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Thane Population 2024

Thane city is governed by Municipal Corporation which comes under Mumbai Metropolitan Region. The Thane city is located in Maharashtra state of India.


The current estimate population of Thane city in 2024 is 2,613,000 , while Thane metro population is estimated at 26,129,000 . The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for Thane city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of Thane city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for Thane city, we will update the same here in 2024. As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Thane in 2011 is 1,841,488. Although Thane city has population of 1,841,488; its urban / metropolitan population is 18,394,912.

Thane Literacy Rate and Sex Ratio

In education section, total literates in Thane city are 1,458,796 of which 797,342 are males while 661,454 are females. Average literacy rate of Thane city is 89.41 percent of which male and female literacy was 92.14 and 86.33 percent. The sex ratio of Thane city is 888 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 908 per 1000 boys.

Thane Slum Population

Total no. of Slums in Thane city numbers 76,072 in which population of 326,798 resides. This is around 17.75% of total population of Thane city.

Thane Religion

Hinduism is majority religion in Thane city with 73.91 % followers. Islam is second most popular religion in city of Thane with approximately 17.96 % following it. In Thane city, Christinity is followed by 1.88 %, Jainism by 1.40 %, Sikhism by 0.32 % and Buddhism by 4.18 %. Around 0.11 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.24 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.
Religion Percentage Total
Hindu 73.91 % 1,361,018
Muslims 17.96 % 330,719
Christian 1.88 % 34,665
Sikh 0.32 % 5,937
Buddhist 4.18 % 76,916
Jain 1.40 % 25,826
Others 0.11 % 2,030
Not Stated 0.24 % 4,377

Mumbai Future Population 2021-2031

Mumbai City Metropolitan
2011 1,841,488 18,394,912
2021 2,393,000 23,913,000
2022 2,464,000 24,630,000
2023 2,537,000 25,368,000
2024 2,613,000 26,129,000
2025 2,691,000 26,912,000
2026 2,771,000 27,719,000
2027 2,854,000 28,550,000
2028 2,939,000 29,406,000
2029 3,027,000 30,288,000
2030 3,117,000 31,196,000
2031 3,210,000 32,131,000
Thane City 2011 Total Male Female
City Population 1,841,488 975,399 866,089
Literates 1,458,796 797,342 661,454
Children (0-6) 209,879 110,004 99,875
Average Literacy (%) 89.41 % 92.14 % 86.33 %
Sexratio 888
Child Sexratio 908

Mumbai Metropolitan Region

Thane city comes under Mumbai Metropolitan area.
Mumbai Metropolitan Total Male Female
Population 18,394,912 9,872,271 8,522,641
Literates 14,854,433 8,242,697 6,611,736
Children (0-6) 1,849,894 968,584 881,310
Average Literacy (%) 89.78 % 92.58 % 86.53 %
Sexratio 863
Child Sexratio 910
Mumbai Metropolitan Areas
Ambernath, Badalapur, Greater Mumbai, Kalyan and Dombivali, Mira and Bhayander, Navi Mumbai, Thane, and Ulhasnagar