Velhe taluka

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Velhe Taluka, officially renamed as, Rajgad Taluka (Vēlhē tālukā), is a taluka in Haveli subdivision of Pune district of state of Maharashtra in India.[1] The Taluka is entirely rural, and consists of 130 villages.

Velhe Taluka
Location of Velhe in Pune district in Maharashtra
Location of Velhe in Pune district in Maharashtra
StateMaharashtra
DistrictPune district
Government
 • Lok Sabha constituencyBaramati
 • Assembly constituencyBhor
Area
 • Total569.13 km2 (219.74 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total54,516
 • Density96/km2 (250/sq mi)

Demographics

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Religions in Velhe taluk (2011)[2]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
95.37%
Buddhism
3.68%
Islam
0.74%
Other or not stated
0.21%

Velhe 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.[3]

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.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Talukas in Pune district". Archived from the original on 10 March 2010. Retrieved 24 September 2010.
  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. ^ "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.