Thane taluka

Thane taluka is a taluka in Thane district of Maharashtra state in Konkan division. ^{[1] [2]}

Thane taluka consists of three municipal corporations—Mira-Bhayandar, Thane and Navi Mumbai—and also few small villages. These three cities lies respectively on northern, north-eastern and eastern boundaries of Mumbai.

Municipal corporation	Population 2011 census [3]	Area in km2
Thane	1,841,488	147
Mira-Bhayandar	809,378	79.4
Navi Mumbai	1,120,547	344
14 villages	15,623
Total taluka	3,787,046	570 (w/o villages)

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India, Thane Taluka has a population of 3,787,036. The sex-ratio of Thane Taluka is around 872 compared to 929 which is the state average of Maharashtra. ^[4] The literacy rate of Thane Taluka is 79.57% out of which 82.13% males are literate and 76.63% females are literate. The total area of Thane is 400.04 km² with population density of 9,467 per km². ^[5]

Language

Languages of Thane Taluka (2011) ^[6]

   Marathi (44.07%)

   Hindi (22.37%)

   Urdu (8.73%)

   Gujarati (6.15%)

   Bengali (3.01%)

   Bhojpuri (2.42%)

   Marwadi (2.27%)

   Malayalam (1.69%)

   Kannada (1.66%)

   Tamil (1.35%)

   Telugu (1.28%)

  Others (5.00%)

At the time of the 2011 Census of India in the Thane Taluka, 44.07% of the population in the district spoke Marathi, 22.37% Hindi, 8.73% Urdu, 6.15% Gujarati, 3.01% Bengali, 2.42% Bhojpuri, 2.27% Marwadi, 1.69% Malayalam, 1.66% Kannada, 1.35% Tamil and 1.28% Telugu as their first language. ^[6]

Religion

Religions in Thane Taluka (2011) [4]
Religion			Percent
Hinduism			74.83%
Islam			14.81%
Buddhism			4.29%
Christianity			2.90%
Jainism			2.19%
Sikhism			0.57%
Other or not stated			0.42%

Thane district

Until 31 July 2014, Thane was the country's most populous district with a population of over 12 million. ^[7] 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. ^{[7] [8]}

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. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
3. Thane Taluka - Thane. Censusindia.gov.in
4. "Population by Religion - Maharashtra" (XLS). censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011. Archived from the original on 5 October 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
5. "Thane Taluka Population Thane, Maharashtra, List of Villages & Towns in Thane Taluka". Censusindia2011.com. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
6. "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
7. "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.
8. 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.