Purandar taluka

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Purandar taluka
Location of Purandar in Pune district in Maharashtra
Location of Purandar in Pune district in Maharashtra
Country India
StateMaharashtra
DistrictPune district
HeadquartersPurandar
Area
 • Total1,101.65 km2 (425.35 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total235,659
 • Density210/km2 (550/sq mi)

Purandar taluka is a taluka of Pune district of state of Maharashtra in India.[1] There are 108 villages and 3 towns in Purandhar Taluka.

Demographics

Religions in Purandar taluk (2011)[2]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
95.65%
Islam
2.60%
Buddhism
1.11%
Other or not stated
0.64%

Purandar taluka has a population of 235,659 according to the 2011 census. Purandar had a literacy rate of 82.55% and a sex ratio of 965 females per 1000 males. 25,037 (10.62%) are under 7 years of age. 57,564 (24.43%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 7.24% and 2.58% of the population respectively.[3]

Languages of Purandar taluk (2011)[4]

  Marathi (95.65%)
  Hindi (2.73%)
  Others (1.62%)

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 95.65% of the population in the district spoke Marathi and 2.73% Hindi as their first language.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Talukas in Pune district Archived 2010-03-10 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  3. ^ "District Census Hand Book – Pune" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  4. ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.