Pen taluka explained

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]

Raigad district

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.

Demographics

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]

Notes and References

  1. News: महाराष्ट्रातील सर्व तालुके – महाराष्ट्रातील सर्व जिल्ह्यांतील तालुके महसुली विभागांनिहाय जाणून घ्या. . mr . 2014-11-27 . Prahar . 2015-08-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150722032645/http://prahaar.in/prahaarhelpline/269444 . 2015-07-22.
  2. Web site: Details of Sub-Divisions, Tahasils, Villages, Circles and Sazzas in Raigad district. Raigad District Collectorate. 15 August 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20160614080045/http://raigad.nic.in/htmldocs/sub_division1.htm. 14 June 2016. dead.
  3. Web site: District Census Hand Book – Raigad . . Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  4. Web site: Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Maharashtra . censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.