Rahata taluka
Tehsil
Location of Rahata in Ahmednagar district in Maharashtra
Location of Rahata in Ahmednagar district in Maharashtra
Country India
StateMaharashtra
DistrictAhmednagar district
HeadquartersRahata
Area
 • Total759.19 km2 (293.12 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total320,485
 • Density420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Literacy %68.16

Rahata taluka, is a taluka in Shrirampur 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 689.39 90.81
Forest 16.13 2.12
Other 53.67 7.07
Total 759.19 100

Villages

There are around 60 villages in Rahata taluka. For list of villages see Villages in Rahata taluka.

Population

Religions in Rahata taluk (2011)[3]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 88.48%
Islam
 
 8.13%
Buddhism
 
 0.91%
Jainism
 
 0.85%
Christianity
 
 0.59%
Other or not stated
 
 1.04%

Rahata taluka has a population of 320,485 according to the 2011 census. Rahata had a literacy rate of 82.08% and a sex ratio of 940 females per 1000 males. 58,339 (18.20%) live in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 17.14% and 6.28% of the population respectively.[4]

Languages of Rahata taluk (2011)[5]

  Marathi (87.94%)
  Hindi (6.58%)
  Urdu (2.36%)
  Others (3.12%)

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 87.94% of the population in the district spoke Marathi, 6.58% Hindi and 2.36% Urdu as their first language.[5]

Rain Fall

The Table below details of rainfall from year 1981 to 2004.[6]

Year Rainfall (mm)
2000 525
2001 413
2002 385
2003 249
2004 491

See also

References

  1. ^ Talukas in Ahmednagar district
  2. ^ Talukas geographic information
  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

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