Sangamner taluka | |
Settlement Type: | Tehsil |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Maharashtra |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Ahmednagar |
Seat Type: | Headquarters |
Seat: | Sangamner |
Parts Type: | Major villages |
Parts Style: | para |
Leader Title: | Tehsildar |
Leader Title1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Leader Name1: | Shirdi (Lok Sabha constituency) |
Leader Title2: | Assembly constituency |
Leader Name2: | Sangamner (Vidhan Sabha constituency) |
Leader Title3: | MLA |
Leader Name3: | Balasaheb Thorat |
Population Total: | 487939 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Urban: | 87664 |
Area Total Km2: | 1705.06 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Demographics |
Demographics1 Title1: | Literacy rate |
Demographics1 Info1: | 65.21 |
Demographics1 Title2: | Sex ratio |
Blank Name Sec1: | Rain |
Blank Info Sec1: | 416 mm |
Sangamner taluka, is a taluka in Sangamner subdivision of Ahmednagar district in Maharashtra state of India.[1]
The table below shows area of the taluka by land type.[2]
Type of Land | Area (km2) | % of Total Area | |
---|---|---|---|
Agriculture | 1202.9 | 70.55 | |
Forest | 194.89 | 11.43 | |
Other | 307.27 | 18.02 | |
Total | 1705.06 | 100 |
There are at least 172 villages in Sangamner taluka. For list of villages see Villages in Sangamner taluka.
Sangamner taluka has a population of 487,939 according to the 2011 census. Sangamner had a literacy rate of 79.96% and a sex ratio of 943 females per 1000 males. 87,664 (17.97%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 8.36% and 10.59% of the population respectively.[3]
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 90.08% of the population in the district spoke Marathi, 4.00% Urdu and 3.26% Hindi as their first language.[4]
The Table below details of rainfall from year 1981 to 2004.[5]
Year | Rainfall (mm) | |
---|---|---|
1981 | 459 | |
1982 | 315 | |
1983 | 363 | |
1984 | 204 | |
1985 | 204 | |
1986 | 260 | |
1987 | 306 | |
1988 | 461 | |
1989 | 558 | |
1990 | 445 | |
1991 | 450 | |
1992 | 342 | |
1993 | 435 | |
1994 | 416.6 | |
1995 | 290 | |
1996 | 566 | |
1997 | 402 | |
1998 | 489 | |
1999 | 348 | |
2000 | 528 | |
2001 | 337 | |
2002 | 459 | |
2003 | 380 | |
2004 | 570 | |
2005 | 200 | |
2006 | 169 | |
2007 | 225 |