title: Bhiwandi taluka
text: # Bhiwandi taluka
  
  Bhiwandi taluka is a taluka in Thane district of Maharashtra in Konkan division.
  
  ## Thane district
  
  Until 31 July 2014, Thane was the country's most populous district with a population of over 1.2 Million . 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.
  
  