Wada taluka explained

Wada taluka is a taluka in the Palghar district of Maharashtra.^[1]

Palghar district

On 1 August 2014, the talukas of Mokhada, Jawahar, Talasari, Vikramgad, Wada, Dahanu, Palghar and Vasai were separated from the erstwhile Thane district to form a new district Palghar.^[2]

Demographics

Vada taluka has a population of 178,370 according to the 2011 census. Vada had a literacy rate of 73.02% and a sex ratio of 939 females per 1000 males. 24,120 (13.52%) are under 7 years of age. 23,954 (13.43%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 2.51% and 57.02% of the population respectively.^[3]

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 91.35% of the population in the district spoke Marathi, 4.97% Hindi and 1.92% Urdu as their first language.^[4]

Notes and References

1. News: महाराष्ट्रातील सर्व तालुके - महाराष्ट्रातील सर्व जिल्ह्यांतील तालुके महसुली विभागांनिहाय जाणून घ्या. . 2014-11-27 . Prahar . 2023-05-13 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150722032645/http://prahaar.in/prahaarhelpline/269444 . 2015-07-22 .
2. News: Thane district will finally be split into 2 parts from August 15 . 2014-06-14. The Times of India. 2023-05-13.
3. Web site: District Census Hand Book – Thane . . Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
4. Web site: Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Maharashtra . censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.