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 sq.km with population density of 9,467 per sq.km.[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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  7. ^ a b "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.

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