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Thane AI Report

Date: July 26, 2025

Thane district in Maharashtra, has 7.2% to the state's population. It produces 1.6% of State's Wheat production, 11.9% of State's Cotton production(3.2% of India's production), 0.3% of State's Sugarcane production, and 5.7% of State's Soybean production. It's natural resources include 25% of Coal in State (2.7% of India's reserves). Some famous historical and cultural landmarks include Belapur Fort. It houses notable places of worship Kopineshwar Mandir are some of the religious sites. The nearest airport is Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai, located 12 Km away.

Thane is the 14^th ranked city in population, out of 768 District Capitals (DHQs) of India. It is the capital of Thane District in Maharashtra State. Thane District is 3^rd highest ranked in population and 282^nd ranked in area, in India.

Thane is the 1^st highest ranked in Number of households (Number , Census 2011) out of 768 city/districts of India. This means that this district has a higher birth rate and/or higher attractiveness for migrants.

Thane is the 2^nd highest ranked in Number of Households with Mobile only (No, Census 2011) out of 768 city/districts of India. This implies that economic condition of people in this district is better compared to people in other districts.

Thane is the 3^rd highest ranked in Total Annual Newspaper Circulation (No, RNI 2022) out of 768 city/districts of India. This implies higher literate district population in comparison to other districts.

Number of households (Number , Census 2011)

Number of households (Number , Census 2011)

Number of Households with Mobile only (No, Census 2011)

Number of Households with Mobile only (No, Census 2011)

Total Annual Newspaper Circulation (No, RNI 2022)

Total Annual Newspaper Circulation (No, RNI 2022)

Bank Deposit/Household (Lakhs, RBI SCB 2024)

Bank Deposit/Household (Lakhs, RBI SCB 2024)

District Area (Sq Km)

District Area (Sq Km)

# of Uninhabited Villages

# of Uninhabited Villages

Thane is the 655^th worst ranked in Bank Deposit/Household (Lakhs, RBI SCB 2024) out of 768 city/districts of India. This implies that financial activities in this district are less compared to other districts.

The Average District Area (Sq Km) of Indian City (District Capitals)/Districts is 4275. Thane is the 487^th worst ranked City out of 768 City/Districts. This implies that this district has a lower access to natural resources compared to other districts.

The Average # of Uninhabited Villages of Indian City (District Capitals)/Districts is 64. Thane is the 371^st worst ranked City out of 768 City/Districts. This indicates poor development in this district compared to other districts.

Thane City/District Metrics

Culture

Nature

Internet

Thane Nature Highlights

	Nature Metrics	% of India	Rank Out of 768	City / Districts Data
COAL (in million tonnes)	COAL (in million tonnes)	2.73%	1^st	6520
Ab. Prod (Mn Bales)Cotton Production	Ab. Prod (Mn Bales)Cotton Production	3.20%	7^th	2056
Number of Total Poultry (20th Cattle Census)	Number of Total Poultry (20th Cattle Census)	0.42%	49^th	8589
Ab. Prod (Mn Tonnes) Soyabean Production	Ab. Prod (Mn Tonnes) Soyabean Production	0.30%	55^th	5730
Ab. Prod (Lakh tonnes) Chickpea Production	Ab. Prod (Lakh tonnes) Chickpea Production	0.13%	97^th	7603
Ab. Prod (Mn Tonnes) Sugarcane Production	Ab. Prod (Mn Tonnes) Sugarcane Production	0.06%	103^rd	10238
Ab. Prod (Mn tonn) Wheat Production	Ab. Prod (Mn tonn) Wheat Production	0.03%	170^th	5846
Number of Mule (20th Cattle Census)	Number of Mule (20th Cattle Census)	0.01%	205^th	6541
Number of Donkey (20th Cattle Census)	Number of Donkey (20th Cattle Census)	0.05%	221^st	6550
Number of Horse (20th Cattle Census)	Number of Horse (20th Cattle Census)	0.08%	266^th	1201
Number of Bufflo (20th Cattle Census)	Number of Bufflo (20th Cattle Census)	0.10%	284^th	4532
Number of Pony (20th Cattle Census)	Number of Pony (20th Cattle Census)	0.01%	335^th	4970
Number of Pig (20th Cattle Census)	Number of Pig (20th Cattle Census)	0.02%	408^th	7501
Number of Sheep (20th Cattle Census)	Number of Sheep (20th Cattle Census)	0.00%	409^th	7117
Number of Goat (20th Cattle Census)	Number of Goat (20th Cattle Census)	0.05%	423^rd	8067
Number of Cattle (20th Cattle Census)	Number of Cattle (20th Cattle Census)	0.05%	472^nd	5751

