the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India for the 2011 Indian census. Census data
899-400: Was considered literate. In censuses before 1991, children below the age five were treated as illiterates. The literacy rate taking the entire population into account is termed as "crude literacy rate", and taking the population from age seven and above into account is termed as "effective literacy rate". Effective literacy rate increased to a total of 74.04% with 82.14% of the males and 65.46% of
930-477: Was later accepted and the Socio Economic and Caste Census 2011 was conducted whose first findings were revealed on 3 July 2015 by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley . Mandal Commission report of 1980 quoted OBC population at 52%, though National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) survey of 2006 quoted OBC population at 41%. There is only one other instance of a caste count in post-independence India. It
961-537: Was released by the Government of India on 25 August 2015. Hindus are 79.8% (966.3 million) while Sikhs are 20.8 million comprising 1.72% of the population, Muslims are 14.23% (172.2 million) in India. and Christians are 2.30% (28.7 million). According to the 2011 census of India, there are 57,264 Parsis in India. For the first time, a "No religion" category was added in the 2011 census. 2.87 million were classified as people belonging to "No Religion" in India in