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Shahapur taluka is a taluka in Thane district of Maharashtra in Konkan division.[1][2]
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]
Shahapur taluka has a population of 314,103 according to the 2011 census. Shahapur had a literacy rate of 75.93% and a sex ratio of 957 females per 1000 males. 41,172 (13.11%) are under 7 years of age. 70,710 (22.51%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 5.74% and 35.72% of the population respectively.[6]
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 93.91% of the population in the district spoke Marathi and 3.64% Hindi as their first language.[7]
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