Demographics
According to the Census of India, 2011, Nashik had a population of 1,480,769. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Nashik had an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 64%; male literacy was 80%, and female literacy was 66%. In Nashik, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age. In the same year (census year 2001) the Nashik Urban Agglomeration had a population of 1,152,326 and thus it was the fourth largest urban area of Maharashtra State after Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur. The projected population of Nashik urban agglomeration (which includes abutting urban areas like Deolali) as on 11 November 2012 is 1,562,769.
Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism and Jainism are four major religions in Nashik with 64.0%, 23.0%, 10.0% and 1.5% of the population following them. And others are 1.5% 52.5% of Nashik's population is in the 15–59 years age category. Around 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
| Religions in Nashik | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Religion | Percent | |||
| Hindus | 64.0% | |||
| Muslims | 23.0% | |||
| Buddhist | 10.0% | |||
| Jains | 1.5% | |||
| Others† | 1.5% | |||
| Distribution of religions † |
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