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Thane population.Households, literacy and work. Primary Census Abstract for this town in Maharashtra, using 2011 geography.
Historical geographic unit. Census 2011 town boundary and classification. The primary total is the single published town row. This is not a present-day population or an urban-agglomeration total.
Population 1,841,488 people
Households 435,341 PCA households
Literacy rate 89.41% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 37.97% % of all residents
Population, children, literacy and work by sex Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Males Females Populationpeople 1,841,488 975,399 866,089 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 209,879 110,004 99,875 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 1,458,796 797,342 661,454 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 89.41% 92.14% 86.33% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 126,003 65,167 60,836 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 42,698 21,928 20,770 Total workersCensus workers 699,235 546,186 153,049 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 37.97% 56% 17.67% Main workersworked at least 6 months 649,128 515,048 134,080 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 50,107 31,138 18,969 Non-workerspeople 1,142,253 429,213 713,040
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 435,341 households and 1,841,488 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 11.4% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 92.14% for males and 86.33% for females. Of 699,235 workers, 92.83% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 3,049 1,331 Agricultural labourers 4,124 586 Household industry workers 14,319 2,784 Other workers 627,636 45,406
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Source components of this town Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Published component District code Subdistrict code People Thane (M Corp.) 517 04165 1,841,488
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.
Religion in Census 2011 Scroll sideways for all columns.
Residents by reported religion Community Residents Share Hindu 13,61,018 73.91% Muslim 3,30,719 17.96% Christian 34,665 1.88% Sikh 5,937 0.32% Buddhist 76,916 4.18% Jain 25,826 1.40% Other religions and persuasions 2,030 0.11% Religion not stated 4,377 0.24%
Source: Census C-01 · Original workbook · workbook row 1017 · checked 2026-11-09.
Slum population in Census 2011 Census recorded 3,26,798 residents in 76,072 slum households, or 17.75% of this town’s population. The denominator is the matched town boundary. The table measures the Census 2011 slum definition.
Source: Census PCA Slum · Original workbook · workbook row 1705 · checked 2026-11-09.
Municipal wards in Census 2011 Scroll sideways for all columns.
Published ward rows Ward Residents Households Ward 1 21,644 5,168 Ward 2 42,454 11,305 Ward 3 21,933 5,417 Ward 4 31,991 8,254 Ward 5 9,678 2,346 Ward 6 22,188 5,253 Ward 7 13,932 3,102 Ward 8 15,643 3,501 Ward 9 37,380 9,812 Ward 10 12,928 3,554 Ward 11 25,091 6,486 Ward 12 14,104 3,260 Ward 13 11,650 2,720 Ward 14 12,560 2,821 Ward 15 8,856 2,148 Ward 16 10,469 2,507 Ward 17 16,970 4,186 Ward 18 17,539 4,293 Ward 19 14,898 3,463 Ward 20 12,527 2,883 Ward 21 18,825 4,381 Ward 22 14,137 3,512 Ward 23 15,460 3,852 Ward 24 13,355 3,336 Ward 25 14,870 3,801 Ward 26 13,058 3,187 Ward 27 12,898 3,197 Ward 28 10,708 2,577 Ward 29 19,425 4,896 Ward 30 12,223 2,943 Ward 31 13,989 3,265 Ward 32 15,905 3,445 Ward 33 12,333 2,932 Ward 34 12,946 2,839 Ward 35 12,888 2,744 Ward 36 14,422 3,201 Ward 37 12,153 2,807 Ward 38 13,271 3,136 Ward 39 14,055 3,308 Ward 40 17,963 4,274 Ward 41 14,708 3,730 Ward 42 14,464 3,591 Ward 43 10,793 2,644 Ward 44 11,309 2,739 Ward 45 10,687 2,054 Ward 46 12,414 2,387 Ward 47 14,585 3,238 Ward 48 13,118 2,857 Ward 49 13,665 3,792 Ward 50 27,878 6,910 Ward 51 12,196 3,064 Ward 52 15,897 4,004 Ward 53 20,970 4,998 Ward 54 11,420 2,866 Ward 55 9,042 2,332 Ward 56 10,051 2,508 Ward 57 12,537 3,087 Ward 58 12,657 3,045 Ward 59 9,323 2,169 Ward 60 9,094 2,142 Ward 61 11,122 2,705 Ward 62 9,833 2,496 Ward 63 10,999 2,793 Ward 64 10,469 2,733 Ward 65 9,442 2,606 Ward 66 11,680 3,121 Ward 67 9,628 2,453 Ward 68 11,591 2,881 Ward 69 11,242 2,688 Ward 70 17,163 4,237 Ward 71 14,515 3,214 Ward 72 11,372 2,682 Ward 73 11,674 2,709 Ward 74 10,426 2,544 Ward 75 11,775 2,926 Ward 76 11,433 2,806 Ward 77 15,569 3,635 Ward 78 10,467 2,496 Ward 79 13,334 3,235 Ward 80 12,054 2,899 Ward 81 11,988 2,834 Ward 82 12,897 3,047 Ward 83 9,639 2,328 Ward 84 9,493 2,295 Ward 85 18,690 4,385 Ward 86 14,955 3,603 Ward 87 11,126 2,664 Ward 88 12,820 3,183 Ward 89 9,784 2,430 Ward 90 10,106 2,530 Ward 91 9,654 2,515 Ward 92 23,036 5,831 Ward 93 8,439 2,049 Ward 94 23,549 5,803 Ward 95 17,708 4,276 Ward 96 24,850 6,164 Ward 97 18,996 4,562 Ward 98 15,561 3,485 Ward 99 13,859 2,842 Ward 100 15,455 3,227 Ward 101 12,890 2,755 Ward 102 1,00,090 25,504 Ward 103 15,878 3,357 Ward 104 14,757 3,109 Ward 105 23,250 5,075 Ward 106 17,761 3,821 Ward 107 16,461 3,169 Ward 108 17,912 3,476 Ward 109 14,140 2,620 Ward 110 17,965 3,389 Ward 111 21,589 4,153 Ward 112 22,546 4,297 Ward 113 24,847 4,431 Ward 114 25,715 4,982 Ward 115 14,137 2,779 Ward 116 27,030 6,243
Source: Thane PCA town and ward workbook · Original workbook · checked 2026-11-09.