Thane District

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Thane (pronounced Thaanai by the locals) is a district in northern Maharashtra in India. The capital of the district is the city of Thane. Other major cities in the region are Navi Mumbai (formerly New Bombay), Kalyan-Dombivli, Mira-Bhayander, Bhiwandi, Ulhasnagar,Ambernath, Kulgaon-Badlapur, Dahanu, Shahapur, Wada and Vasai-Virar. This is the third-most advanced district in Maharashtra. It had a population of 8,131,849 of which 72.58% were urban as of 2001. [1]

Thane comprises of 13 talukas. The southern talukas are the location of urban areas and hence urban Indians while the western coastal region is mostly populated by Kolis, MarathiThe northern and the eastern talukas are populated by the Warli tribes, known for making stark images from red mud on house walls.

Divisions and Districts of Maharashtra
Amravati Division: Akola | Amravati | Buldhana | Washim | Yavatmal
Konkan Division: Mumbai | Mumbai (Suburban) | Raigad | Ratnagiri | Sindhudurg | Thane
Aurangabad Division: Aurangabad | Beed | Hingoli | Jalna | Latur | Nanded | Osmanabad | Parbhani
Nagpur Division: Bhandara | Chandrapur | Gadchiroli | Gondia | Nagpur | Wardha
Nashik Division: Ahmednagar | Dhule | Jalgaon | Nandurbar | Nashik
Pune Division: Kolhapur | Pune | Sangli | Satara | Solapur