Thane Culture Highlights

Sr.No	Culture Metrics	Counts	Name
Princely State	Princely State	1	Jowhar or Jawhai
Famous Forts	Famous Forts	1	Belapur Fort
Famous Hindu Temples	Famous Hindu Temples	1	Kopineshwar Mandir

Airports

	Name	City	IATA Code	Distance
Airport Name	Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport	Mumbai	BOM	12 Km

Population: 1,841,488 | Population Rank: 14^th

Area (KM²): 4,214 | Area Rank: 282^nd

Better than India Average-

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
1	No of District Hospital	1	52^nd	1944
2	No of Hospital Beds	1470	11^th	9798
3	No of Doctors	1795	4^th	10601
4	No of Primary Health Centers	48	5^th	3654
5	No of Total Hospitals	61	6^th	4411
6	No of Sub Divisional Hospital	2	36^th	4311
7	No of Community Health Centers	9	9^th	10577
8	No of Nurses	3392	31^st	4264

Population: 1,841,488 | Population Rank: 14^th

Area (KM²): 4,214 | Area Rank: 282^nd

Better than India Average-

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
1	GDP per Capita ('000', RBI SCB 2023)	118	132^nd	6708
2	Number of Households with rented houses (No, Census 2011)	37627	3^rd	9687
3	GDP (Crores. RBI SCB 2023)	27789	18^th	3302
4	Number of Households without TV, Internet, Radio, Computer, Mobile, Landline (No, Census 2011)	57099	7^th	5267
5	% of Households with Cars (%, Census 2011)	4	147^th	4727
6	Bank Credit (Crore, RBI SCB Q3 2024)	23154	10^th	11042
7	% of Household with Mobiles (%, Census 2011)	51	228^th	10969
8	Bank Deposits (Crore, RBI SCB Q3 2024)	28688	10^th	8655
9	Number of Households with means of Transport as Scooter/ Motorcycle/Moped (No, Census 2011)	69577	8^th	3881
10	Bank Deposit-Bank Loans (Crores, RBI SCB 2024)	5533	7^th	3245
11	Number of Households without Internet (No, Census 2011)	20983	2^nd	10620
12	Number of Households with TV, Computer/Laptop, Telephone/mobile phone and Scooter/ Car (No, Census 2011)	15680	6^th	11048
13	Bank Credit - Bank Debit/No. of banks (Crore, RBI SCB 2024)	23	21^st	9531
14	Number of Households with Mobile only (No, Census 2011)	174173	2^nd	8779
15	Number of Households with Internet (No, Census 2011)	10634	3^rd	3054
16	Number of Households with Owned houses (No, Census 2011)	280805	2^nd	9189
17	Number of Households with means of Transport as Car/ Jeep/Van (No, Census 2011)	15572	5^th	4920
18	Number of Banks (No, RBI SCB Q3 2024)	183	8^th	1675
19	Number of Households with Television (No, Census 2011)	157504	2^nd	10752

Worse than India Average-

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Worst Rank out of 768	City / District Data
1	House Ownership % of Households (%, Census 2011)	86	93^rd	1514
2	Bank Loans/Household (Lakhs, RBI SCB 2024)	11	641^st	4602
3	Bank Deposit/Household (Lakhs, RBI SCB 2024)	14	655^th	6631

Population: 1,841,488 | Population Rank: 14^th

Area (KM²): 4,214 | Area Rank: 282^nd

Better than India Average-

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
1	Population per sq. km. (Km, Census 2011)	1023	79^th	2670
2	Decadal Growth Rate (2011) (%, Census 2011)	19	50^th	1389

Worse than India Average-

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Worst Rank out of 768	City / District Data
1	Sex-Ratio (1000) (%, Census 2011)	949	96^th	5429

