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Panvel taluka

Coordinates: 18°59′20″N 73°06′58″E / 18.989°N 73.116°E / 18.989; 73.116
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Panvel
Panvel is located in Maharashtra
Panvel
Panvel
Location in the Maharashtra state of India
Coordinates: 18°59′20″N 73°06′58″E / 18.989°N 73.116°E / 18.989; 73.116
Country India
StateMaharashtra
DivisionKonkan
DistrictRaigad
HeadquartersPanvel
Government
 • BodyPanchayat Samiti Panvel Raigad
 • ChairpersonNA
 • TehsildarNA
 • MPShrirang Barne
(Maval Constituency)
 • MLA
Area
 • Total1,503.61 km2 (580.55 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total205,585
 • Density140/km2 (350/sq mi)
DemonymMahadkar
Language
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
410206/ 410217/ 410208/410218
Telephone code02141
Vehicle registrationMH-46, MH-06

Panvel taluka is a taluka in Raigad district of the Indian state of Maharashtra.[1][2]

Raigad district

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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]

Demographics

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Religions in Panvel taluk (2011)[3]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
82.79%
Islam
8.47%
Buddhism
5.45%
Christianity
1.48%
Sikhism
0.82%
Jainism
0.53%
Other or not stated
0.46%

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]

Languages of Panvel taluk (2011)[5]

  Marathi (66.10%)
  Hindi (14.58%)
  Urdu (4.17%)
  Malayalam (2.06%)
  Gujarati (1.85%)
  Bengali (1.35%)
  Kannada (1.34%)
  Bhojpuri (1.11%)
  Punjabi (1.06%)
  Tamil (0.94%)
  Others (5.44%)

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]

References

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  1. ^ "महाराष्ट्रातील सर्व तालुके – महाराष्ट्रातील सर्व जिल्ह्यांतील तालुके महसुली विभागांनिहाय जाणून घ्या". Prahar (in Marathi). 27 November 2014. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Details of Sub-Divisions, Tahasils, Villages, Circles and Sazzas in Raigad district". Raigad District Collectorate. Archived from the original on 14 June 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  4. ^ "District Census Hand Book – Raigad" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  5. ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.