Thane District
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Thane
Maharashtra • India |
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| Headquarters | Thane |
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Area | 9,558 km² (3,690 mi²) |
| Population • Density |
81,31,849 (2001) • 851/km² |
| Website: thane.nic.in | |
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.
[edit] Demography
It had a population of 8,131,849 of which 72.58% were urban as of 2001. [1] Total literacy rate of the district is 80.67% (male 87.06% and female 73.10%)
[edit] Divisions
Thane comprises 15 talukas. The talukas are Thane, Kalyan, Murbad, Bhiwandi, Shahapur, Vasai, Ulhasnagar, Ambarnath, Dahanu, Palghar, Talasari, Jawhar, Mokhada, Vada and Vikaramgad.
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.
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State of Maharashtra |
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| Districts | Nagpur • Chandrapur • Bhandara • Gondia • Gadchiroli • Amravati • Akola • Washim • Hingoli • Nanded • Wardha • Yavatmal • Buldana • Thane • Mumbai (Suburban) • Mumbai (City) • Raigarh • Ratnagiri • Sindhudurg • Nashik • Ahmednagar • Pune • Satara • Sangli • Kolhapur • Nandurbar • Dhule • Jalgaon • Aurangabad • Jalna • Parbhani • Beed • Latur • Osmanabad • Solapur • |
| Major cities | Nagpur • Amravati • Chandrapur • Thane • Mumbai • Navi Mumbai • Pune • Ahmednagar • Aurangabad • Kolhapur • Solapur • Jalgaon • |
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