Shrigonda taluka

Shrigonda Taluka
Tehsil
Location of Shrigonda Taluka in Ahmednagar district in Maharashtra
Location of Shrigonda Taluka in Ahmednagar district in Maharashtra
Country India
StateMaharashtra
DistrictAhmednagar
HeadquartersShrigonda
Major villagesKolgaon, Kashti,shedgaon Belavandi, Mandavgan Pargaon
Government
 • Lok Sabha constituencyAhmednagar (Lok Sabha constituency)
 • Assembly constituencyShrigonda
 • MLA[[Vikram Babanrao Pachpute]]
Area
 • Total
1,605.61 km2 (619.93 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
315,975
 • Density196.794/km2 (509.695/sq mi)
Rain448.6 mm

Shrigonda Taluka, is a taluka in Karjat subdivision of Ahmednagar District in Maharashtra state of India. Its administrative headquarters is the town of Shrigonda.

Area

The table below shows area of the taluka by land type.

Type of LandArea (km2)% of Total Area
Agriculture1385.1686.27
Forest152.19.47
Other68.354.26
Total1605.61100

Villages

There are around 115 villages in Shrigonda taluka.

Population

Religions in Shrigonda taluk (2011)
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 95.19%
Islam
 
 3.42%
Buddhism
 
 0.56%
Jainism
 
 0.45%
Other or not stated
 
 0.38%

Shrigonda taluka has a population of 315,975 according to the 2011 census. Shrigonda had a literacy rate of 76.25% and a sex ratio of 923 females per 1000 males. 31,134 (9.85%) live in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 12.72% and 4.39% of the population respectively.

Languages of Shrigonda taluk (2011)
  1. Marathi (93.8%)
  2. Hindi (3.10%)
  3. Others (3.07%)

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 93.83% of the population in the district spoke Marathi and 3.10% Hindi as their first language.

Rain Fall

The Table below details of rainfall from year 1981 to 2004.

YearRainfall (mm)
1981614
1982438
1983521.6
1984496
1985359
1986460
1987497
1988531
1989610
1990614
1991438
1992521.6
1993496
1994359
1995460
1996497
1997531
1998610
1999571
2000392
2001352
2002334
200387
2004527
2005484
2006505
2007675
2008448
2009499
2010710
2011326

See also

References

  1. ↑ Talukas in Ahmednagar district. Ahmednagar.gov.in. Retrieved on 2011-12-23.
  2. ↑ "Shrigonda". Ahmadnagar District. Archived from the original on 25 September 2012.
  3. ↑ Talukas geographic information. Ahmednagar.gov.in. Retrieved on 2011-12-23.
  4. ↑ "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  5. ↑ "District Census Hand Book – Ahmednagar" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  6. 1 2 "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  7. ↑ Rainfall information of Ahemadnagar district. Ahmednagar.gov.in. Retrieved on 2011-12-23.