Mahur taluka

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Mahur taluka is a taluka in Nanded district of Maharashtra an Indian state.[1] Its headquarters are at Mahur.

Demographics[edit]

Religions in Mahur taluk (2011)[2]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
80.22%
Islam
11.04%
Buddhism
7.61%
Other or not stated
1.13%

At the time of the 2011 census, Mahur taluk had 22,127 households and a population of 99,040. Mahur taluk had a sex ratio of 927 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 76.87%. 13,657 (13.79%) were under 6 years of age. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 8.59% and 14.81% of the population respectively.[3]

Languages of Mahur taluk (2011)[4]

  Marathi (43.69%)
  Lambadi (34.64%)
  Hindi (7.88%)
  Gondi (6.61%)
  Urdu (4.68%)
  Telugu (1.41%)
  Others (1.09%)

At the time of the 2011 census, 43.69% of the population spoke Marathi, 34.64% Lambadi, 7.88% Hindi, 6.61% Gondi, 4.68% Urdu and 1.41% Telugu as their first language.[4]

Nanded district[edit]

There were 16 talukas in Nanded district as in November 2014, viz. Nanded, Ardhapur, Bhokar, Biloli, Deglur, Dharmabad, Hadgaon, Himayatnagar, Kandhar, Kinwat, Loha, Mahur, Mudkhed, Mukhed, Naigaon, and Umri.[5] In 1981, there were eight talukas in the district, viz. Nanded, Hadgaon, Kinwat, Bhokar, Biloli, Deglur (Degloor), Mukhed and Kandhar.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Keshav Dev Gaur (1992). Dynamics of Rural Development in India. Mittal Publications. pp. 258–. ISBN 978-81-7099-396-4.
  2. ^ "Population by Religion - Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  3. ^ "District Census Hand Book – Nanded" (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.
  5. ^ "महाराष्ट्रातील सर्व तालुके - महाराष्ट्रातील सर्व जिल्ह्यांतील तालुके महसुली विभागांनिहाय जाणून घ्या". Prahar. 27 November 2014. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2015.