Thane taluka

Thane taluka is a taluka in Thane district of Maharashtra state in Konkan division.[1][2]

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 corporationPopulation, 2011 census [3]Area, km2
Thane1,841,488147
Mira-Bhayandar809,37879.4
Navi Mumbai1,120,547344
14 villages15,623
Total taluka3,787,046570
(w/o villages)

Thane district

Until 31 July 2014, Thane was the country's most populous district with a population of over 1.2 crore.[4] 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.[4][5]

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