Purandar taluka | |
Settlement Type: | Tehsil |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Maharashtra |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Pune district |
Seat Type: | Headquarters |
Parts Type: | Major villages |
Parts Style: | para |
Leader Title: | Tehsildar |
Leader Title1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Leader Title2: | Assembly constituency |
Leader Title3: | MLA |
Population Total: | 235,659 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Area Total Km2: | 1101.65 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Purandar taluka is a taluka of Pune district of state of Maharashtra in India.[1] There are 108 villages and 3 towns in Purandhar Taluka.
Purandar taluka has a population of 235,659 according to the 2011 census. Purandar had a literacy rate of 82.55% and a sex ratio of 965 females per 1000 males. 25,037 (10.62%) are under 7 years of age. 57,564 (24.43%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 7.24% and 2.58% of the population respectively.[2]
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 95.65% of the population in the district spoke Marathi and 2.73% Hindi as their first language.[3]