Shahapur taluka
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Shahapur taluka is a taluka in Thane district of Maharashtra in Konkan division.[1][2]
Until 31 July 2014, Thane was the country's most populous district with a population of over 1.2 crore.[3] 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.[3][4]
| Religions in Shahapur taluk (2011)[5] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Religion | Percent | |||
| Hinduism | 92.80% | |||
| Buddhism | 3.94% | |||
| Islam | 2.64% | |||
| Other or not stated | 0.62% | |||
Shahapur taluka has a population of 314,103 according to the 2011 census. Shahapur had a literacy rate of 75.93% and a sex ratio of 957 females per 1000 males. 41,172 (13.11%) are under 7 years of age. 70,710 (22.51%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 5.74% and 35.72% of the population respectively.[6]
Languages of Shahapur taluk (2011)[7]
Others (2.45%)
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 93.91% of the population in the district spoke Marathi and 3.64% Hindi as their first language.[7]
- ^ "महाराष्ट्रातील सर्व तालुके - महाराष्ट्रातील सर्व जिल्ह्यांतील तालुके महसुली विभागांनिहाय जाणून घ्या". Prahar. 27 November 2014. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- ^ "Circle Saja Revenue Village List - Tahsil Office". Thane District Collectorate. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
- ^ a b "Maharashtra gets its 36th district - Palghar; carved out of India's most populous Thane district". Daily News and Analysis. 1 August 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
- ^ Tembhekar, Chittaranjan; Sanjeev Shivadekar (14 June 2014). "Thane district will finally be split into 2 parts from August 15". Times of India. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
- ^ "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
- ^ "District Census Hand Book – Thane" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.