Wada taluka

Wada taluka is a taluka in the Palghar district of Maharashtra.^[1]

Palghar district

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

Religions in Vada taluk (2011)[3]
Religion			Percent
Hinduism			95.11%
Islam			3.27%
Buddhism			1.23%
Other or not stated			0.39%

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]

Languages of Vada taluk (2011)^[5]

  Marathi (91.35%)

  Hindi (4.97%)

  Urdu (1.92%)

  Others (1.76%)

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

1. "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.
2. "Thane district will finally be split into 2 parts from August 15". The Times of India. 14 June 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
3. "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
4. "District Census Hand Book – Thane" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
5. "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.