Shrivardhan taluka

Shrivardhan taluka is a taluka in Raigad district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. ^{[1] [2]} The town of Shrivardhan is the administrative headquarters of this taluka.

Raigad district

As of August 2015, there were 8 subdivisions, 15 talukas, 1,970 villages, 60 revenue circles and 350 sazzas within 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 Shrivardhan taluk (2011) [3]
Religion			Percent
Hinduism			73.24%
Islam			22.80%
Buddhism			3.30%
Other or not stated			0.66%

Shrivardhan taluka has a population of 83,027 according to the 2011 census. Shrivardhan had a literacy rate of 82.32% and a sex ratio of 1156 females per 1000 males. 9,017 (10.86%) are under 7 years of age. 22,075 (26.59%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 2.97% and 11.41% of the population respectively. ^[4]

Languages of Shrivardhan taluk (2011) ^[5]

   Marathi (75.65%)

   Urdu (20.92%)

   Hindi (1.81%)

  Others (1.62%)

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 75.65% of the population in the taluka spoke Marathi, 20.92% Urdu and 1.81% 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. 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.