Mangaon taluka

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

Mangaon
Taluka
Mangaon
Location in the Maharashtra state of India
Coordinates: 18.24°N 73.28°E / 18.24; 73.28
Country India
StateMaharashtra
DivisionKonkan Division
DistrictRaigad
HeadquartersMangaon
Government
 • BodyPanchayat Samiti Mangaon Raigad
 • ChairpersonNA
 • TehsildarNA
 • MPSunil Tatkare
(Raigad Constituency)
 • MLAAditi Sunil Tatkare
(Shrivardhan constituency)
Area
 • Total1,503.61 km2 (580.55 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total159,613
 • Density110/km2 (270/sq mi)
DemonymMangaonkar
Language
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
402104
Telephone code02140
Vehicle registrationMH-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 being Alibag, Karjat, Khalapur, Mahad, Mangaon, Mhasala, Murud, Panvel, Pen, Poladpur, Roha, Shrivardhan, Sudhagad-Pali, Tala and Uran.[2]

Demographics
Religions in Mangaon taluk (2011)[3]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 77.95%
Islam
 
 15.00%
Buddhism
 
 6.47%
Other or not stated
 
 0.58%

Mangaon taluka has a population of 159,613 according to the 2011 census. Mangaon had a literacy rate of 79.87% and a sex ratio of 1021 females per 1000 males. 17,637 (11.05%) are under 7 years of age. 18,535 (11.61%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 6.63% and 8.97% of the population respectively.[4]

Languages of Mangaon taluk (2011)[5]

  Marathi (79.74%)
  Urdu (13.96%)
  'Other' Marathi (1.81%)
  Hindi (1.49%)
  Others (3.00%)

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 79.74% of the population in the taluka spoke Marathi, 13.96% Urdu and 1.49% Hindi as their first language. 1.81% of the population recorded their language as 'Others' under Marathi.[5]

Tripublisher

A news story dated November 28, 2020 reports the appointment of Lalita Babar, international athlete and Arjun Award winner as tahasildar of Mangaon.[6]

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.
  6. "धावपटू ललिता बाबर यांची माणगाव तहसीलदार पदी नेमणूक". 24taas.com. 28 November 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2020.


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