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Bhiwandi taluka is a taluka in Thane district of Maharashtra in Konkan division. 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 . 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.
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.
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.
See also
Base, Maharashtra
Kon
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Bhiwandi taluka
- Bhiwandi East Assembly constituency
- Bhiwandi West Assembly constituency
- Bhiwandi Rural Assembly constituency
- Thane district
- Tansa Wildlife Sanctuary
- Amane, Bhiwandi
- Borivali-Padgha
- Chane
- List of towns and villages in Thane district
