Panvel | |
Settlement Type: | Taluka |
Pushpin Map: | India Maharashtra |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Coordinates: | 18.989°N 73.116°W |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Maharashtra state of India |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | Division |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Maharashtra |
Subdivision Name2: | Konkan |
Subdivision Name3: | Raigad |
Seat Type: | Headquarters |
Seat: | Panvel |
Parts Type: | Major villages |
Parts Style: | para |
Governing Body: | Panchayat Samiti Panvel Raigad |
Leader Title: | Chairperson |
Leader Name: | NA |
Leader Title1: | Tehsildar |
Leader Name1: | NA |
Leader Title2: | MP |
Leader Name2: | Shrirang Barne |
Leader Title3: | MLA |
Leader Name3: | |
Population Demonym: | Mahadkar |
Demographics Type1: | Language |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 410206/ 410217/ 410208/410218 |
Area Code: | 02141 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Registration Plate: | MH-46, MH-06 |
Population Total: | 205,585 |
Population As Of: | 2001 |
Area Total Km2: | 1503.61 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Panvel taluka is a taluka in Raigad district of the Indian state of Maharashtra.[1] [2]
As of August 2015, there were 8 sub-divisions, 15 talukas, 1970 villages, 60 revenue circles and 350 sazzas in Raigad district. The talukas being Alibag, Karjat, Khalapur, Mahad, Mangaon, Mhasala, Murud, Panvel, Pen, Poladpur, Roha, Shrivardhan, Sudhagad-Pali, Tala and Uran.
Panvel taluka has a population of 750,236 according to the 2011 census. Panvel had a literacy rate of 87.77% and a sex ratio of 889 females per 1000 males. 94,362 (12.58%) are under 7 years of age. 497,759 (66.59%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 6.64% and 6.42% of the population respectively.[3]
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 66.10% of the population in the district spoke Marathi, 14.58% Hindi, 4.17% Urdu, 2.06% Malayalam, 1.85% Gujarati, 1.35% Bengali, 1.34% Kannada, 1.11% Bhojpuri, 1.06% Punjabi and 0.94% Tamil as their first language.[4]