Bhiwandi taluka

Bhiwandi taluka is a taluka in Thane district of Maharashtra in Konkan division. ^{[1] [2]} It contains the city of Bhiwandi.

Thane district

Until 31 July 2014, Thane was the country's most populous district with a population of over 12 Million . ^[3] On 1 August 2014, the talukas of Mokhada, Jawahar, Talasari, Vikramgadh, Wada, Dahanu, Palghar and Vasai were separated from the erstwhile Thane district to form a new district Palghar. The talukas Thane, Bhiwandi, Kalyan, Ulhasnagar, Ambernath, Murbad and Shahapur were retained in Thane district. ^{[3] [4]}

Demographics

Religions in Bhiwandi taluk (2011) [5]
Religion			Percent
Hinduism			56.52%
Islam			38.91%
Buddhism			2.18%
Jainism			1.74%
Other or not stated			0.24%

Bhiwandi taluka has a population of 1,141,386 according to the 2011 census. Bhiwandi had a literacy rate of 79.31% and a sex ratio of 746 females per 1000 males. 863,740 (75.67%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 3.76% and 8.12% of the population respectively. ^[6]

Languages of Bhiwandi taluk (2011) ^[7]

   Marathi (34.67%)

   Urdu (34.15%)

   Hindi (17.78%)

   Telugu (4.39%)

   Gujarati (2.41%)

   Bhojpuri (2.23%)

   Marwari (1.40%)

  Others (2.97%)

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 34.67% of the population in the district spoke Marathi, 34.15% Urdu, 17.78% Hindi, 4.39% Telugu, 2.41% Gujarati, 2.23% Bhojpuri and 1.40% Marwari as their first language. ^[7]

See also

• Base, Maharashtra
• Kon

References

1. "महाराष्ट्रातील सर्व तालुके - महाराष्ट्रातील सर्व जिल्ह्यांतील तालुके महसुली विभागांनिहाय जाणून घ्या". Prahar. 27 November 2014. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
2. "Circle Saja Revenue Village List - Tahsil Office". Thane District Collectorate. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
3. "Maharashtra gets its 36th district - Palghar; carved out of India's most populous Thane district". Daily News and Analysis. 1 August 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
4. Tembhekar, Chittaranjan; Sanjeev Shivadekar (14 June 2014). "Thane district will finally be split into 2 parts from August 15". Times of India. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
5. "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
6. "District Census Hand Book – Thane" (PDF). Census of India . Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
7. "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.