Mahur taluka

Mahur taluka is a taluka in Nanded district of Maharashtra an Indian state.^[1] Its headquarters are at Mahur.

Demographics

Religions in Mahur taluk (2011)[2]
Religion			Percent
Hinduism			80.22%
Islam			11.04%
Buddhism			7.61%
Other or not stated			1.13%

At the time of the 2011 census, Mahur taluk had 22,127 households and a population of 99,040. Mahur taluk had a sex ratio of 927 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 76.87%. 13,657 (13.79%) were under 6 years of age. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 8.59% and 14.81% of the population respectively.^[3]

Languages of Mahur taluk (2011)^[4]

1. Marathi (43.7%)
2. Lambadi (34.6%)
3. Hindi (7.88%)
4. Gondi (6.61%)
5. Urdu (4.68%)
6. Telugu (1.41%)
7. Others (1.09%)

At the time of the 2011 census, 43.69% of the population spoke Marathi, 34.64% Lambadi, 7.88% Hindi, 6.61% Gondi, 4.68% Urdu and 1.41% Telugu as their first language.^[4]

Nanded district

There were 16 talukas in Nanded district as in November 2014, viz. Nanded, Ardhapur, Bhokar, Biloli, Deglur, Dharmabad, Hadgaon, Himayatnagar, Kandhar, Kinwat, Loha, Mahur, Mudkhed, Mukhed, Naigaon, and Umri.^[5] In 1981, there were eight talukas in the district, viz. Nanded, Hadgaon, Kinwat, Bhokar, Biloli, Deglur (Degloor), Mukhed and Kandhar.^[1]