Editing Thane (section)

== Demographics ==
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|title=Religion in Thane (2011)<ref name="Religion">{{cite web |title=Table C-16 Population By Religion: Maharashtra|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11382/download/14495/DDW27C-01%20MDDS.XLS |website=census.gov.in|date=2011|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>
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|left1=Religion
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{{bar percent|[[Hinduism in Maharashtra|Hinduism]]|darkorange|73.91}}
{{bar percent|[[Islam in Maharashtra|Islam]]|green|17.96}}
{{bar percent|[[Marathi Buddhists|Buddhism]]|blue|4.18}}
{{bar percent|[[Christianity in Maharashtra|Christianity]]|dodgerblue|1.88}}
{{bar percent|[[Jainism in Maharashtra|Jainism]]|pink|1.40}}
{{bar percent|Others|black|0.67}}
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{{Historical population
| source = [[Government of India]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Census Tables |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/census.website/data/census-tables |website=censusindia.gov.in |access-date=6 January 2024}}</ref>
|1901 | 16011
|1911 | 15591
|1921 | 22639
|1931 | 21816
|1941 | 29751
|1951 | 74310
|1961 | 109215
|1971 | 207352
|1981 | 431667
|1991 | 803389
|2001 | 1262551
|2011 | 1841488
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The population of Thane according to the 2011 census is 1,886,941.<ref>[http://censusindia.gov.in/PopulationFinder/Sub_Districts_Master.aspx?state_code=27&district_code=21 Census of India: Sub-District Details] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721155725/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/PopulationFinder/Sub_Districts_Master.aspx?state_code=27&district_code=21 |date=21 July 2011 }}. Censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 16 July 2013.</ref> The average literacy rate of Thane city is 91.36 percent for where male and female literacy was 94.19 and 88.14 percent respectively. The [[sex ratio]] of Thane city is 882 females per 1000 males. Child sex ratio is 900 girls per 1000 boys. Total children (0–6) in Thane city are 186,259 as per Census India report on 2011. There were 98,017 boys while 88,242 are girls. Children form 10.24% of total population of Thane City.

The primary language spoken in Thane is Marathi, with widespread understanding and usage of Hindi. Some of the [[Bombay East Indians|East Indian]] families in the Khatri ward of Thane still speak [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]].<ref>[http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/pdf/gazeetter_reprint/Thane-I/population_christians.html#4 Thane Gazetteer: Population: Christians – Speech] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101110033730/http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/pdf/gazeetter_reprint/Thane-I/population_christians.html#4 |date=10 November 2010 }}. Maharashtra.gov.in. Retrieved 21 January 2012.</ref> About 1,800 of India's approximately 5,000 [[Jews]] live in Thane.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thane/At-1800-Thane-has-most-number-of-Jews-in-India/articleshow/24411496.cms |title=Jew in Thane |website=[[The Times of India]] |date=20 October 2013 |access-date=25 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223231846/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thane/At-1800-Thane-has-most-number-of-Jews-in-India/articleshow/24411496.cms |archive-date=23 December 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref>

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|caption = Languages in Thane (2011)<ref name="Language"/>
|label1 = [[Marathi language|Marathi]] |value1 = 48.50 |color1 = red
|label2 = [[Hindi]] |value2 = 19.59 |color2 = orange
|label3 = [[Urdu]] |value3 = 12.99 |color3 = green
|label4 = [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] |value4 = 3.93 |color4 = skyblue
|label5 = [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]] |value5 = 2.44 |color5 = gold
|label6 = [[Kannada]] |value6 = 1.37 |color6 = darkslateblue
|label7 = [[Malayalam]] |value7 = 1.29 |color7 = cornflowerblue
|label8 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]] |value8 = 1.21 |color8 = orchid
|label9 = [[Tamil language|Tamil]] |value9 = 1.15 |color9 = royalblue
|label10 = [[Marwari language|Marwari]] |value10 = 1.14 |color10 = maroon
|label11 = [[Konkani language|Konkani]] |value11 = 0.94 |color11 = salmon
|label12 = Others |value12 = 5.45 |color12 = grey
}}

At the time of the 2011 census, 48.50% of the population spoke [[Marathi language|Marathi]], 19.59% [[Hindi]], 12.99% [[Urdu]], 3.93% [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]], 2.44% [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]], 1.37% [[Kannada]], 1.29% [[Malayalam]], 1.21% [[Bengali language|Bengali]], 1.15% [[Tamil language|Tamil]], 1.14% [[Marwari language|Marwari]] and 0.94% [[Konkani language|Konkani]] as their first language.<ref name="Language">{{cite web |date=2011 |title=Table C-16 Population By Mother Tongue: Maharashtra (Town level) |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10253/download/13365/DDW-C16-TOWN-STMT-MDDS-2700.XLSX |website=census.gov.in |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>