Mokhada taluka

Mokhada taluka is a taluka in Palghar district of Maharashtra an Indian state.[1]

Thane district

On 1 August 2014, the talukas of Mokhada, Jawahar, Talasari, Vikramgad, Wada, Dahanu, Palghar and Vasai were separated from the erstwhile Thane district to form a new district Palghar.[2]

Demographics
Religions in Mokhada taluk (2011)[3]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 96.85%
Islam
 
 1.80%
Buddhism
 
 1.14%
Other or not stated
 
 0.21%

Mokhada taluka has a population of 83,453 according to the 2011 census. Mokhada had a literacy rate of 56.48% and a sex ratio of 1002 females per 1000 males. 14,678 (17.59%) are under 7 years of age. The entire population lived in rural areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 1.94% and 92.08% of the population respectively.[4]

Languages of Mokhada taluk (2011)[5]

  Marathi (97.05%)
  Hindi (2.06%)
  Others (0.89%)

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 97.05% of the population in the district spoke Marathi and 2.06% Hindi as their first language.[5]

References
  1. "महाराष्ट्रातील सर्व तालुके - महाराष्ट्रातील सर्व जिल्ह्यांतील तालुके महसुली विभागांनिहाय जाणून घ्या". Prahar. 27 November 2014. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  2. Tembhekar, Chittaranjan; Sanjeev Shivadekar (14 June 2014). "Thane district will finally be split into 2 parts from August 15". Times of India. Retrieved 16 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 – Thane" (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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