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Mahad taluka is a subdistrict/upazila/tehsil in Raigad district of the Indian state of Maharashtra.[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 are Alibag, Karjat, Khalapur, Mahad, Mangaon, Mhasala, Murud, Panvel, Pen, Poladpur, Roha, Shrivardhan, Sudhagad-Pali, Tala and Uran.[2]
Demographics
Mahad taluka has a population of 180,191 according to the 2011 census. Mahad had a literacy rate of 81.90% and a sex ratio of 1031 females per 1000 males. 19,044 (10.57%) are under 7 years of age. 41,236 (22.88%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 4.70% and 5.12% of the population respectively.[3]
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 84.28% of the population in the taluka spoke Marathi, 10.03% Urdu and 1.89% Hindi as their first language.[4]
References
- ↑ महाराष्ट्रातील सर्व तालुके – महाराष्ट्रातील सर्व जिल्ह्यांतील तालुके महसुली विभागांनिहाय जाणून घ्या.. Prahar(2014-11-27). Retrieved 2015-08-15.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Details of Sub-Divisions, Tahasils, Villages, Circles and Sazzas in Raigad district. Raigad District Collectorate. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- ↑ District Census Hand Book – Raigad. Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ↑ Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Maharashtra. censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.