Paranda taluka explained
| Paranda Tahsil |
| Settlement Type: | tehsil |
| Pushpin Map: | India Maharashtra |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Maharashtra, India |
| Coordinates: | 18.3°N 104°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Maharashtra |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Osmanabad |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Total: | 140436 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank Info Sec1: | Osmanabad |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Paranda[1] |
| Demographics Type1: | Language |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Marathi |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 413502 |
Paranda Tahsil is a tahsil (subdistrict) in Osmanabad district, Marathwada region in Maharashtra on Deccan Plateau of India. The town of Paranda is the administrative headquarters of the tahsil. There are seventy-two panchayat villages in Paranda Tahsil.[2]
Demographics
In the 2001 Indian census, Paranda Tahsil had a population of 125,136, with 64,707 (51.7%) males and 60,429 (48.3%) females, for a gender ratio of 934 females per thousand males.[3]
In the 2011 census, Paranda Tahsil had 140,436 inhabitants[4] and a gender ratio of 898 females per thousand males.[5] The tahsil was 86.6% rural. The literacy rate in 2011 was 72.25% overall in Paranda Tahsil, with a rate of 81.32% for males and 62.29% for females.[6] In 2011 in Paranda Tahsil, 11.8% of the population was 0 to 6 years of age.
Monuments and attractions in the Tahsil
- Sina Kolegaon (Kalyan Sagar) Dam is located near the village of Domgaom on the Sina River (Seena River). Migratory birds can also be found in the reservoir. The nearby temple of Kalyan Swami, one of the beloved followers of Ramdas Swami, is now surrounded by water on three sides. The backwater of the dam extends to the village of Sonari, a family weekend resort.
Villages
Notes and References
- Web site: Assembly Constituencies-Post delimitation: Maharashtra: Osmanabad District. National Informatics Centre, Government of India. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130505190604/http://gisserver1.nic.in/ecimaps/ECIPDF/Mah_Maps/Osmanabad.pdf. 5 May 2013. dmy-all.
- Web site: Reports of National Panchayat Directory: Village Panchayat Names of Paranda, Osmanabad, Maharashtra. Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India. 3 May 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130503090959/http://panchayatdirectory.gov.in/adminreps/viewpansumSQL.asp?selstate=4499&parenttype=B&ptype=V. 3 May 2013. dead.
- Web site: Census 2001 Population Finder: Maharashtra: Osmanabad: Paranda. Office of The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.
- Web site: Population, Child Population in the age-group 0-6 and Literates by residence and sex, State, Districts, Tahsils 2011: Maharashtra. 40. Press Information Bureau, Mumbai.
- Web site: Sex ratio of Population and Child Population in the age-group 0-6, State, Districts, Tahsils 2011: Maharashtra. 8. Press Information Bureau, Mumbai.
- Web site: Literacy rates by residence and sex, State, Districts, Tahsils 2011: Maharashtra. 17. Press Information Bureau, Mumbai.
