Junnar taluka

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Junnar taluka
Junnar
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Location of Junnar in Pune district in Maharashtra
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Maharashtra
District Pune district
Headquarters Junnar
Major villages See text
Government
 •  Lok Sabha constituency Shirur
 •  Assembly constituency Junnar
 •  MLA ATUL VALLABH BENKE
Population
 (2011)
 •  Tehsil 399,302
 •  Urban
6.34%
Demographics
 •  Literacy rate 67%
 • Sex ratio1000:840
RainAverage of 200 mm to 550 mm
Website Junnar Tourism

Junnar taluka is a taluka of the Pune district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is northernmost taluka of the District.The area is well known for two of the Ashtavinayak temples at Lenyadri and Ozar respectively. The taluka is also the home of Shivneri Fort, GMRT (Khodad), and Vikram Sarabhai Earth Station at Arvi. There is also a tomb (Samadhi) at Ale of the buffalo that recited Vedas when requested by the 12th century Sant Dnyaneshwar. The five main dams are named Yedgaon, Pimapalgaon Joga, ManikDoha, Chilhewadi and Wadaj. [1] An ancient place called Naneghat is there. It is known for historical evidence that was written in Bramhi Lipi, on the walls of the caves. Darya Ghat is 21  km from Junnar Which is famous for waterfalls. Kukdeshwar an ancient temple of lord Shiva is in Junnar.

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Demographics

Religions in Junnar taluk (2011) [2]
ReligionPercent
Hinduism
 
91.16%
Islam
 
6.19%
Buddhism
 
1.81%
Jainism
 
0.55%
Other or not stated
 
0.29%

Junnar taluka has a population of 399,302 according to the 2011 census. Junnar had a literacy rate of 83.80% and a sex ratio of 973 females per 1000 males. 42,941 (10.75%) are under 7 years of age. 25,315 (6.34%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 4.49% and 20.27% of the population respectively. [3]

Languages of Junnar taluk (2011) [4]

   Marathi (90.18%)
   Hindi (4.22%)
   Urdu (2.49%)
   Telugu (0.96%)
  Others (2.15%)

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 90.18% of the population in the district spoke Marathi, 4.22% Hindi, 2.49% Urdu and 0.96% Telugu as their first language. [4]

Villages

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References

  1. ↑ Talukas in Pune district Archived 2010-03-10 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  3. ↑ "District Census Hand Book – Pune" (PDF). Census of India . Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  4. 1 2 "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.

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