Mahad taluka

Mahad taluka is a taluka in Raigad district of the Indian state of Maharashtra.[1][2]

Mahad
Taluka
Mahad
Location in the Maharashtra state of India
Coordinates: 18.08°N 73.42°E / 18.08; 73.42
Country India
StateMaharashtra
DivisionKonkan Division
DistrictRaigad
HeadquartersMahad
Government
 • BodyPanchayat Samiti Mahad Raigad
 • ChairpersonNA
 • TehsildarNA
 • MPSunil Tatkare
(Raigad Constituency)
 • MLABharatshet Gogawale
(Mahad constituency)
Area
 • Total1,503.61 km2 (580.55 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total180,191
 • Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
DemonymMahadkar
Language
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
402301
Telephone code02145
Vehicle registrationMH-46, MH-06

Raigad district

As of August 2015, there were 8 sub-divisions, 15 talukas, 1970 villages, 60 revenue circles and 350 sazzas in Raigad district. The talukas are Alibag, Karjat, Khalapur, Mahad, Mangaon, Mhasala, Murud, Panvel, Pen, Poladpur, Roha, Shrivardhan, Sudhagad-Pali, Tala and Uran.[2]

Demographics
Religions in Mahad taluk (2011)[3]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 79.44%
Islam
 
 13.33%
Buddhism
 
 6.68%
Other or not stated
 
 0.55%

Mahad taluka has a population of 180,191 according to the 2011 census. Mahad had a literacy rate of 81.90% and a sex ratio of 1031 females per 1000 males. 19,044 (10.57%) are under 7 years of age. 41,236 (22.88%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 4.70% and 5.12% of the population respectively.[4]

Languages of Mahad taluk (2011)[5]

  Marathi (84.28%)
  Urdu (10.03%)
  Hindi (1.89%)
  Others (3.80%)

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 84.28% of the population in the taluka spoke Marathi, 10.03% Urdu and 1.89% Hindi as their first language.[5]

References
  1. "महाराष्ट्रातील सर्व तालुके – महाराष्ट्रातील सर्व जिल्ह्यांतील तालुके महसुली विभागांनिहाय जाणून घ्या". Prahar (in Marathi). 27 November 2014. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  2. "Details of Sub-Divisions, Tahasils, Villages, Circles and Sazzas in Raigad district". Raigad District Collectorate. Archived from the original on 14 June 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  3. "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  4. "District Census Hand Book – Raigad" (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.


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