Velhe Taluka | |
|---|---|
 Location of Velhe in Pune district in Maharashtra | |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Pune district |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituency | Baramati |
| • Assembly constituency | Bhor |
| Area | |
| • Total | 569.13 km2 (219.74 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 54,516 |
| • Density | 96/km2 (250/sq mi) |
Velhe Taluka (Vēlhē tālukā), is a taluka in Haveli subdivision of Pune district of state of Maharashtra in India.[1] The Taluka is entirely rural, and consists of 130 villages.
Demographics
As per the 2011 Census of India, Velhe Taluka has a population of 54,516 people of which 27,504 are males and 27012 are females. The sex ratio of the Taluka is 982 females for every thousand males, which is higher than the state average of Maharashtra. The population of children between age 0-6 is 6213 which is 11.4% of total population. The literacy rate of Velhe Taluka is 67.3%. 75.86% males are literate and 58.59% females are literate.[2]
Languages
The most spoken language is Marathi, which is also the sole official language of the region.
According to the 2011 Census of India, 98.72% of the population of Velhe Taluka speaks Marathi, 0.47% Hindi, 0.20% Urdu and 0.61% speak other languages as their mother tongue.[3]
Religion
95.37% of the population follows Hinduism, 3.68% Buddhism, 0.74% Islam, and the remaining 0.20% of the population follows other religions or stated no religion.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ "Talukas in Pune district". Archived from the original on 10 March 2010. Retrieved 24 September 2010.
- ↑ "Velhe Taluka Population - Pune, Maharashtra". Census of India. 2011. Archived from the original on 25 July 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ↑ "Population by Mother Tongue" (XLSX). Census of India. 2011. Archived from the original on 18 July 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
- ↑ "Population by Religious Community" (XLS). Census of India. 2011. Archived from the original on 18 July 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.