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Shiva temple of Ambarnath is a popular Hindu pilgrimage destination.

Ambernath taluka is a taluka in Thane district of Maharashtra in Konkan division. Ambernath taluka consist cities like Ambernath and Badlapur.

Municipal Civic Bodies

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Proposed Municipal Corporations:

Municipal Councils:

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Thane district

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Until 31 July 2014, Thane was the country's most populous district with a population of over 1.2 crore.[3] On 1 August 2014, the talukas of Mokhada, Jawahar, Talasari, Vikramgadh, 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.[3][4]

Demographics

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Religions in Ambarnath taluk (2011)[5]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 81.64%
Buddhism
 
 7.65%
Islam
 
 6.88%
Christianity
 
 2.79%
Jainism
 
 0.47%
Other or not stated
 
 0.57%

Ambarnath taluka has a population of 565,340 according to the 2011 census. Ambarnath had a literacy rate of 87.07% and a sex ratio of 914 females per 1000 males. 65,053 (11.51%) are under 7 years of age. 440,329 (77.89%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 13.39% and 6.41% of the population respectively.[6]

Languages of Ambarnath taluk (2011)[7]

  Marathi (63.61%)
  Hindi (14.63%)
  Urdu (3.06%)
  Telugu (2.93%)
  Kannada (2.55%)
  Bhojpuri (2.53%)
  Tamil (2.34%)
  Malayalam (1.80%)
  Gujarati (1.30%)
  Others (5.25%)

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 63.61% of the population in the district spoke Marathi, 14.63% Hindi, 3.06% Urdu, 2.93% Telugu, 2.55% Kannada, 2.53% Bhojpuri, 2.34% Tamil, 1.80% Malayalam and 1.30% Gujarati as their first language.[7]

References

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  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. ^ a b "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; Shivadekar, Sanjeev (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. ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.

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