Wada taluka is a taluka in the Palghar district of Maharashtra.[1]
Palghar district[edit | edit source]
On 1 August 2014, the talukas of Mokhada, Jawahar, Talasari, Vikramgad, Wada, Dahanu, Palghar and Vasai were separated from the erstwhile Thane district to form a new district Palghar.[2]
Demographics[edit | edit source]
Vada taluka has a population of 178,370 according to the 2011 census. Vada had a literacy rate of 73.02% and a sex ratio of 939 females per 1000 males. 24,120 (13.52%) are under 7 years of age. 23,954 (13.43%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 2.51% and 57.02% of the population respectively.[4]
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 91.35% of the population in the district spoke Marathi, 4.97% Hindi and 1.92% Urdu as their first language.[5]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "महाराष्ट्रातील सर्व तालुके - महाराष्ट्रातील सर्व जिल्ह्यांतील तालुके महसुली विभागांनिहाय जाणून घ्या". Prahar. 27 November 2014. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ↑ "Thane district will finally be split into 2 parts from August 15". The Times of India. 14 June 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ↑ "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
- ↑ "District Census Hand Book – Thane" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.