Thane (District)

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Thane District
District map
State Maharashtra
Division : Konkan
Administrative headquarters : Thane
Area : 9,558 km²
Residents : 11.060.148
Population density : 1,157 inhabitants / km²
Website : thane.nic.in

The district of Thane ( Marathi ठाणे जिल्हा ) is located in the state of Maharashtra in southwest India .

The city of the same name Thane is the capital of the district. The last census in 2011 showed a total population of 11,060,148 people.

history

From pre-Christian times until 1347, the area - like the entire region - was ruled by various Buddhist and Hindu rulers. The first state known by name was the Maurya Empire , the last non-Muslim dynasty were the Yadavas of Devagiri. After decades of military clashes with Muslim regents in northern India, it was gradually occupied by Muslim armies between 1294 and 1500. After that, various Muslim dynasties ruled until 1730 (Sultanate of Delhi, Bahmani, Dekkan sultanates, the Great Mughals). From 1500 onwards, there was fierce fighting for rule on the coast between the Muslim rulers and the Portuguese. Between 1666 and 1730 the area gradually became part of the Hindu Marathon Empire. From the 16th century until British rule, there were a number of pirate bases on the coast. From 1774 to 1782 the British were able to establish themselves on the coast for the first time - but they had to give up these areas again under French pressure. After the defeat of the Marathas against the British, Thane came under the name Thana District in 1818 to the British Empire, more precisely to the British administrative region of Bombay Presidency . In 1869 part of the area was separated from Thane as the Kolaba District (now Raigad District ). Between 1883 and 1891 further areas were lost to this district. Between 1920 and 1960 there were further changes in the area. With the independence of India in 1947 and the reorganization of the country, it became part of the new state of Bombay State in 1950 . In 1960, Bombay State was divided and the area came to the newly created state of Maharashtra.

population

Population development

As everywhere in India, the population of Thane District has been growing rapidly for decades. In the years 2001–2011, growth was around 36 percent (36.01%). In those ten years the population increased by almost 3 million people. The following table shows the exact numbers:

Significant places

The most populous town in the district is the main town of Thane with almost two million inhabitants. Other megacities are Kalyan-Dombivli, Vasai-Virar City and Navi Mumbai . Important cities with over 100,000 inhabitants are Mira-Bhayandar , Bhiwandi Nizampur , Ulhasnagar , Ambarnath and Badlapur . The urban population makes up 76.99 percent of the absolute population.

Population of the district by confession

A clear vast majority of 80 percent of the population are Hindus. The Muslims form a numerically significant minority. Buddhists, Christians, and Jainas are smaller religious minorities. The following table shows the exact religious composition of the population:

year Buddhists Christians Hindus Jainas Muslims Sikhs Others 1 not specified Total
number % number % number % number % number % number % number % number % Residents %
2001 309.630 3.81% 242.101 2.98% 6,506,337 80.01% 149,331 1.84% 880.827 10.83% 31,709 0.38% 8,811 0.11% 3,103 0.04% 8,131,849 100.00%
1 including 2,339 Parsis and 639 Jews (Bani Israel). Source: 2001 India Census

District population by language

Only a slim majority of around 53 percent of the population speaks Marathi. There are a number of larger linguistic minorities. The most important linguistic minority with more than 1 million native speakers is Hindi (1,347,000 people with Hindi dialects). Languages ​​with more than 100,000 members are Urdu, Gujarati, Varli (belongs to the group of Bhil languages), Sindhi, Malayalam, Telugu (142,969), Kannada (121,713) and Marwari (Hindi dialect with Marathi influences; 109,468). This is followed by Tamil (99,660), Konkani (79,793) and Bengali (73,207), each of which is spoken by over 50,000 people. The following table shows the exact linguistic composition of the population:

year Marathi Hindi Urdu Gujarati Varli Sindhi Malayalam Other Total
number % number % number % number % number % number % number % number % Residents %
2001 4,331,829 53.26% 1,080,232 13.28% 638.021 7.85% 425.416 5.23% 223.196 2.74% 186.996 2.30% 146.496 1.80% 1,099,663 13.52% 8,131,849 100.00%
Source: 2001 India Census

Web links

Commons : Thane District  - Collection of images, videos and audio files
  • District website
  • [1] - Thane District map
  • [2] - Thane District
  • [3] - Some background information about the district
  • [4] - Economy, nature and sights

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ census2011.co.in: population census
  2. ^ History of the district up to 1900 in the Imperial Gazeteer Of India
  3. ^ Result of the 2011 census on city population
  4. ↑ Census of India 2001 (PDF; 54 kB)