Demographics
| Nagpur population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1981 | 1,219,500 |
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| 1991 | 1,664,000 | 36.4% | |
| 2001 | 2,129,500 | 28.0% | |
| 2011 | 2,405,421 | 13.0% | |
| Source: Census of India | |||
As of the 2011 census, Nagpur municipality had a population of 2,405,421 and the urban agglomeration had a population of 2,523,911. The municipality had a sex ratio of 961 females per 1,000 males and 9.9% of the population were under six years old. Effective literacy was 93.13%; male literacy was 96.16% and female literacy was 89.99%. .
Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism and Jainism are four major religions in Nagpur with 66.0%, 11.0%, 20.0% and 1.5% of the population following them. And others are 1.5% As its 52.5% of Nagpur's population is in the 15–59 years age category. Around 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
| Religions in Nagpur | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Religion | Percent | |||
| Hindus | 66.0% | |||
| Muslims | 11.0% | |||
| Buddhist | 20.0% | |||
| Jains | 1.5% | |||
| Christian | 1.0%% | |||
| Others† | 0.5% | |||
| Distribution of religions † |
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