Murud taluka

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Murud
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Murud
Location in the Maharashtra state of India
Coordinates: 18°19′44″N72°57′36″E / 18.329°N 72.960°E / 18.329; 72.960
Country Flag of India.svg  India
State Maharashtra
Division Konkan Division
District Raigad
Headquarters Murud, Raigad
Government
  BodyPanchayat Samiti Murud Raigad
   Chairperson Mrs. Nita Nilesh Dhatwal
   Tehsildar -
   MP Sunil Tatkare
(Raigad Constituency)
   MLA Mahendra Dalvi
(Alibag constituency)
Area
  Total1,503.61 km2 (580.55 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)
  Total205,585
  Density140/km2 (350/sq mi)
Demonym Murudkar
Language
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
402401
Telephone code02141
Vehicle registration MH-46, MH-06

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

Demographics

Religions in Murud taluk (2011) [3]
ReligionPercent
Hinduism
76.34%
Islam
20.33%
Buddhism
1.58%
Christianity
1.20%
Other or not stated
0.55%

Murud taluka has a population of 74,207 according to the 2011 census. Murud had a literacy rate of 83.49% and a sex ratio of 1039 females per 1000 males. 7,561 (10.19%) are under 7 years of age. 12,216 (16.46%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 2.54% and 18.30% of the population respectively. [4]

Languages of Murud taluk (2011) [5]

   Marathi (73.76%)
   Urdu (18.99%)
  'Other' Marathi (2.34%)
   Hindi (2.01%)
  Others (2.90%)

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 73.76% of the population in the taluka spoke Marathi, 18.99% Urdu and 2.01% Hindi as their first language. 2.34% of the population recorded their language as 'Others' under Marathi. [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.