Nashik division

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India, Nashik Division had a population of 18,579,420 in the year 2011.

Languages

Marathi is the most spoken language, which is also the sole official language of the region. Khandeshi and Ahirani dialect of Marathi, along with Bhili are also spoken by a significant portion of the population in Khandesh region of Nashik Division. There are significant minorities of Urdu and Hindi speakers in certain urban areas of the division.

Religion

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 86.92% of the population of Nashik Division followed Hinduism, 10.00% Islam, 1.56% Buddhism, 0.35% Christianity and the remaining 1.17% of the population followed other religions or stated no religion.