Mahad taluka
Taluka in Maharashtra India
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Mahad taluka is a subdistrict/upazila/tehsil in Raigad district of the Indian state of Maharashtra.[1][2]
Mahad | |
|---|---|
  Mahad Location in the Maharashtra state of India | |
| Coordinates: 18.08°N 73.42°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| Division | Konkan Division |
| District | Raigad |
| Headquarters | Mahad |
| Government | |
| • Body | Panchayat Samiti Mahad Raigad |
| • Chairperson | NA |
| • Tehsildar | NA |
| • MP | Sunil Tatkare (Raigad Constituency) |
| • MLA | Bharatshet Gogawale (Mahad constituency) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,503.61 km2 (580.55 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 180,191 |
| • Density | 119.839/km2 (310.381/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Mahadkar |
| Language | |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 402301 |
| Telephone code | 02145 |
| Vehicle registration | MH-46, MH-06 |
Raigad district
Demographics
Mahad taluka has a population of 180,191 according to the 2011 census. Mahad had a literacy rate of 81.90% and a sex ratio of 1031 females per 1000 males. 19,044 (10.57%) are under 7 years of age. 41,236 (22.88%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 4.70% and 5.12% of the population respectively.[4]
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 84.28% of the population in the taluka spoke Marathi, 10.03% Urdu and 1.89% Hindi as their first language.[5]