Thane Thane (; also known as Thana, the official name until 1996) is a metropolitan city in Maharashtra, India. It is situated in the north-eastern portion of the Salsette Island. Thane city is entirely within Thane taluka, one of the seven taluk ...

is one of the 36 districts in the

Maharashtra Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Maharashtra is the second-most populous state in India and the second-most populous country subdi ...

state of

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area, the List of countries and dependencies by population, second-most populous ...

. The district is on the western coast and falls under the Konkan division of the state. Until 1 August 2014 the district was divided into 15

taluka A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...

s, viz.

Kalyan Kalyan (Pronunciation: əljaːɳ is a city on the banks of Ulhas River in Thane district of Maharashtra state in Konkan division. It is governed by Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation. Kalyan is a subdivision (Taluka) of Thane district ...

, Murbad,

Bhiwandi Bhiwandi () is a city in the Thane district in Maharashtra, India. It is located northeast of Mumbai and northeast of the city of Thane. The city is a part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. Bhiwandi is a commercial city and a major trade ...

, Shahapur,

Vasai Vasai (Konkani and Marathi pronunciation: �əsəi formerly and alternatively Mahratti; ''Bajipur'', English: Bassein; Portuguese: Baçaim), is a historical place and City near Mumbai (Bombay)'s western suburbs, located in Palghar district ...

Ulhasnagar Ulhasnagar is a city in Thane district, Maharashtra, India. This city is a part of Mumbai Metropolitan Region managed by MMRDA. It had an estimated population of 506,098 at the 2011 Census. Ulhasnagar is a municipal city and the headquarters o ...

Ambarnath Ambernath (Marathi pronunciation: �mbəɾnaːt̪ʰ is an eastern suburban city in Mumbai and is a part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. Notable people * Merwyn Fernandes, former Indian hockey player * Farukh Choudhary, Indian footballer * ...

Dahanu Dahanu (Pronunciation: �əɦaːɳuː is a coastal town and a municipal council in Palghar district of Maharashtra state in Konkan division. It is located 110 km from Mumbai city and hosts Adani Power’s thermal power station. It is the ...

Palghar Palghar () is a town in the Konkan division of Maharashtra state, India and a municipal council. It is in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, and since 2014 it has been the administrative capital of the Palghar district. Palghar lies on the We ...

, Talasari,

Jawhar Jawhar is a city and a municipal council in Palghar district of Maharashtra state in Konkan division of India. Jawhar was a capital city of the erstwhile Koli princely state of Jawhar. Situated in the ranges of the Western Ghats, Jawhar i ...

, Mokhada, Vada , Boisar and

Vikramgad Vikramgad is a census town in Jawhar subdivision of Palghar district of Maharashtra state in Konkan division. In Vikramgad, Nature Trail is a well known weekend picnic spot. Vikramgad can be accessed from Wada, Jawhar, and Palghar. Vikramgad ...

. However, on that date the district was split in two with the creation of a new

Palghar district Palghar District (Marathi pronunciation: aːlɡʱəɾ is a district in the state of Maharashtra in Konkan Division. On 1 Aug 2014, the State government of Maharashtra announced the formation of the 36th district of Maharashtra Palghar, it wa ...

, which took 8 of these talukas, leaving the reduced Thane district comprising Thane, Kalyan, Murbad, Bhiwandi, Shahapur, Ulhasnagar and Ambarnath talukas. The following are separate lists of towns/villages in the reduced Thane district and the new Palghar district. The population data is per Census 2011.

Thane district

Ambarnath

Bhiwandi

Kalyan

Murbad

Shahapur

Thane

Ulhasnagar

Palghar District

Dahanu

Jawhar

Mokhada

Palghar

Talasari

Vada

Vasai

Vikramgad

See also

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