Khed taluka

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Khed taluka
Tehsil
Khed tehsil in Pune district.png
Location of Khed in Pune district
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Maharashtra
District Pune
Headquarters Rajgurunagar
Major villages 98
Government
 •  Tehsildar 2
 •  MLA Dilip Mohite [1]
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
450,116
Demographics
 •  Literacy rate 80.77%
 • Sex ratio892:1000

Khed taluka is a taluka in the subdivision, near Pune city in Pune district of the state of Maharashtra in India. [2] Rajgurunagar is the headquarter of the taluka. The taluka is known for being the birthplace of Santaji Jagnade.The name of city is Rajgurunagar on the name of Shivram Hari Rajguru.

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Demographics

Religions in Khed taluk (2011) [3]
ReligionPercent
Hinduism
 
93.17%
Buddhism
 
3.27%
Islam
 
2.60%
Jainism
 
0.57%
Other or not stated
 
0.39%

Khed taluka has a population of 450,116 according to the 2011 census. Khed had a literacy rate of 80.77% and a sex ratio of 892 females per 1000 males. 56,102 (12.46%) are under 7 years of age. 129,334 (28.73%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 6.76% and 10.95% of the population respectively. [4]

Languages of Khed taluk (2011) [5]

   Marathi (91.99%)
   Hindi (4.62%)
  Others (3.39%)

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 91.99% of the population in the taluka spoke Marathi and 4.62% Hindi as their first language. [5]

In the 2001 India census, Khed taluka had a population of 343,214, with 178,114 males (51.9%), and 165,100 females (48.1%), for a sex-ratio of 927 females per thousand males. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Khed Aalandi Vidhan Sabha". elections. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "Maps of Tahsils in Pune District". Archived from the original on 10 March 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 – Pune" (PDF). Census of India . Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  5. 1 2 "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  6. ↑ "Census 2001 Population Finder: Maharashtra: Pune: Khed". Office of The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Archived from the original on 2015-10-03. Retrieved 2013-05-09.

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