Purandar taluka
Location of Purandar  in Pune district in Maharashtra
Location of Purandar in Pune district in Maharashtra
Country India
StateMaharashtra
DistrictPune district
HeadquartersPurandar
Area
  Total1,101.65 km2 (425.35 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total235,659
  Density210/km2 (550/sq mi)

Purandar taluka is a taluka of Pune district of state of Maharashtra in India.[1] There are 108 villages and 3 towns in Purandhar Taluka.

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India, Purandhar Taluka has a population of 235,659. The sex-ratio of Purandhar Taluka is around 965 compared to 929 which is the state average of Maharashtra.[2] The literacy rate of Purandhar Taluka is 73.78% out of which 79.51% males are literate and 67.83% females are literate.[3] The total area of Purandhar is 1101.65 sq.km with population density of 214 per sq.km.[3]

Languages

The most spoken language is Marathi, which is also the sole official language of the region.

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 95.64% of the population of Purandhar Taluka spoke Marathi, 2.72% Hindi, and 0.60% spoke Telugu as their first language.[4]


Languages in Purandhar Taluka (2011)[4]

  Marathi (95.64%)
  Hindi (2.72%)
  Telugu (0.60%)
  Others (1.14%)

Religion

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 95.65% of the population of Purandhar Taluka followed Hinduism, 2.60% Islam, 1.11% Buddhism, and the remaining 0.64% of the population followed other religions or stated no religion.[2]

Religion in Purandhar Taluka (2011)[2]

  Hinduism (95.65%)
  Islam (2.60%)
  Buddhism (1.11%)
  Other or not stated (0.64%)


See also

References

  1. Talukas in Pune district Archived 2010-03-10 at the Wayback Machine
  2. 1 2 3 "Population By Religious Community" (XLS). censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Purandhar Taluka Population Pune, Maharashtra, List of Villages & Towns in Purandhar Taluka". Censusindia2011.com. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Population By Mother Tongue" (XLSX). censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 13 September 2023.

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