Pen | |
Settlement Type: | Taluka |
Pushpin Map: | India Maharashtra |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Coordinates: | 18.739°N 73.097°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 Division |
Subdivision Name3: | Raigad |
Seat Type: | Headquarters |
Seat: | Pen |
Parts Type: | Major villages |
Parts Style: | para |
Governing Body: | Panchayat Samiti Pen Raigad |
Leader Title: | Chairperson |
Leader Name: | NA |
Leader Title1: | Tehsildar |
Leader Name1: | NA |
Leader Title2: | MP |
Leader Name2: | Sunil Tatkare |
Leader Title3: | MLA |
Leader Name3: | Ravisheth Patil |
Population Demonym: | Penkar |
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 |
Pen 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 circled 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.
Pen taluka has a population of 195,454 according to the 2011 census. Pen had a literacy rate of 77.90% and a sex ratio of 963 females per 1000 males. 21,884 (11.20%) are under 7 years of age. 12,216 (16.46%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 2.28% and 16.58% of the population respectively.[3]
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 92.24% of the population in the taluka spoke Marathi, 2.46% Hindi and 0.93% Urdu as their first language. 2.02% of the population recorded their language as 'Others' under Marathi.[4]