Shrivardhan taluka explained

Shrivardhan taluka is a taluka in Raigad district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.[1] [2] The town of Shrivardhan is the administrative headquarters of this taluka.

Raigad district

As of August 2015, there were 8 subdivisions, 15 talukas, 1,970 villages, 60 revenue circles and 350 sazzas within Raigad district, the talukas being: Alibag, Karjat, Khalapur, Mahad, Mangaon, Mhasala, Murud, Panvel, Pen, Poladpur, Roha, Shrivardhan, Sudhagad Pali, Tala and Uran.

Demographics

Shrivardhan taluka has a population of 83,027 according to the 2011 census. Shrivardhan had a literacy rate of 82.32% and a sex ratio of 1156 females per 1000 males. 9,017 (10.86%) are under 7 years of age. 22,075 (26.59%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 2.97% and 11.41% of the population respectively.[3]

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 75.65% of the population in the taluka spoke Marathi, 20.92% Urdu and 1.81% Hindi as their first language.[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: महाराष्ट्रातील सर्व तालुके - महाराष्ट्रातील सर्व जिल्ह्यांतील तालुके महसुली विभागांनिहाय जाणून घ्या.. 2014-11-27. Prahar. 2015-08-15. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150722032645/http://prahaar.in/prahaarhelpline/269444. 22 July 2015. dmy-all.
  2. Web site: Details of Sub-Divisions, Tahasils, Villages, Circles and Sazzas in Raigad district . Raigad District Collectorate . 15 August 2015.
  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.