Mahad taluka

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Mahad
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Mahad
Location in the Maharashtra state of India
Coordinates: 18°05′N73°25′E / 18.08°N 73.42°E / 18.08; 73.42
Country Flag of India.svg  India
State Maharashtra
Division Konkan Division
District Raigad
Headquarters Mahad
Government
  BodyPanchayat Samiti Mahad Raigad
   Chairperson NA
   Tehsildar NA
   MP Sunil Tatkare
(Raigad Constituency)
   MLA Bharatshet Gogawale
(Mahad constituency)
Area
  Total1,503.61 km2 (580.55 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total180,191
  Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Demonym Mahadkar
Language
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
402301
Telephone code02145
Vehicle registration MH-46, MH-06

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

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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 are Alibag, Karjat, Khalapur, Mahad, Mangaon, Mhasala, Murud, Panvel, Pen, Poladpur, Roha, Shrivardhan, Sudhagad-Pali, Tala and Uran. [2]

Demographics

Religions in Mahad taluk (2011) [3]
ReligionPercent
Hinduism
79.44%
Islam
13.33%
Buddhism
6.68%
Other or not stated
0.55%

Mahad taluka has a population of 180,191 according to the 2011 census. Mahad had a literacy rate of 81.90% and a sex ratio of 1031 females per 1000 males. 19,044 (10.57%) are under 7 years of age. 41,236 (22.88%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 4.70% and 5.12% of the population respectively. [4]

Languages of Mahad taluk (2011) [5]

   Marathi (84.28%)
   Urdu (10.03%)
   Hindi (1.89%)
  Others (3.80%)

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 84.28% of the population in the taluka spoke Marathi, 10.03% Urdu and 1.89% Hindi as their first language. [5]

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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. 1 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. 1 2 "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.