Shrigonda taluka

Shrigonda 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 LandArea (km2)% of Total Area
Agriculture1385.1686.27
Forest152.19.47
Other68.354.26
Total1605.61100

Villages

There are around 115 villages in Shrigonda taluka. For list of villages see Villages in Shrigonda taluka. Belawandi, Mandawagan, kashti, ghargaon and Ghodegaonare the most popular villages in Shrigonda. Ghodegaon Village is popular for unique celebration of Dussehra/ Dasara and Mahashivratri Festival.

Population

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

Population% of Total PopulationNumber of LiterateLiteracy (% of Population)
Male14301551.5710310172.09
Female13430448.437372554.89
Total27731910017682663.76

Rain Fall

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

YearRainfall (mm)
1981614
1982438
1983521.6
1984496
1985359
1986460
1987497
1988531
1989610
1990614
1991438
1992521.6
1993496
1994359
1995460
1996497
1997531
1998610
1999571
2000392
2001352
2002334
200387
2004527
2005484
2006505
2007675
2008448
2009499
2010710
2011326

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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