"Data from the 2011 census shows there are 3.1 crore [million] people in the island city and 9.3 crore [million] in the suburbs, while nearly 78% of the city’s population lives in slums. Population density in the suburbs is the highest in the state, at 20,925 persons per sq km, whereas it is 20,038 person per sq km in the island city."
http://content.magicbricks.com/dharavi-no-longer-asias-biggest-slum
Funny enough, this article was forwarded to me by the real estate search site that I signed up for back when we were looking for apartments.
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