Bhiwandi city is governed by Municipal Corporation which comes under Bhiwandi Metropolitan Region. The Bhiwandi city is located in Maharashtra state of India.
The current estimate population of Bhiwandi city in 2023 is
977,000
, while Bhiwandi metro population is estimated at
1,013,000
. The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for Bhiwandi city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of Bhiwandi city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for Bhiwandi city, we will update the same here in 2023.
As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Bhiwandi in 2011 is 709,665. Although Bhiwandi city has population of 709,665; its urban / metropolitan population is 735,681.
Bhiwandi Literacy Rate and Sex Ratio
In education section, total literates in Bhiwandi city are 491,071 of which 301,986 are males while 189,085 are females. Average literacy rate of Bhiwandi city is 79.48 percent of which male and female literacy was 82.04 and 75.71 percent.
The sex ratio of Bhiwandi city is 709 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 944 per 1000 boys.
Bhiwandi Slum Population
Total no. of Slums in Bhiwandi city numbers 68,667 in which population of 345,386 resides. This is around 48.67% of total population of Bhiwandi city.
Bhiwandi Religion
Bhiwandi is Muslim majority city in India with approximately 56.01 % of city population following Islam as their religion.
Hinduism is second most popular religion in city of Bhiwandi with approximately 39.34 % following it.
In Bhiwandi city, Christianity is followed by 0.23 %, Jainism by 2.66 %, Buddhism by 1.55 % and Sikhism by 0.05 %. Around 0.03 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.12 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.
Religion
Percentage
Total
Hindu
39.34 %
279,199
Muslims
56.01 %
397,497
Christian
0.23 %
1,623
Sikh
0.05 %
350
Buddhist
1.55 %
10,973
Jain
2.66 %
18,911
Others
0.03 %
235
Not Stated
0.12 %
877
Bhiwandi Future Population 2021-2031
Bhiwandi
City
Metropolitan
2011
709,665
735,681
2021
922,000
956,000
2022
949,000
984,000
2023
977,000
1,013,000
2024
1,006,000
1,043,000
2025
1,036,000
1,074,000
2026
1,067,000
1,106,000
2027
1,099,000
1,139,000
2028
1,131,000
1,173,000
2029
1,164,000
1,208,000
2030
1,198,000
1,244,000
2031
1,233,000
1,281,000
Bhiwandi City 2011
Total
Male
Female
City Population
709,665
415,339
294,326
Literates
491,071
301,986
189,085
Children (0-6)
91,825
47,235
44,590
Average Literacy (%)
79.48 %
82.04 %
75.71 %
Sexratio
709
Child Sexratio
944
Bhiwandi Metropolitan Region
Bhiwandi city comes under Bhiwandi Metropolitan area.