| Shevgaon taluka | |
| Settlement Type: | Tehsil |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Maharashtra |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Ahmednagar district |
| Seat Type: | Headquarters |
| Seat: | Ahmednagar |
| Parts Type: | Major villages |
| Parts Style: | para |
| Leader Title: | Tehsildar |
| Leader Title1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Leader Title2: | Assembly constituency |
| Leader Title3: | MLA |
| Population Total: | 245714 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Area Total Km2: | 1031.85 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
Shevgaon taluka is a taluka in Ahmednagar 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 | 913.19 | 88.5 | |
| Forest | 11.57 | 1.12 | |
| Other | 107.09 | 10.38 | |
| Total | 1031.85 | 100 |
There are around 112 villages in Shevgaon taluka. For list of villages see Villages in Shevgaon taluka.
Shevgaon taluka has a population of 245,714 according to the 2011 census. Shevgaon had a literacy rate of 73.94% and a sex ratio of 953 females per 1000 males. The entire population lives in rural areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 14.72% and 1.91% of the population respectively.[3]
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 89.88% of the population in the district spoke Marathi, 4.41% Hindi, 3.30% Urdu and 0.98% Vadari as their first language.[4]
The table below details rainfall from 1981 to 2004.[5]
| Year | Rainfall (mm) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 500 | - | 1982 | 407 |
| 1983 | 563 | |||
| 1984 | 309 | |||
| 1985 | 247 | |||
| 1986 | 422 | |||
| 1987 | 596 | |||
| 1988 | 824 | |||
| 1989 | 730 | |||
| 1990 | 697 | |||
| 1991 | 391 | |||
| 1992 | 369 | |||
| 1993 | 519 | |||
| 1994 | 584.6 | |||
| 1995 | 363 | |||
| 1996 | 782 | |||
| 1997 | 226 | |||
| 1998 | 780 | |||
| 1999 | 366 | |||
| 2000 | 531 | |||
| 2001 | 349 | |||
| 2002 | 449 | |||
| 2003 | 320 | |||
| 2004 | 715 |
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