Purandar taluka

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

Purandar taluka
Tehsil
Location of Purandar in Pune district in Maharashtra
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Pune district
Headquarters	Purandar
Area
• Total	1,101.65 km2 (425.35 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	235,659
• Density	213.915/km2 (554.036/sq mi)

Demographics

Religions in Purandar taluk (2011)^[2]

Religion			Percent
Hinduism			95.65%
Islam			2.60%
Buddhism			1.11%
Other or not stated			0.64%

Purandar taluka has a population of 235,659 according to the 2011 census. Purandar had a literacy rate of 82.55% and a sex ratio of 965 females per 1000 males. 25,037 (10.62%) are under 7 years of age. 57,564 (24.43%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 7.24% and 2.58% of the population respectively.^[3]

Languages of Purandar taluk (2011)^[4]

1. Marathi (95.7%)
2. Hindi (2.73%)
3. Others (1.62%)

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 95.65% of the population in the district spoke Marathi and 2.73% Hindi as their first language.^[4]

See also

• Talukas in Pune district