Thane district is a district in the Konkan Division of Maharashtra, India. At the 2011 Census it was the most populated district in the country, with 11,060,148 inhabitants; however, in August 2014 the district was split into two with the creation of a new Palghar district, leaving the reduced Thane district with a 2011 Census population of 8,070,032. The headquarters of the district is the city of Thane. Other major cities in the district are Navi Mumbai, Kalyan-Dombivli, Mira-Bhayander, Bhiwandi, Ulhasnagar, Ambarnath, Badlapur, Murbad and Shahapur.
Palghar is a town in the Konkan division of Maharashtra state, India and a municipal council. It is in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, and since 2014 it has been the administrative capital of the Palghar district. Palghar lies on the Western Line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway in the busy Mumbai-Ahmedabad rail corridor. The town is located about 87 kilometers north of Mumbai, about 35 kilometers north of Virar and about 24 kilometers west of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad National Highway at Manor.
The Konkan Division is one of the six administrative divisions of Maharashtra state in India. It comprises the northern and central portions of the greater Konkani region, which were absorbed into Maharashtra owing to the States Reorganisation of India. Konkan Division is the western section of present-day Maharashtra, along the west coast of India. The two districts of the state capital Mumbai (Bombay) also fall in Konkan Division.
Chinchani is a Census Town in the Dahanu Taluka of Palghar District of Maharashtra, India.
Vikramgad is a census town in Jawhar subdivision of Palghar district of Maharashtra state in Konkan division.
Vikramgad Assembly constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India.
Dahanu Assembly constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India.
Palghar railway station is a railway station on the Western Railway line of Mumbai Suburban Railway.
Palghar District is a district in the state of Maharashtra in Konkan Division.
Vasai Assembly constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India.
Boisar Assembly constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Maharashtra state, western India. This constituency is located in Palghar district. Rajesh Raghunath Patil is the current legislator of this constituency.
Palghar Assembly constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Maharashtra state, western India. This constituency is located in Palghar district.
Bhiwandi taluka is a taluka in Thane district of Maharashtra in Konkan division.
Shahapur taluka is a taluka in Thane district of Maharashtra in Konkan division.
Talasari taluka is a taluka in Palghar district of Maharashtra an Indian state.
Vikramgadh taluka is a taluka in Palghar district of Maharashtra an Indian state.
Gadchinchale is a village in the Palghar district of Maharashtra, India. It is located in the Dahanu taluka.
Kosesari is a village in the Palghar district of Maharashtra, India. It is located in the Dahanu taluka. It is in rural part of Palghar, and it is one of the 173 villages of Dahanu Block of Palghar district.
The Agri are a Hindu caste found in Mumbai, Thane District, Raigad District and Palghar district in the state of Maharashtra. The Agri population numbered around 416,000 in India in year 1931 They are mainly involved in fishing, salt making, and rice farming. They speak the Agri dialect of Maharashtrian Konkani and write in the Devanagari script. They are Hindus, worship all the Hindu deities and observe Hindu festivals such as Holi, Ganapati, Dussera, Diwali, Hanuman Jayanti, Datta Jayanti, Shiv Jayanti and others.
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