Nagar_taluka
Nagar taluka
Tehsil in Maharashtra, India
Nagar taluka is a taluka in Ahmednagar subdivision of Ahmednagar district in Maharashtra state of India.[1]
Nagar taluka | |
|---|---|
Location of Nagar in Ahmednagar district in Maharashtra | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Ahmednagar district |
| Headquarters | Ahmednagar |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,605.74 km2 (619.98 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 684,044 |
| • Density | 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
The table below shows area of the taluka by land type.[2]
| Type of Land | Area (km2) | % of Total Area |
|---|---|---|
| Agriculture | 1376.64 | 85.73 |
| Forest | 131.65 | 8.2 |
| Other | 97.45 | 6.07 |
| Total | 1605.74 | 100 |
There are around 117 villages in Nagar taluka. For list of villages see Villages in Nagar taluka.
| Religions in Nagar taluk (2011)[3] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Religion | Percent | |||
| Hinduism | 83.51% | |||
| Islam | 10.95% | |||
| Jainism | 2.39% | |||
| Christianity | 1.61% | |||
| Buddhism | 0.76% | |||
| Other or not stated | 0.78% | |||
Nagar taluka has a population of 684,044 according to the 2011 census. Nagar had a literacy rate of 86.35% and a sex ratio of 931 females per 1000 males. 428,182 (62.60%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 14.18% and 2.10% of the population respectively.[4]
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 77.01% of the population in the district spoke Marathi, 8.31% Hindi, 5.35% Urdu, 2.77% Telugu and 2.36% Marwari as their first language.[5]
The table below details rainfall from 1981 to 2004.[6]
| Year | Rainfall (mm) |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 639 |
| 1982 | 520 |
| 1983 | 786 |
| 1984 | 497 |
| 1985 | 400 |
| 1986 | 498 |
| 1987 | 827 |
| 1988 | 772 |
| 1989 | 914 |
| 1990 | 1446 |
| 1991 | 950 |
| 1992 | 572 |
| 1993 | 655 |
| 1994 | 531.1 |
| 1995 | 372 |
| 1996 | 710 |
| 1997 | 347 |
| 1998 | 730 |
| 1999 | 479 |
| 2000 | 580 |
| 2001 | 380 |
| 2002 | 394 |
| 2003 | 199 |
| 2004 | 518 |
- "Talukas in Ahmednagar district". Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
- "Talukas geographic information". Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
- "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
- "Rainfall information of Ahemadnagar district". Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2010.