Bhiwandi taluka is a taluka in Thane district of Maharashtra in Konkan division.[1][2] It contains the city of Bhiwandi.
Thane district
Until 31 July 2014, Thane was the country's most populous district with a population of over 12 Million.[3] 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.[3][4]
Demographics
Bhiwandi taluka has a population of 1,141,386 according to the 2011 census. Bhiwandi had a literacy rate of 79.31% and a sex ratio of 746 females per 1000 males. 863,740 (75.67%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 3.76% and 8.12% of the population respectively.[5]
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 34.67% of the population in the district spoke Marathi, 34.15% Urdu, 17.78% Hindi, 4.39% Telugu, 2.41% Gujarati, 2.23% Bhojpuri and 1.40% Marwari as their first language.[6]
See also
References
- ↑ महाराष्ट्रातील सर्व तालुके - महाराष्ट्रातील सर्व जिल्ह्यांतील तालुके महसुली विभागांनिहाय जाणून घ्या.. Prahar(2014-11-27).
- ↑ Circle Saja Revenue Village List - Tahsil Office. Thane District Collectorate.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Maharashtra gets its 36th district - Palghar; carved out of India's most populous Thane district. Daily News and Analysis(2014-08-01).
- ↑ Thane district will finally be split into 2 parts from August 15. Times of India(2014-06-14).
- ↑ District Census Hand Book – Thane. Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ↑ Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Maharashtra. censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.