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
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]
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^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.