Daund taluka explained

Daund taluka
Settlement Type:Taluka
Coordinates:18.4631°N 74.5789°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Maharashtra
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Pune district
Seat Type:Headquarters
Seat:Daund
Parts Type:Major villages
Parts Style:para
Leader Title:Tehsildar
Leader Title1:Lok Sabha constituency
Leader Name1:supriya sule
Leader Title2:Assembly constituency
Leader Name2:Rahul shubhash kul
Leader Title3:MLA
Population Total:380496
Population As Of:2011
Population Urban:56,313
Area Total Km2:1307.85
Population Density Km2:auto

Daund taluka is a taluka or subdivision of Pune district of the state of Maharashtra in India. The town of Daund is the only major urban area in this predominantly rural area. Daund railway station is a major railway junction. All southern railways are connected to this route, and also divided the Nagar railway to north Indian railway, like Delhi, Solapur division, Daund junction and then joined to the Pune district junction. To reach the Siddhi Vinayak Siddhatek Ganpati temple, one has to travel 14 km to Daund by road.

In the winter season, when the temperature drops to 19 to 20°C, Daund has the most agricultural production of sugarcane. The riverbank farmers mostly plant sugarcane as their seasonal crop. The back water of the Ujani Dam riverbed region has Acacia tree forest. Many thorned-trees are found in this region. Three sugar factories are available in Daund 1)Daund sugar limited, Alegaon 2)Bhima Patas, Patas 3)Anuraj sugar limited, Yavat.

Demographics

Daund taluka has a population of 380,496 according to the 2011 census. Daund had a literacy rate of 79.09% and a sex ratio of 939 females per 1000 males. 46,713 (12.28%) are under 7 years of age. 56,313 (14.80%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 15.05% and 2.54% of the population respectively.[1]

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 89.52% of the population in the district spoke Marathi, 5.90% Hindi and 1.16% Telugu as their first language.[2]

See also

The Daund taluka and Pune district divided by the Bhima river from the adjoining Ahmednagar district. People of Daund have many gardening house on the Bhima river. The bhima river joins many of the sub-rivers. Some villages are getting the back water of Ujani Dam .दौंड तालुका पुणे जिल्ह्यातील प्रमुख तालुका आहेIn Daund there is a Kurkumbh MIDC.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: District Census Hand Book – Pune . . Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  2. Web site: Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Maharashtra . censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.