Mira-Bhayandar

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Coordinates: 19.29° N 72.85° E

Mira-Bhayandar

Mira-Bhayandar
State
 - District(s)
Maharashtra
 - Thane
Coordinates 19.29° N 72.85° E
Area
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Population (2001)
 - Density
520,301
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Mira-Bhayandar is a city, in the district of Thane, in the western state of Maharashtra, in India, located around 20 kms to the north of Mumbai on the the Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway.

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India censusGRIndia, Mira-Bhayandar had a population of 520,301. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Mira-Bhayandar has an average literacy rate of 78%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 74%. In Mira-Bhayandar, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.