INDIAN VILLAGE DIRECTORY

Thane

Thane is a district in the Maharashtra State of India. Total area of Thane is 9,558 km² including 8,459.79 km² rural area and 1,098.21 km² urban area. As per 2011 stats, Thane has a population of 1,10,60,148 peoples, out of which urban population is 85,14,678 while rural population is 25,45,470. The district has a population density of 1157 inhabitants per square kilometre. There are about 25,29,165 houses in the district, including 19,87,566 urban houses and 5,41,599 rural houses. When it comes to villages, there are about 1,704 villages in thane district.

The Thane district is further divided in to Tehsils / Blocks / PS / Community Development Blocks (C.D.Blocks) for administrative purposes. In India, the Block or C.D.Block is often the next level of administrative division after the tehsil. It is important to note that, In some states of India C.D.Blocks are equal to tehsils.

For those who don't know, the C.D.Block is a rural area earmarked for administration and development in India. The area is administered by a BDO (Block Development Officer). A C.D.Block covers several gram panchayats, local administrative unit at the village level.

Shahapur is the largest tehsil in thane district covering area of 1616.16 km² while Ulhasnagar is the smallest tehsil in thane district covering area of 13.00 km². Thane is the most populous whereas Mokhada is the least populous tehsil in thane district. There are 15 tehsils in Thane district. Here is the list of all Thane Tehsils / Blocks / C.D.Blocks along with area & population information.


List of CD Blocks / Tehsils in Thane District

#Tehsil (CD Block)Area (km²)Population (2011)
1Ambarnath3285,65,340
2Bhiwandi69911,41,386
3Dahanu1,0134,02,095
4Jawhar6201,40,187
5Kalyan31315,65,417
6Mokhada51683,453
7Murbad9221,90,652
8Palghar1,0425,50,166
9Shahapur1,6163,14,103
10Talasari2561,54,818
11Thane40037,87,036
12Ulhasnagar135,06,098
13Vada7491,78,370
14Vasai54413,43,402
15Vikramgad5281,37,625

Population of Thane District

Particulars Rural Urban Total
Total Population 25,45,470 85,14,678 1,10,60,148
Male Population 13,00,136 45,64,942 58,65,078
Female Population 12,45,334 39,49,736 51,95,070
Population Density 301 / km² 7,753 / km² 1,157 / km²

Households in Thane District

Rural Households
Urban Households
Total Households
5,41,599
19,87,566
25,29,165






District Overview
District (Hindi) : Thane
(थाने)
State / UT : Maharashtra
Total Area : 9,558 km²
Total Population : 1,10,60,148
Density : 1,157/km²
Total Tehsils : 15
Total Villages : 1,704
Total PopulationVillages in Thane District
less Than 20048
200 - 499236
500 - 999543
1000 - 1999556
2000 - 4999275
5000 - 999931
10000 and above15





* All survey data is based on Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, 2015 (censusindia.gov.in). Open Government Data Platform India.