Demographics
According to the 2011 census Thane district has a population of 11,054,131, roughly equal to the nation of Cuba or the US state of Ohio. This gives it a ranking of 1st in India (out of a total of 640) and 1st in its state. The district has a population density of 1,157 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,000 /sq mi) . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 35.94%. It has a sex ratio of 880 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 86.18%.
It had a population of 8,131,849 of which 72.58% were urban as of 2001. Total literacy rate of the district is 80.67% (male 87.06% and female 73.10%). The population of Thane district in 2011 had risen to 11,054,131; this is close to 10 percent ( 9.84 ) of Maharashtra’s estimated population of 112.4 million and 1% of India’s Total population. It is the most populated district in the country, somewhat ahead of North 24 Parganas district in West Bengal which had 10,082,852 people. The density of population was estimated at 1,157 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio i.e. number of females per 1000 male was 880 which is less than the states average of 925 and the national average of 940.
The southern talukas are the mostly urban areas and hence along with Marathi many other languages like Sindhi, Gujarati and Hindi are spoken. Marathi is the main language in the rural talukas.
Western coastal region is mostly populated by Kolis, the northern and the eastern talukas are populated by the Varlis, known for making stark images from red mud on house walls.
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