Khed taluka is a
taluka
A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluk, or taluka () is a local unit of administrative division in India and Pakistan. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administrative ...
in the subdivision, near
Pune city
Pune ( ; , ISO: ), previously spelled in English as Poona ( the official name until 1978), is a city in the state of Maharashtra in the Deccan plateau in Western India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Pune district, and of Pune ...
in
Pune district of the state of
Maharashtra
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in
India
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.
Rajgurunagar is the headquarter of the taluka. The taluka is known for being the birthplace of
Santaji Jagnade.The name of city is Rajgurunagar on the name of Shivram Hari Rajguru.
Demographics
Khed taluka has a population of 450,116 according to the 2011 census. Khed had a literacy rate of 80.77% and a sex ratio of 892 females per 1000 males. 56,102 (12.46%) are under 7 years of age. 129,334 (28.73%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 6.76% and 10.95% of the population respectively.
At the time of the
2011 Census of India, 91.99% of the population in the taluka spoke
Marathi
Marathi may refer to:
*Marathi people, an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group of Maharashtra, India
**Marathi people (Uttar Pradesh), the Marathi people in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh
*Marathi language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Mar ...
and 4.62%
Hindi
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as their first language.
In the 2001 India census, Khed taluka had a population of 343,214, with 178,114 males (51.9%), and 165,100 females (48.1%), for a sex-ratio of 927 females per thousand males.
See also
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Amboli, Pune
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Talukas in Pune district
Pune district is a district in state of Maharashtra in India. There are 15 talukas (talukas) in Pune district (including 2 city talukas). The 15 talukas are divided into following 5 district subdivisions.
District Subdivisions
Bhor
* Bhor ...
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Rajgurunagar
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Bhimashankar Temple
Bhimashankar Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to ''Shiva'' situated in its eponymous village, Bhimashankar, in Pune district of Maharashtra. It is a key pilgrimage centre and contains one of the 12 ''Jyotirlingas''. The temple's Shiva lingam ...
References
External links
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Talukas in Pune district
Talukas in Maharashtra