Panvel taluka
Taluka in Maharashtra, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Taluka in Maharashtra, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Panvel taluka is a taluka in Raigad district of the Indian state of Maharashtra.[1][2]
Panvel | |
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Location in the Maharashtra state of India | |
Coordinates: 18.989°N 73.116°E | |
Country | India |
State | Maharashtra |
Division | Konkan |
District | Raigad |
Headquarters | Panvel |
Government | |
• Body | Panchayat Samiti Panvel Raigad |
• Chairperson | NA |
• Tehsildar | NA |
• MP | Shrirang Barne (Maval Constituency) |
• MLA | |
Area | |
• Total | 1,503.61 km2 (580.55 sq mi) |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 205,585 |
• Density | 140/km2 (350/sq mi) |
Demonym | Mahadkar |
Language | |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 410206/ 410217/ 410208/410218 |
Telephone code | 02141 |
Vehicle registration | MH-46, MH-06 |
As of August 2015, there were 8 sub-divisions, 15 talukas, 1970 villages, 60 revenue circles and 350 sazzas in Raigad district. The talukas being Alibag, Karjat, Khalapur, Mahad, Mangaon, Mhasala, Murud, Panvel, Pen, Poladpur, Roha, Shrivardhan, Sudhagad-Pali, Tala and Uran.[2]
Panvel taluka has a population of 750,236 according to the 2011 census. Panvel had a literacy rate of 87.77% and a sex ratio of 889 females per 1000 males. 94,362 (12.58%) are under 7 years of age. 497,759 (66.59%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 6.64% and 6.42% of the population respectively.[4]
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 66.10% of the population in the district spoke Marathi, 14.58% Hindi, 4.17% Urdu, 2.06% Malayalam, 1.85% Gujarati, 1.35% Bengali, 1.34% Kannada, 1.11% Bhojpuri, 1.06% Punjabi and 0.94% Tamil as their first language.[5]
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