Velhe taluka

Rajgad Taluka
Tehsil
Location of Rajgad in Pune district in Maharashtra
Location of Rajgad in Pune district in Maharashtra
StateMaharashtra
DistrictPune district
Government
 • Assembly constituencyBhor
 • MLASangram Thopte
Area
 • Total
569.13 km2 (219.74 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
54,516
 • Density95.788/km2 (248.09/sq mi)

Rajgad Taluka is a rural Taluka in the Pune district of Maharashtra, India. Formerly known as Velhe, it is part of the Bhor subdivision and consists of 130 villages.

Demographics

Religions in Rajgad taluk (2011)
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 95.37%
Buddhism
 
 3.68%
Islam
 
 0.74%
Other or not stated
 
 0.21%

Rajgad taluka has a population of 54,516 according to the 2011 census. Velhe had a literacy rate of 75.96% and a sex ratio of 982 females per 1000 males. 6,213 (11.40%) are under 7 years of age. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 4.83% and 3.73% of the population respectively.

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, Marathi was the predominant language, spoken by 98.73% of the population as their first language.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  2. ↑ "District Census Hand Book – Pune" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  3. ↑ "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.