Population: 1,841,488 | Population Rank: 14^th

Area (KM²): 4,214 | Area Rank: 282^nd

Better than India Average-

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
1	# of Higher Education Enrolments % of Pop (No, UDISE 2023)	2	160^th	1220
2	# of UG Enrolments - Engg (No, AISHE 2021)	3322	24^th	3110
3	Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in Higher Education (18-23 Years) (No, AISHE 2021)	29	219^th	4534
4	# of No. of Schools (No, UDISE 2023)	1915	7^th	4426
5	# of PG Enrolments - Engg (No, AISHE 2021)	193	24^th	4244
6	# of Population (0-18) (No, Census 2011)	136937	19^th	9547
7	# of UG Enrolments - Arts (No, AISHE 2021)	11775	26^th	1654
8	# of Total Enrolments (No, AISHE 2021)	49523	29^th	5403
9	# of UG Enrolments - Science (No, AISHE 2021)	6151	16^th	1791
10	# of Diploma (No, AISHE 2021)	3658	25^th	10952
11	# of Enrolment in Private and Government Colleges (No, AISHE 2021)	39460	26^th	7641
12	# of Ph.D Enrolments (No, AISHE 2021)	258	40^th	1932
13	# of PG Enrolments - Management (No, AISHE 2021)	684	33^rd	2300
14	# of ITIS seats (No, AISHE 2021)	4319	46^th	9284
15	# of PG Enrolments - Science (No, AISHE 2021)	1085	16^th	2469
16	# of UG Enrolments - Commerce (No, AISHE 2021)	5042	14^th	9888
17	# of Master's Enrolment (No, AISHE 2021)	6788	32^nd	10161
18	# of UG Enrolments - Law (No, AISHE 2021)	593	30^th	3693
19	# of UG Diploma Enrolments (No, AISHE 2021)	334	38^th	1709
20	# of UG Enrolments - Teaching (No, AISHE 2021)	1920	75^th	5327
21	Population (18-24) (Number, 2023)	208496	33^rd	7014
22	# of Universities (No, AISHE 2021)	1	57^th	3732
23	# of UG Enrolments - Management (No, AISHE 2021)	759	33^rd	8692
24	# of PG Enrolments - Arts (No, AISHE 2021)	1484	26^th	3338
25	# of Colleges (No, AISHE 2021)	57	30^th	3875
26	# of PG Enrolments - Commerce (No, AISHE 2021)	442	14^th	7100
27	# of Bachelor's Enrolment (No, AISHE 2021)	44296	28^th	4656
28	# of UG Enrolments - Medical (No, AISHE 2021)	416	24^th	4684

Population: 1,841,488 | Population Rank: 14^th

Area (KM²): 4,214 | Area Rank: 282^nd

Better than India Average-

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
1	Number of Police Stations (NO, IPC 2020)	22	11^th	7168
2	Number of Panchayats (Number , Census 2011)	745	76^th	2754

Population: 1,841,488 | Population Rank: 14^th

Area (KM²): 4,214 | Area Rank: 282^nd

Better than India Average-

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
1	Number of Facebook Users. (Estimated Maximum)(No, May 2025)	172612	13^th	5986
2	English Speakers (Second Language + Third Language (No, Census 2011)	162759	51^st	10718
3	Linkedin Audience Size(No, Linked in May, 2025)	135164	13^th	5498
4	City FB Users % of City Literate Population (%, FB 2025)	106	100^th	8510
5	Number of Internet Connections (No, TRAI 2024)	411790	17^th	10902

Worse than India Average-

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Worst Rank out of 768	City / District Data
1	Urban Internet Pop/City Pop (%, TRAI December 2024)	122	102^nd	1166

Population: 1,841,488 | Population Rank: 14^th

Area (KM²): 4,214 | Area Rank: 282^nd

Better than India Average-

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
1	Gurumukhi Script (Punjabi)	10774	62^nd	9842
2	Malayalam Script	6112	18^th	7825
3	Odia Script	5442	41^st	7365
4	Gujarati Script	25953	25^th	9301
5	Perso-Arabic Script (Urdu)	33190	9^th	7513
6	Script Pools # < 30, 000	1	9^th	1962
7	DHQ Mother Tongue Population (No, Census 2011)	254303	28^th	11201
8	English Multilingual Population	50193	16^th	8043
9	Latin Script (English)	2647	40^th	1343
10	Bengali Script	13153	41^st	7210
11	Devnagri Script (Hindi)	137058	39^th	4640
12	Kannada Script	23603	33^rd	7832
13	Tamil Script	23886	46^th	6764
14	Literacy (%, Census 2023)Estd	78	88^th	7786
15	Marathi Script	27903	5^th	1174

