Thane District Population, Maharashtra - Census India 2011

Thane is one of district of Maharashtra in India. There are 15 Talukas, 1,721 villages and 51 towns in Thane district.

As per the Census India 2011, Thane district has 2,529,165 households, population of 11,060,148 of which 5,865,078 are males and 5,195,070 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 1,327,146 which is 12% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Thane district is around 886 compared to 929 which is average of Maharashtra state. The literacy rate of Thane district is 74.39% out of which 78.28% males are literate and 69.98% females are literate. The total area of Thane is 9,558 sq.km with population density of 1,157 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 23.01% of population lives in Urban area and 76.99% lives in Rural area. There are 6.6% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 13.95% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Thane district.

Thane Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total11,060,148100%
Hindu8,716,05578.81%
Muslim1,355,63012.26%
Buddhist449,6174.07%
Christian280,7002.54%
Jain172,0521.56%
Sikh39,1490.35%
Religion not stated37,0830.34%
Other religions and persuasions9,8620.09%

Thane Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)1,0988,460
Number of households1,987,566541,599
Total Population8,514,6782,545,470
Population (%)53.61%48.92%
Male Population4,564,9421,300,136
Female Population3,949,7361,245,334
Sex Ratio865958
Literacy (%)78.54%60.5%

List of Talukas in Thane

Check out complete list of all Talukas of Thane district, Maharashtra
TalukaPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Thane3,787,0364009467872
Kalyan1,565,4173135006908
Vasai1,343,4025442468893
Bhiwandi1,141,3866991634746
Ambarnath565,3403281723914
Palghar550,1661,042528907
Ulhasnagar506,0981338931881
Dahanu402,0951,0133971015
Shahapur314,1031,616194957
Murbad190,652922207961
Vada178,370749238939
Talasari154,8182566061026
Jawhar140,1876202261022
Vikramgad137,6255282611009
Mokhada83,4535161621002

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Thane Population Facts

Number of Households2,529,165
Population11,060,148
Male Population5,865,078 (53.03%)
Female Population5,195,070 (46.97%)
Children Population1,327,146
Area9,558 km2
Population density/km21,157
Sex-ratio886
Literacy74.39%
Male Literacy78.28%
Female Literacy69.98%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %13.95%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %6.6%

Map of Thane, Maharashtra