Nevasa taluka

Nevasa taluka
Tehsil
Location of Nevasa in Ahmednagar district in Maharashtra
Location of Nevasa in Ahmednagar district in Maharashtra
Country India
StateMaharashtra
DistrictAhmednagar
HeadquartersShrirampur
Government
 • MLABalasaheb Murkute
Area
 • Total
1,343.43 km2 (518.70 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
357,829
 • Density266.355/km2 (689.856/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Literacy rate63.6
Websitehttps://www.newasa.ga

Nevasa taluka (Newasa), is a taluka in Shrirampur subdivision of Ahmednagar district in Maharashtra state of India.[1] Nevasa is a place where Sant Dnyaneshwar wrote the Dnyaneshwari.[2]

Newasa is also well known for its historical sites.

Area

The table below shows area of the taluka by land type.[3]

Type of LandArea (km2)% of Total Area
Agriculture1223.9191.1
Forest14.751.1
Other104.777.8
Total1343.43100

Villages

There are around 120 villages in Nevasa taluka. For list of villages see Villages in Nevasa taluka.

Population

Religions in Nevasa taluk (2011)[4]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 92.41%
Islam
 
 5.88%
Jainism
 
 0.64%
Christianity
 
 0.53%
Other or not stated
 
 0.54%

Nevasa taluka has a population of 357,829 according to the 2011 census. Nevasa had a literacy rate of 78.51% and a sex ratio of 934 females per 1000 males. The entire population lives in rural areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 14.72% and 5.28% of the population respectively.[5]

Languages of Nevasa taluk (2011)[6]
  1. Marathi (91.5%)
  2. Hindi (3.54%)
  3. Urdu (2.07%)
  4. Vadari (0.92%)
  5. Others (1.92%)

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 91.55% of the population in the district spoke Marathi, 3.54% Hindi, 2.07% Urdu and 0.92% Vadari as their first language.[6]

Rainfall

The table below offers details of rainfall from 1981 to 2004.[7]

YearRainfall (mm)
1981366
1982185
1983701
1984407
1985302
1986375
1987488
1988583
1989593
1990786
1991395
1992380
1993447
1994531.3
1995664
1996623
1997312
1998681
1999461
2000516
2001312
2002305
2003219
2004990

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Talukas in Ahmednagar district". Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
  2. ↑ "Saint Dnyaneshwar Pais Khamb | Ahmednagar | India". Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "Talukas geographic information". Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
  4. ↑ "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  5. ↑ "District Census Hand Book – Ahmednagar" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  6. 1 2 "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  7. ↑ "Rainfall information of Ahemadnagar district". Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2010.

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