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Growth Of Mumbai
The following is a timeline of the growth of Mumbai's population over the last four centuries: * 1661: 10000 inhabitants * 1664: 15000 * 1673: 60000 (Fryer) * 1675: 60000 * 1718: 16000 (Cobbe) * 1744: 70000 (Niebuhr) (large influx of people during the busy season) * 1764: 140000 (Niebuhr), According to ''Historical account'' pg 6, pop was 60,000 * 1780: 100,000 ''Materials etc.'' Part III, pg 525 -- Mahim 13,726 * 1812: 235,000 (Hall) Fixed 165,000, migratory 50,000, famine increase 20,000 * 1814: 180,000 (Warden) * 1830: 229,000 Lagrange * 1836: 236,000 "-do- * 1864: 816,562 * 1872: 644,605 (census) * 1881: 773,196 (census) * 1891: 821,764 (census) * 1901: 812,912 (Greater Bombay) * 1911: 1,018,388 * 1921: 1,244,934 * 1931: 1,268,936 * 1941: 1,686,127 * 1951: 2,966,902 (0.1% of the world population) * 1961: 4,152,056 * 1971: 5,970,575 * 1981: 8,227,382 * 1991: 9,900,000 + 2,600,000 ( Thané) = 12,500,000 (Greater Bombay) * 2001: 16,368,084 (Greater Mumbai, incl. Thané) * 2005: 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mumbai
Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second-most populous city in India after Delhi and the eighth-most populous city in the world with a population of roughly 20 million (2 crore). As per the Indian government population census of 2011, Mumbai was the most populous city in India with an estimated city proper population of 12.5 million (1.25 crore) living under the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. Mumbai is the centre of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, the sixth most populous metropolitan area in the world with a population of over 23 million (2.3 crore). Mumbai lies on the Konkan coast on the west coast of India and has a deep natural harbour. In 2008, Mumbai was named an alpha world city. It has the highest number of millionaires and billionaires among all cities i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thane
Thane (; also known as Thana, the official name until 1996) is a metropolitan city in Maharashtra, India. It is situated in the north-eastern portion of the Salsette Island. Thane city is entirely within Thane taluka, one of the seven talukas of Thane district; also, it is the headquarters of the namesake district. With a population of 1,841,488 distributed over a land area of about , Thane city is the 15th most populated city in India with a population of 1,890,000 according to the 2011 census. Located on the northwestern side of the state of Maharashtra, the city is an immediate neighbour of Mumbai city and a part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. Etymology and other names The ancient name of Thana was . It appears as in early medieval Arab sources. The name Thane has been variously Romanised as Tana, Thana, Thâṇâ, and Thame. Ibn Battuta and Abulfeda knew it as KukinTana; Duarte Barbosa as TanaMayambu. Before 1996, the city was called 'Thana', the British spelling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Housing In Mumbai
Housing in India varies from palaces of erstwhile maharajas to modern apartment buildings in big cities to tiny huts in far-flung villages. There has been tremendous growth in India's housing sector as incomes have risen. The Human Rights Measurement Initiative finds that India is doing 60.9% of what should be possible at its level of income for the right to housing. Low income housing According to the ''Times of India'', "a majority of Indians have per capita space equivalent to or less than a 10 feet x 10 feet room for their living, sleeping, cooking, washing and toilet needs." The average is 103 sq ft per person in rural areas and 117 sq ft per person in urban areas. 99 percent of rural households have access to electricity. Although cities have better facilities than villages in India & provides full-day water supply. Almost all States such as Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and others provides a continuous power supply. Cities Mumbai Mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
History Of Mumbai
Indigenous tribals have inhabited Mumbai (Bombay) since the Stone Age. The Kolis and Aagri (a Marathi-Konkani people) were the earliest known settlers of the islands. The Maurya Empire gained control of the islands during the 3rd century BCE and transformed them into a centre of Hindu-Buddhist culture and religion. Later, between the 2nd century BCE and 10th century CE, the islands came under the control of successive indigenous dynasties: the Satavahanas, Abhiras, Vakatakas, Kalachuris, Konkan Mauryas, Chalukyas, Rashtrakutas, Silharas& Cholas. Bhima of Mahikavati established a small kingdom in the area during the late 13th century, and brought settlers. The Delhi Sultanate captured the islands in 1348, and they were later passed to the Sultanate of Guzerat from 1391. The Treaty of Bassein (1534) between the Portuguese viceroy Nuno da Cunha and Bahadur Shah of Gujarat, placed the islands into Portuguese possession in 1534. The islands suffered the Maratha Invasion of Goa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
