Thane taluka
Thane taluka is a taluka in Thane district of Maharashtra state in Konkan division.
Thane taluka consists of three municipal corporations—Mira-Bhayandar, Thane and Navi Mumbai—and also few small villages. Three cities lies respectively on northern, north-eastern and eastern boundaries of Mumbai.
Municipal corporation | Population, 2011 census | Area, km2 |
Thane | 1,841,488 | 147 |
Mira-Bhayandar | 809,378 | 79.4 |
Navi Mumbai | 1,120,547 | 344 |
14 villages | 15,623 | |
Total taluka | 3,787,046 | 570 |
Until 31 July 2014, Thane was the country's most populous district with a population of over 1.2 crore. 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.