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Murbad taluka is a taluka in Thane district of Maharashtra in Konkan division.

Thane district

Until 31 July 2014, Thane was the country's most populous district with a population of over 1.2 crore. On 1 August 2014, the talukas of Mokhada, Jawahar, Talasari, Vikramgad, 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.

Demographics

Murbad taluka has a population of 190,652 according to the 2011 census. Murbad had a literacy rate of 76.17% and a sex ratio of 961 females per 1000 males. 22,938 (12.03%) are under 7 years of age. 18,725 (9.82%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 5.77% and 24.83% of the population respectively.

Languages of Murbad taluk (2011)

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 95.16% of the population in the district spoke Marathi and 3.10% Hindi as their first language.

References

1. "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.
2. "Circle Saja Revenue Village List - Tahsil Office". Thane District Collectorate. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
3. ^ "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.
4. 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.
5. "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
6. "District Census Hand Book – Thane" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
7. ^ "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.

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History	Aparanta Fort Bassein Silhara dynasty Sopara Treaty of Bassein (1534) Treaty of Bassein (1802)
Geography	Thane Creek Ulhas River Vasai Creek
Cities and towns	Ambarnath Bhiwandi Kalyan-Dombivli Kulgaon-Badlapur Mira-Bhayandar Navi Mumbai Shahapur Thane Ulhasnagar
Talukas	Ambarnath taluka Bhiwandi taluka Kalyan taluka Murbad taluka Shahapur taluka Thane taluka Ulhasnagar taluka
Transport	Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Transport Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Transport Thane Municipal Transport Navi Mumbai Municipal Transport NH 3 NH 8 Kalyan Airstrip
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