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Mahad taluka

Taluka in Maharashtra India

Taluka in Maharashtra, India

18°05′N 73°25′E / 18.08°N 73.42°E / 18.08; 73.42Country

IndiaStateMaharashtraDivisionKonkan DivisionDistrictRaigadHeadquartersMahadGovernment

• BodyPanchayat Samiti Mahad Raigad • ChairpersonNA • TehsildarNA • MPSunil Tatkare
(Raigad Constituency) • MLABharatshet Gogawale
(Mahad constituency)Area

• Total1,503.61 km² (580.55 sq mi)Population

(2011)

• Total180,191 • Density120/km² (310/sq mi)DemonymMahadkarLanguage

Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PIN

402301

Telephone code02145Vehicle registrationMH-46, MH-06

Mahad taluka is a taluka 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

Religions in Mahad taluk (2011)^[3]
Religion			Percent
Hinduism			79.44%
Islam			13.33%
Buddhism			6.68%
Other or not stated			0.55%

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.^[4]

Languages of Mahad taluk (2011)^[5]

Marathi (84.28%)

Urdu (10.03%)

Hindi (1.89%)

Others (3.80%)

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.^[5]

References

^ "महाराष्ट्रातील सर्व तालुके – महाराष्ट्रातील सर्व जिल्ह्यांतील तालुके महसुली विभागांनिहाय जाणून घ्या". Prahar (in Marathi). 27 November 2014. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Details of Sub-Divisions, Tahasils, Villages, Circles and Sazzas in Raigad district". Raigad District Collectorate. Archived from the original on 14 June 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
^ "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
^ "District Census Hand Book – Raigad" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
^ ^a ^b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.