Nagar taluka
Tehsil
Tomb of Salabat Khan II
Tomb of Salabat Khan II
Location of Nagar in Ahmednagar district in Maharashtra
Location of Nagar in Ahmednagar district in Maharashtra
Country India
StateMaharashtra
DistrictAhmednagar district
HeadquartersAhmednagar
Area
 • Total1,605.74 km2 (619.98 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total684,044
 • Density430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)

Nagar taluka is a taluka in Ahmednagar subdivision of Ahmednagar district in Maharashtra state of India.[1]

Area

The table below shows area of the taluka by land type.[2]

Type of Land Area (km2) % of Total Area
Agriculture 1376.64 85.73
Forest 131.65 8.2
Other 97.45 6.07
Total 1605.74 100

Villages

There are around 117 villages in Nagar taluka. For list of villages see Villages in Nagar taluka.

Population

Religions in Nagar taluk (2011)[3]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 83.51%
Islam
 
 10.95%
Jainism
 
 2.39%
Christianity
 
 1.61%
Buddhism
 
 0.76%
Other or not stated
 
 0.78%

Nagar taluka has a population of 684,044 according to the 2011 census. Nagar had a literacy rate of 86.35% and a sex ratio of 931 females per 1000 males. 428,182 (62.60%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 14.18% and 2.10% of the population respectively.[4]

Languages of Nagar taluk (2011)[5]

  Marathi (77.01%)
  Hindi (8.31%)
  Urdu (5.35%)
  Telugu (2.77%)
  Marwari (2.36%)
  Others (4.20%)

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 77.01% of the population in the district spoke Marathi, 8.31% Hindi, 5.35% Urdu, 2.77% Telugu and 2.36% Marwari as their first language.[5]

Rain Fall

The table below details rainfall from 1981 to 2004.[6]

Year Rainfall (mm)
1981 639
1982 520
1983 786
1984 497
1985 400
1986 498
1987 827
1988 772
1989 914
1990 1446
1991 950
1992 572
1993 655
1994 531.1
1995 372
1996 710
1997 347
1998 730
1999 479
2000 580
2001 380
2002 394
2003 199
2004 518

See also

References

  1. ^ "Talukas in Ahmednagar district". Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
  2. ^ "Talukas geographic information". Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
  3. ^ "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  4. ^ "District Census Hand Book – Ahmednagar" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  5. ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  6. ^ "Rainfall information of Ahemadnagar district". Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2010.

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