Nagar taluka

Nagar taluka is a taluka in Ahmednagar subdivision of Ahmednagar district in Maharashtra state of India.[1]

Nagar taluka
Tehsil
Tomb of Salabat Khan II
Location of Nagar in Ahmednagar district in Maharashtra
Country India
StateMaharashtra
DistrictAhmednagar district
HeadquartersAhmednagar
Area
 • Total1,605.74 km2 (619.98 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total684,044
 • Density430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)

Area

The table below shows area of the taluka by land type.[2]

Type of LandArea (km2) % of Total Area
Agriculture1376.6485.73
Forest131.658.2
Other97.456.07
Total1605.74100

Villages

There are around 117 villages in Nagar taluka. For list of villages see Villages in Nagar taluka.

Population
Religions in Nagar taluk (2011)[3]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 83.51%
Islam
 
 10.95%
Jainism
 
 2.39%
Christianity
 
 1.61%
Buddhism
 
 0.76%
Other or not stated
 
 0.78%

Nagar taluka has a population of 684,044 according to the 2011 census. Nagar had a literacy rate of 86.35% and a sex ratio of 931 females per 1000 males. 428,182 (62.60%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 14.18% and 2.10% of the population respectively.[4]

Languages of Nagar taluk (2011)[5]

  Marathi (77.01%)
  Hindi (8.31%)
  Urdu (5.35%)
  Telugu (2.77%)
  Marwari (2.36%)
  Others (4.20%)

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 77.01% of the population in the district spoke Marathi, 8.31% Hindi, 5.35% Urdu, 2.77% Telugu and 2.36% Marwari as their first language.[5]

Rain Fall

The table below details rainfall from 1981 to 2004.[6]

YearRainfall (mm)
1981639
1982520
1983786
1984497
1985400
1986498
1987827
1988772
1989914
19901446
1991950
1992572
1993655
1994531.1
1995372
1996710
1997347
1998730
1999479
2000580
2001380
2002394
2003199
2004518

See also

References
  1. "Talukas in Ahmednagar district". Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
  2. "Talukas geographic information". Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
  3. "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  4. "District Census Hand Book – Ahmednagar" (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. "Rainfall information of Ahemadnagar district". Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2010.

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