Shirur 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 Haveli subdivision of
Pune district of state of
Maharashtra
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in
India
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. The town is situated on the bank of river Ghod and hence it was also known as Ghodnadi in 20th Century. The town is on the border of Pune & Ahmed Nagar District and hence, main trading center for Shirur Taluka as well as Parner Taluka located in Ahmed Nagar District.
The town has good schools and colleges. The multi-faith population inhibits the town. Three Suger Factories are located in this Taluk. The famous Ranjangaon MIDC is host many multinational manufacturing companies .
Demographics
Shirur taluka has a population of 385,414 according to the 2011 census. Shirur had a literacy rate of 82.37% and a sex ratio of 916 females per 1000 males. 47,921 (12.43%) are under 7 years of age. 63,770 (16.55%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 8.53% and 3.12% of the population respectively.
At the time of the
2011 Census of India, 92.41% of the population in the district 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 4.04%
Hindi
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as their first language.
Villages
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Pimpale Khalsa
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Vadgaon Rasai
* Kondhapuri
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Waghale
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Dhamari
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Pabal
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Kendur
Further reading
*Mulit-disciplinary Sustainable Engineering - Current and future trends.
See also
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Shirur, Maharashtra
Shirur is an administrative subdivision of the Pune district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Maharashtra. It is located on the eastern boundary of the district, on the banks of the Ghod River. The town is also called Ghod ...
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Talukas in Pune district
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Zilla Parishad Primary School Kardelwadi a renowned school in the taluka.
References
Talukas in Pune district
Talukas in Maharashtra
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