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Parner taluka

Parner taluka is a taluka in Ahmednagar district in the state of Maharashtra in western India.

Geography

Area by land type
Type of Land Percent
Agriculture
 
 76.55%
Forest
 
 9.74%
Other
 
 13.71%
Kukadi River in Nighoj
Kukadi River in Nighoj

Area

The following are area details:[1]

Type of Land Area in km2 Area %
Agriculture 1,477.63 76.55%
Forest 187.92 9.74%
Other 264.73 13.71%
Total 1,930.28 100.00%

Population

Religions in Parner taluk (2011)[2]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 95.30%
Islam
 
 3.08%
Buddhism
 
 1.02%
Other or not stated
 
 0.60%

Parner taluka has a population of 274,167 according to the 2011 census. Parner had a literacy rate of 75.64% and a sex ratio of 955 females per 1000 males. The entire population was rural. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 6.97% and 6.22% of the population respectively.[3]

Languages of Parner taluk (2011)[4]
  1. Marathi (96.11%)
  2. Hindi (2.5%)
  3. Others (1.39%)

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 96.11% of the population in the district spoke Marathi and 2.50% Hindi as their first language.[4]

Climate

The climate of Parner is moderate, with variations in temperature ranging between 16 °C and 35 °C.

The following chart details the amount of rainfall per year 1981–2004.

Year Rainfall (in mm)
1981 486.9
1982 622.0
1983 869.0
1984 540.0
1985 575.0
1986 714.0
1987 313.0
1988 472.0
1989 738.0
1989 713.0
1990 630.0
1991 442.0
1992 551.0
1993 696.0
1994 486.9
1995 259.0
1996 656.0
1997 361.0
1998 702.0
1999 245.0
2000 456.0
2001 384.0
2002 438.0
2003 190.0
2004 695.0

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ^ "Parner taluka Summary Info". Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
  2. ^ "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  3. ^ "District Census Hand Book – Ahmednagar" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  4. ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.