Mumbai is one of the most cosmopolitan cities in India with over 50% of its population of non-Maharashtrian ethnicity. There are many large ethnic groups represented such as Gujaratis (in Ghatkopar, Vile Parle, Juhu, Khar, Mulund, Borivali, Kandivali and many in South Bombay) South Indians (Tamils and Malayalis in Chembur, Marol etc.), Parsis & Sindhis in South-Bombay (south of Dadar), and large communities from UP, Bihar and Punjab scattered around. A large number of people who work as vegetable vendors and shoe-polishers (and other small tradesmen) are migrant labourers from UP and Bihar. Because of a perceived sidelining of Marathi in this large mixture of peoples and cultures, some Maharashtrians (including the elite) emphasize that Marathi should be given due importance, Mumbai being a part of Maharashtra. Gujarat (ગુજરાત in Gujarati) is the most industrialized state in India after Maharashtra and is located in western India, bordered by Pakistan to the northwest and Rajasthan to the north. ... Ghatkopar is a suburb of Mumbai. ... -1... Juhu is a suburb of Mumbai. ... Khar is the name of a railway station on the Mumbai suburban railway on the Western Railway railway line. ... // Mulund is a suburb of Mumbai. ... Borivali is the name of a railway station on the Mumbai suburban railway on the Western Railway railway line. ... Kandivali or Kandivli is the name of a railway station on the Mumbai suburban railway on the Western Railway railway line. ... Tamil girls in Tiruvannamalai The Tamil people are an ethnic group from South Asia with a recorded history going back almost two millennia. ... Malayali is the Malayalam word used to denote a person belonging to Kerala. ... Chembur is a north-easten suburb of Mumbai, India. ... a person from Pars (the middle-Persian word for Fars), a region now within the geographical boundaries of Iran, and is roughly the original homeland of the Persian people. ... Sindhi refers to an ethnic group of people originating in Sindh which is part of present day Pakistan. ... South Mumbai South Mumbai (also referred to as South Bombay) is a geographic region in the city of Mumbai, India. ... Categories: Mumbai neighbourhoods | Mumbai railway stations | India geography stubs ... For other uses, see Bihar (disambiguation). ... Punjab, 1903 Punjab Province, 1909 The Punjab (Meaning: Land of five Rivers) (also Panjab, Gurmukhi: ਪੰਜਾਬ, Devanagari: पंजाब, Shahmukhi: پنجاب) is a region straddling the border between India and Pakistan. ...

Slum population

According to the results of Census of India, 2001, 5,823,510 people lived in the slums of Mumbai or 48.88% of the population of Mumbai. This is by far the largest slum population in any city of India. 72.48% of this slum population was literate. Also, Mumbai, Delhi and Kolkata are the only 3 cities in India where over 1 million people live in slums. 2001: A Space Odyssey Dr. Dre 2001 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A boy from an East Cipinang trash dump slum in Jakarta, Indonesia shows his find. ... Delhi (दिल्ली or Dillī in Hindi and Bengali and دیلی in Urdu) is a term that refers to either the State of Delhi or the National Capital Territory (NCT) of the Republic of India. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

Of late many news media groups claim that 60% of Mumbai's population of 16 million live in slums. This has led to speculation of over 9 million people living in slums in Mumbai. Several reputed NGOs also claim that slums cover only 5-8% of Mumbai's land area.

However there is no census data available to support either of these claims.

The confusion probably arises from mixing up the MMRDA population (16 million/4355 sq kms) with the Greater Mumbai population (11.9 million/468 sq km). About 48.88% of the population of Greater Mumbai live in slums.

AIDS

With 4.7% of AIDS cases in India from Mumbai, Mumbai is subject to 160% more AIDS than the average prevalence in India. The Red Ribbon symbol is used internationally to represent the fight against AIDS. AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome or Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, rarely written Aids) is a disease characterized by the destruction of the human immune system. ...