Shrigonda taluka

Shrigonda Taluka taluka
श्रीगोंदा तालुका
Tehsil

Location of Shrigonda Taluka in Ahmednagar district in Maharashtra
Country  India
State Maharashtra
District Ahmednagar district
Headquarters Shrigonda
Major villages Kolgaon, Kashti, Belavandi, Mandavgan Katrabad
Government
 • Lok Sabha constituency Ahmednagar (Lok Sabha constituency)
 • Assembly constituency Shrigonda
 • MLA Rahul Jagtap
Area
 • Total 1,605.61 km2 (619.93 sq mi)
Population (2001)
 • Total 277,319
 • Density 170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Rain 448.6 mm

Shrigonda Taluka (Marathi: श्रीगोंदा तालुका), is a taluka in Karjat subdivision of Ahmednagar District in Maharashtra State of India.[1] Its administrative headquarters is the town of Shrigonda.[2]

Area

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

Villages

There are around 115 villages in Shrigonda taluka. For list of villages see Villages in Shrigonda taluka. Chorachiwadi is the most popular village in Shrigonda.

Population

The table below shows population of the taluka by sex. The data is as per 2001 census.[4]

Population % of Total Population Number of Literate Literacy (% of Population)
Male 143015 51.57 103101 72.09
Female 134304 48.43 73725 54.89
Total 277319 100 176826 63.76

Rain Fall

The Table below details of rainfall from year 1981 to 2004.[5]

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

See also

References

  1. ↑ Talukas in Ahmednagar district. Ahmednagar.gov.in. Retrieved on 2011-12-23.
  2. ↑ "Shrigonda". Ahmadnagar District. Archived from the original on 25 September 2012.
  3. ↑ Talukas geographic information. Ahmednagar.gov.in. Retrieved on 2011-12-23.
  4. ↑ Talukas population information. Ahmednagar.gov.in. Retrieved on 2011-12-23.
  5. ↑ Rainfall information of Ahemadnagar district. Ahmednagar.gov.in. Retrieved on 2011-12-23.

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