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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,841,488 | 147 | ||
| 809,378 | 79.4 | ||
| 1,120,547 | 344 | ||
| 14 villages | 15,623 | ||
| Total taluka | 3,787,046 | 570 (w/o villages) |
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]
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]
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.[8]