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[[File:Shiv Mandir, Ambernath.jpg|thumb|Shiva temple of Ambarnath is a popular Hindu pilgrimage destination.]]
'''Ambernath taluka''' is a [[taluka]] in [[Thane district]] of [[Maharashtra]] in [[Konkan division]].
Ambernath taluka consist cities like [[Ambernath]] and [[Badlapur]].

== Municipal Civic Bodies ==

'''Proposed Municipal Corporations:'''
*[[Ambernath|Ambernath-Badlapur Municipal Corporation]]

'''Municipal Councils:'''
* [[Ambernath]]
* [[Kulgaon-Badlapur]]

<ref name="Prahar-20141127">{{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=2015-07-22 }}</ref><ref name="ThaneDistrictCollectorate-20150816">{{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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304092256/http://www.thane.nic.in/htmldocs/saja_village.html|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

==Thane district==
Until 31 July 2014, Thane was the country's most populous district with a population of over 1.2 crore.<ref name="DNA-20140801">{{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}}</ref> On 1 August 2014, the talukas of [[Mokhada taluka|Mokhada]], [[Jawahar taluka|Jawahar]], [[Talasari taluka|Talasari]], [[Vikramgadh taluka|Vikramgadh]], [[Wada taluka|Wada]], [[Dahanu taluka|Dahanu]], [[Palghar taluka|Palghar]] and [[Vasai taluka|Vasai]] were separated from the erstwhile Thane district to form a new district [[Palghar district|Palghar]]. The talukas [[Thane taluka|Thane]], Bhiwandi, [[Kalyan taluka|Kalyan]], [[Ulhasnagar taluka|Ulhasnagar]], Ambernath, [[Murbad taluka|Murbad]] and [[Shahapur taluka|Shahapur]] were retained in Thane district.<ref name="DNA-20140801" /><ref name="TimesOfIndia-20140614">{{cite news|url=https://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|last1=Tembhekar|first1=Chittaranjan |first2=Sanjeev|last2=Shivadekar|date=2014-06-14|work=Times of India|accessdate=16 August 2015}}</ref>

== Demographics ==
{{bar box
|title=Religions in Ambarnath taluk (2011)<ref name="Religion">{{Cite web|date=2011|title=Table C-01 Population by Religion: Maharashtra |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11382/download/14495/DDW27C-01%20MDDS.XLS |website=censusindia.gov.in|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>
|titlebar=#FCD116
|left1=Religion
|right1=Percent
|float=left
|bars=
{{bar percent|[[Hinduism in Maharashtra|Hinduism]]|darkorange|81.64}}
{{bar percent|[[Marathi Buddhists|Buddhism]]|mediumblue|7.65}}
{{bar percent|[[Islam in Maharashtra|Islam]]|green|6.88}}
{{bar percent|[[Christianity in Maharashtra|Christianity]]|dodgerblue|2.79}}
{{bar percent|[[Jainism in Maharashtra|Jainism]]|pink|0.47}}
{{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.57}}
}}

Ambarnath taluka has a population of 565,340 according to the 2011 census. Ambarnath had a literacy rate of 87.07% and a sex ratio of 914 females per 1000 males. 65,053 (11.51%) are under 7 years of age. 440,329 (77.89%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 13.39% and 6.41% of the population respectively.<ref name="census2011">{{cite web |title=District Census Hand Book – Thane |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/834/download/36204/DH_2011_2721_PART_A_DCHB_THANE.pdf |website=[[Census of India]] |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>

{{Pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Languages of Ambarnath taluk (2011)<ref name="langs" />
|label1 = [[Marathi language|Marathi]] |value1 = 63.61 |color1 = red
|label2 = [[Hindi]] |value2 = 14.63 |color2 = orange
|label3 = [[Urdu]] |value3 = 3.06 |color3 = green
|label4 = [[Telugu language|Telugu]] |value4 = 2.93 |color4 = steelblue
|label5 = [[Kannada]] |value5 = 2.55 |color5 = darkslateblue
|label6 = [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]] |value6 = 2.53 |color6 = gold
|label7 = [[Tamil language|Tamil]] |value7 = 2.34 |color7 = royalblue
|label8 = [[Malayalam]] |value8 = 1.80 |color8 = cornflowerblue
|label9 = [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] |value9 = 1.30 |color9 = skyblue
|label10 = Others |value10 = 5.25 |color10 = grey
}}

At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 63.61% of the population in the district spoke [[Marathi language|Marathi]], 14.63% [[Hindi]], 3.06% [[Urdu]], 2.93% [[Telugu language|Telugu]], 2.55% [[Kannada]], 2.53% [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]], 2.34% [[Tamil language|Tamil]], 1.80% [[Malayalam]] and 1.30% [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] as their first language.<ref name="langs">{{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]]}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Thane district topics}}
[[Category:Talukas in Thane district]]
[[Category:Talukas in Maharashtra]]

Ambarnath taluka - Revision history

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