Thane taluka
{{Short description|Sub-urban area in Thane District}}
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Thane taluka is a taluka in Thane district of Maharashtra state in Konkan division.{{cite news|url=http://prahaar.in/prahaarhelpline/269444|title=महाराष्ट्रातील सर्व तालुके - महाराष्ट्रातील सर्व जिल्ह्यांतील तालुके महसुली विभागांनिहाय जाणून घ्या.|date=2014-11-27|work=Prahar|accessdate=2015-08-15|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722032645/http://prahaar.in/prahaarhelpline/269444|archivedate=22 July 2015|df=dmy-all}}{{cite web|url=http://www.thane.nic.in/htmldocs/saja_village.html|title=Circle Saja Revenue Village List - Tahsil Office |publisher=Thane District Collectorate|accessdate=16 August 2015}}
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.
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| Municipal corporation | Population 2011 census [http://www.census2011.co.in/data/subdistrict/4165-thane-thane-maharashtra.html Thane Taluka - Thane]. Censusindia.gov.in | Area in km2 |
|---|---|---|
| Thane | align="right"| 1,841,488 | align="right"| 147 |
| Mira-Bhayandar | align="right"| 809,378 | align="right"| 79.4 |
| Navi Mumbai | align="right"| 1,120,547 | align="right"| 344 |
| 14 villages | align="right"| 15,623 | |
| Total taluka | align="right"| 3,787,046 | align="right"| 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.{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=Population by Religion - Maharashtra |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11382/download/14495/DDW27C-01%20MDDS.XLS |format=XLS |url-status=live |archive-date=5 Oct 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221005055324/https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11382/download/14495/DDW27C-01%20MDDS.XLS |language=en |access-date=31 July 2023 |website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India}} 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.{{Cite web |title=Thane Taluka Population Thane, Maharashtra, List of Villages & Towns in Thane Taluka |url=https://www.censusindia2011.com/maharashtra/thane/thane-population.html |access-date=2023-07-27 |website=Censusindia2011.com |language=en-US}}
=Language=
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|caption = Languages of Thane Taluka (2011)
|label1 = Marathi |value1 = 44.07 |color1 = red
|label2 = Hindi |value2 = 22.37 |color2 = orange
|label3 = Urdu |value3 = 8.73 |color3 = green
|label4 = Gujarati |value4 = 6.15 |color4 = lightblue
|label5 = Bengali |value5 = 3.01 |color5 = orchid
|label6 = Bhojpuri |value6 = 2.42 |color6 = crimson
|label7 = Marwadi |value7 = 2.27 |color7 = pink
|label8 = Malayalam |value8 = 1.69 |color8 = cornflowerblue
|label9 = Kannada |value9 = 1.66 |color9 = darkslateblue
|label10 = Tamil |value10 = 1.35 |color10 = royalblue
|label11 = Telugu |value11 = 1.28 |color11 = steelblue
|label12 = Others |value12 = 5.00 |color12 = gray
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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.{{cite web |title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Maharashtra |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10212/download/13324/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-2700.XLSX |website=censusindia.gov.in|publisher=Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India}}
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{{bar percent|Hinduism|darkorange|74.83}}
{{bar percent|Islam|green|14.81}}
{{bar percent|Buddhism|mediumblue|4.29}}
{{bar percent|Christianity|dodgerblue|2.90}}
{{bar percent|Jainism|pink|2.19}}
{{bar percent|Sikhism|darkkhaki|0.57}}
{{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.42}}
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Thane district
Until 31 July 2014, Thane was the country's most populous district with a population of over 12 million.{{cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-maharashtra-gets-its-36th-district-palghar-craved-out-of-india-s-most-populous-thane-district-2007051|title=Maharashtra gets its 36th district - Palghar; carved out of India's most populous Thane district|date=2014-08-01|work=Daily News and Analysis|accessdate=16 August 2015}} 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.{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thane/Thane-district-will-finally-be-split-into-2-parts-from-August-15/articleshow/36516533.cms|title=Thane district will finally be split into 2 parts from August 15|last=Tembhekar|first=Chittaranjan |author2=Sanjeev Shivadekar |date=2014-06-14|work=Times of India|accessdate=16 August 2015}}
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