Poladpur taluka

Poladpur taluka is a taluka in Raigad district of Maharashtra an Indian state. ^{[1] [2]}

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 Poladpur taluk (2011) [3]
Religion			Percent
Hinduism			88.80%
Buddhism			6.30%
Islam			4.76%
Other or not stated			0.14%

Poladpur taluka has a population of 45,464 according to the 2011 census. Poladpur had a literacy rate of 76.41% and a sex ratio of 1103 females per 1000 males. 4,773 (10.50%) are under 7 years of age. 5,944 (13.07%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 6.64% and 5.42% of the population respectively. ^[4]

Languages of Poladpur taluk (2011) ^[5]

   Marathi (94.97%)

   Urdu (2.72%)

   Hindi (1.08%)

  Others (1.23%)

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 94.97% of the population in the taluka spoke Marathi, 2.72% Urdu and 1.08% Hindi as their first language. ^[5]

References

1. "महाराष्ट्रातील सर्व तालुके - महाराष्ट्रातील सर्व जिल्ह्यांतील तालुके महसुली विभागांनिहाय जाणून घ्या". Prahar. 27 November 2014. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
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. "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.