Demography
As of 2001 India census, there were 97,917 people residing in the city. Males constituted55% (51,878) of the population and females 47% (46,039). Badlapur had an overall literacy rate of 76.12%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 81.01% of the males and 72.15% of females literate. 12% (11,999) of the population is under 6 years of age. There were 1,971 SC (2.01%) and 4,841 (4.94%) population come under ST category. People living in the city are predominantly Maharashtrians,with Sikhs(Punjabis), Buddhist, Gujarati, Marwadi, Sindhi, North Indian, south Indian community. The city is largely recognised as a middle class suburb of Mumbai.
The majority of the population is Hindu and a substantial Muslim community also lives in Badlapur. There are many temples, Mosques, Churches in town. The major festival celebration is Ganesh Jayanti which many organizations, local groups celebrate with zest and passion. In this festival people of many different faiths participate and enjoy. The city has had very few religious conflicts, except one which occurred on 21 October 2002, in which 8 people were injured in a conflict between two groups.
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