| Shrigonda 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: | Shrigonda |
| Parts Type: | Major villages |
| Parts Style: | para |
| P1: | Kolgaon, Kashti,shedgaon Belavandi, Mandavgan Pargaon |
| Leader Title: | Tehsildar |
| Leader Title1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Leader Name1: | Ahmednagar (Lok Sabha constituency) |
| Leader Title2: | Assembly constituency |
| Leader Name2: | Shrigonda |
| Leader Title3: | MLA |
| Leader Name3: | Babanrao Pachpute |
| Population Total: | 315975 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Area Total Km2: | 1605.61 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Rain |
| Blank Info Sec1: | 448.6 mm |
Shrigonda Taluka, is a taluka in Karjat subdivision of Ahmednagar District in Maharashtra state of India.[1] Its administrative headquarters is the town of Shrigonda.[2]
The table below shows area of the taluka by land type.[3]
| Type of Land | Area (km2) | % of Total Area | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture | 1385.16 | 86.27 | |
| Forest | 152.1 | 9.47 | |
| Other | 68.35 | 4.26 | |
| Total | 1605.61 | 100 |
There are around 115 villages in Shrigonda taluka.
Shrigonda taluka has a population of 315,975 according to the 2011 census. Shrigonda had a literacy rate of 76.25% and a sex ratio of 923 females per 1000 males. 31,134 (9.85%) live in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 12.72% and 4.39% of the population respectively.[4]
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 93.83% of the population in the district spoke Marathi and 3.10% Hindi as their first language.[5]
The Table below details of rainfall from year 1981 to 2004.[6]
| Year | Rainfall (mm) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 614 | |
| 1982 | 438 | |
| 1983 | 521.6 | |
| 1984 | 496 | |
| 1985 | 359 | |
| 1986 | 460 | |
| 1987 | 497 | |
| 1988 | 531 | |
| 1989 | 610 | |
| 1990 | 614 | |
| 1991 | 438 | |
| 1992 | 521.6 | |
| 1993 | 496 | |
| 1994 | 359 | |
| 1995 | 460 | |
| 1996 | 497 | |
| 1997 | 531 | |
| 1998 | 610 | |
| 1999 | 571 | |
| 2000 | 392 | |
| 2001 | 352 | |
| 2002 | 334 | |
| 2003 | 87 | |
| 2004 | 527 | |
| 2005 | 484 | |
| 2006 | 505 | |
| 2007 | 675 | |
| 2008 | 448 | |
| 2009 | 499 | |
| 2010 | 710 | |
| 2011 | 326 |