Khed taluka should not be confused with Khed taluka, Ratnagiri.
Khed taluka | |
Settlement Type: | Tehsil |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Maharashtra |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Pune |
Seat Type: | Headquarters |
Seat: | Rajgurunagar |
Parts Type: | Major villages |
Parts Style: | para |
P1: | 98 |
Leader Title: | Tehsildar |
Leader Name: | 2 |
Leader Title1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Leader Title2: | Assembly constituency |
Leader Title3: | MLA |
Leader Name3: | Dilip Mohite [1] |
Population Total: | 450116 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Demographics |
Demographics1 Title1: | Literacy rate |
Demographics1 Info1: | 80.77% |
Demographics1 Title2: | Sex ratio |
Demographics1 Info2: | 892:1000 |
Khed taluka is a taluka in the subdivision, near Pune city in Pune district of the state of Maharashtra in India.[2] Rajgurunagar is the headquarter of the taluka. The taluka is known for being the birthplace of Santaji Jagnade.The name of city is rajgurunagar on the name of Shaheed Shivram Hari Rajguru.
Khed taluka has a population of 450,116 according to the 2011 census. Khed had a literacy rate of 80.77% and a sex ratio of 892 females per 1000 males. 56,102 (12.46%) are under 7 years of age. 129,334 (28.73%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 6.76% and 10.95% of the population respectively.[3]
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 91.99% of the population in the taluk spoke Marathi and 4.62% Hindi as their first language.[4]
In the 2001 India census, Khed Taluka had a population of 343,214, with 178,114 males (51.9%), and 165,100 females (48.1%), for a sex-ratio of 927 females per thousand males.[5]