Worse than India Average-

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Worst Rank out of 768	City / District Data
1	Assamese Script	3229	645^th	1704
2	Telugu Script	39429	700^th	10558

Population: 1,841,488 | Population Rank: 14^th

Area (KM²): 4,214 | Area Rank: 282^nd

Better than India Average-

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
1	Number of Theatres (No, BOC 2020)	22	16^th	9758
2	Total Annual Newspaper Circulation (No, RNI 2022)	656764	3^rd	5066
3	Number of Dailies or Magazines (No, RNI 2022)	240	8^th	3264

Population: 1,841,488 | Population Rank: 14^th

Area (KM²): 4,214 | Area Rank: 282^nd

Better than India Average-

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
1	Urban Population (Number , Census 2011)	531234	3^rd	9564
2	Number of households having latrine facility within the premises	156908	4^th	2352
3	# of Households with 1 married couple	228663	1^st	1861
4	# of Households with Location of drinking water source within premises	154278	2^nd	5733
5	# of Households with Main source of Lighting as Electricity	222703	2^nd	7768
6	# of Households that use LPG/PNG as fuel for Cooking	96340	2^nd	1820
7	Urbanization (% , Census 2011)	26	5^th	8898
8	# of Inhabited Villages	777	76^th	1863
9	Number of households (Number , Census 2011)	326286	1^st	8135
10	# of Households with Main source of Lighting as Solar Energy	1508	110^th	9152
11	Number of towns (Number , Census 2011)	10	19^th	3446

Worse than India Average-

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Worst Rank out of 768	City / District Data
1	# of Uninhabited Villages	64	371^st	8520

Population: 1,841,488 | Population Rank: 14^th

Area (KM²): 4,214 | Area Rank: 282^nd

Better than India Average-

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
1	# of Companies,2023	1876	13^th	3170
2	Informal Jobs(Dist.),2023	626770	4^th	1853
3	Formal Jobs(Dist.),2023	25014	20^th	7335
4	State Govt Jobs(Formal) DHQ,2023	14249	21^st	11106
5	Informal Jobs(DHQ),2023	56813	14^th	8336
6	Formal Jobs(DHQ),2023	37084	19^th	10696
7	State Govt Jobs(Formal) Dist.,2023	23664	19^th	8000
8	Private Jobs(Formal),2023	15104	14^th	10036

languages
City (district capitals)/DHQ

1. Marathi : 893,186
2. Hindi : 441,834
3. English Multilingual Population : 392,932

Number Of Languages spoken by more then 30K Population : 9

Basic Details

City (District Capitals)/DHQ Population :	:	1,841,488
City(District Capitals)/DHQ Population (Rank)	:	14^th
District Area (km²)	:	4,214
District Area (Rank)	:	282^nd
No.of Towns in District	:	51
No. of Villages in District	:	1,721

Q - Why is all Prarang India comparative analysis being done for 768 Districts & their respective D.H.Q. (District Head Quarter) towns?
A - The Indian geography has historically been measured by " Districts". Today, it is politically managed by States & U.T.s ( Union Territories) but the unit of measurement ( Census baseline) continues to focus on the District, for over 150 years now. " All India" thus is a sum of the district parts i.e. sum of 768 districts currently ( which were 640 districts only, when the last Census took place in 2011). Contrary to popular perception, most data being reported at a State & U.T. level, is not being aggregated from underlying data at an urban (towns) & rural(villages) level. India has approx. 9000 towns & 600000 villages, segregated into 768 districts, each with its respective DHQ (District Head Quarter) town. Except for the largest 20 towns ( Metropolitan agglomerations) where some detailed data is gathered by the Central Government census, only basic demographic details are available for India's cities. Detailed survey results of the District are the most important data points, used to model & estimate the City & State level information in India. The 768 DHQ ( District Head Quarter) towns & 8 Union Territories, are the important Urban metrics available in India, for comparative analysis. Big data of a big & diverse country.

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