Purandar taluka
Tehsil in Maharashtra, India
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Purandar taluka is a taluka of Pune district of the state of Maharashtra in India.[1] There are 108 villages and 3 towns in Purandhar Taluka.
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India
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Purandar taluka | |
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Location of Purandar in Pune district in Maharashtra | |
| Country | India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Pune district |
| Headquarters | Purandar |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,101.65 km2 (425.35 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 235,659 |
| • Density | 213.915/km2 (554.036/sq mi) |
Demographics
Purandar taluka has a population of 235,659 according to the 2011 census. Purandar had a literacy rate of 82.55% and a sex ratio of 965 females per 1000 males. 25,037 (10.62%) are under 7 years of age. 57,564 (24.43%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 7.24% and 2.58% of the population respectively.[3]
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 95.65% of the population in the district spoke Marathi and 2.73% Hindi as their first language.[4]