Mahad taluka

Mahad taluka is a subdistrict/upazila/tehsil in Raigad district of the Indian state of Maharashtra.^[1][2]

Mahad
Taluka
Mahad Location in the Maharashtra state of India
Coordinates: 18.08°N 73.42°E / 18.08; 73.42
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	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Demonym	Mahadkar
Language
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	402301
Telephone code	02145
Vehicle registration	MH-46, MH-06

Raigad district

As of August 2015, there were 8 sub-divisions, 15 talukas, 1970 villages, 60 revenue circles and 350 sazzas in Raigad district. The talukas are Alibag, Karjat, Khalapur, Mahad, Mangaon, Mhasala, Murud, Panvel, Pen, Poladpur, Roha, Shrivardhan, Sudhagad-Pali, Tala and Uran.^[2]

Demographics

Religions in Mahad taluk (2011)[3]
Religion			Percent
Hinduism			79.44%
Islam			13.33%
Buddhism			6.68%
Other or not stated			0.55%

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]

Languages of Mahad taluk (2011)^[5]

1. Marathi (84.28%)
2. Urdu (10.03%)
3. Hindi (1.89%)
4. Others (3.8%)

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]