Demographics
| Pune growth | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1851 | 73,209 |
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| 1881 | 129,751 |
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| 1891 | 161,390 | 24.4% | |
| 1901 | 153,320 | -5.0% | |
| 1921 | 133,227 |
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| 1951 | 488,419 |
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| 1961 | 606,777 | 24.2% | |
| 1971 | 856,105 | 41.1% | |
| 1981 | 1,203,351 | 40.6% | |
| 1991 | 1,566,651 | 30.2% | |
| 2001 | 2,540,069 | 62.1% | |
| 2011 | 9,426,959 | 271.1% | |
| Source: Census of India, Imperial Gazetteer of India | |||
As per the 2010 Census of India estimate, the population of the Pune urban agglomeration is to peg around 5,518,688 This includes the towns of Khadki, Pimpri-Chinchwad and Dehu. Growth in the software and education sectors has led to an influx of skilled labour from across India. The population of the urban agglomeration was estimated to be around 4,485,000 in 2005. The migrating population rose from 43,900 in 2001 to 88,200 in 2005. According to the Pune Municipal Corporation, 40% of the population lived in slums in 2001. The sharp increase in censorial decade of 1991–2001 can be attributed to the absorption of 38 fringe villages into the city. The literacy rate is about 81%.
Marathi is the official and most widely spoken language, while Hindi, Kannada, Marwari and English are understood and spoken widely. Pune has a great Marathi influence as it was the bastion of the Maratha Empire. Pune is one of the cities in India having majority of Hindu population with 70% Hindus. Central Pune has Brahmin majority. Pune also has a good Muslim and Christian population.
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