District of Maharashtra

Thane: 1.11 crore people, one story

People
1,10,60,148
Area
9,558 km²
Literacy
84.53%
Sex ratio
886
#1 in MaharashtraPopulation: 1,10,60,148. Rank 1 of 35 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in MaharashtraPopulation density: 1,157 per km². Rank 3 of 35 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in MaharashtraUrban population: 77.0%. Rank 3 of 35 districts.See the numbers →Big number1.11 crore people lived here in 2011, packed 1,157 to every km².See the numbers →

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ThaneMaharashtra

The history, places and schemes of Thane are being written. Everything below comes from Census 2011, so it is already exam-ready.

Thane in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population1.11 crore#1/35 in Maharashtra
Area9,558 km²#16/35 in Maharashtra
Population density1,157 per km²#3/35 in Maharashtra▲ state 365
Sex ratio886 females per 1000 males#33/35 in Maharashtra▼ state 929
Child sex ratio (0–6)924 girls per 1000 boys#10/35 in Maharashtra▲ state 894
Literacy rate84.53%#10/35 in Maharashtra▲ state 82.34
Female literacy79.77%#9/35 in Maharashtra▲ state 75.87
Urban population77.0%#3/35 in Maharashtra▲ state 45.2

People & society

84.5% can read. 886 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
88.788.4
Female literacy
79.875.9
Scheduled Castes
6.611.8
Scheduled Tribes
13.99.4
Living in towns
77.045.2

Gender literacy gap: 8.9 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 78.8%
  • Muslim 12.3%
  • Christian 2.5%
  • Sikh 0.4%
  • Buddhist 4.1%
  • Jain 1.6%
  • Other / not stated 0.4%

    Sectors at a glance

    17 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    44.9 lakh workers, 40.6% of all people

    This district
    Maharashtra
    • Cultivators 7.8%
    • Farm labourers 9.3%
    • Household industry 2.8%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 80.1%

      Schemes & development

      Only 62% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      61.759.6
      Latrine at home
      45.037.7
      Tap water
      54.348.2
      LPG / PNG
      44.530.8
      Phone
      55.649.0
      Television
      48.140.3
      Bicycle
      11.221.6
      Two-wheeler
      13.817.7

      This is the 2011 baseline. Schemes like Saubhagya, Ujjwala, Swachh Bharat and Har Ghar Jal came to close exactly these gaps.

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