Parner taluka

Parner taluka is a taluka in Ahmednagar district in the state of Maharashtra in western India.

Parner taluka
Tehsil
Location of Parner in Ahmednagar district in Maharashtra
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Ahmednagar district
Headquarters	Ahmednagar
Major villages	Parner, Nighoj,Astagaon Alkuti, Renwadi, Takali Dhokeshwar, Supe, Kanhur Pathar, Dhawalpuri
Government
• Tehsildar	Mrs Gayatri saundane
• Lok Sabha constituency	Ahmednagar (Lok Sabha constituency)
• Assembly constituency	Parner
• MLA	Jansewak Kashinath mahadu date
Area
• Total	1,930 km2 (750 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	274,167
• Density	140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Demographics
• Literacy rate	75.78%
• Sex ratio	1.01 ♂/♀
Rain	695 mm
Website	Official website www.parnertaluka.com
18.32°N 76.15°E / 18.32; 76.15 - 19.19°N 74.24°E / 19.19; 74.24

Geography

Area by land type
Type of Land			Percent
Agriculture			76.55%
Forest			9.74%
Other			13.71%

Kukadi River in Nighoj

Area

The following are area details:^[1]

Type of Land	Area in km2	Area %
Agriculture	1,477.63	76.55%
Forest	187.92	9.74%
Other	264.73	13.71%
Total	1,930.28	100.00%

Population

Religions in Parner taluk (2011)[2]
Religion			Percent
Hinduism			95.30%
Islam			3.08%
Buddhism			1.02%
Other or not stated			0.60%

Parner taluka has a population of 274,167 according to the 2011 census. Parner had a literacy rate of 75.64% and a sex ratio of 955 females per 1000 males. The entire population was rural. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 6.97% and 6.22% of the population respectively.^[3]

Languages of Parner taluk (2011)^[4]

1. Marathi (96.11%)
2. Hindi (2.5%)
3. Others (1.39%)

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 96.11% of the population in the district spoke Marathi and 2.50% Hindi as their first language.^[4]

Climate

The climate of Parner is moderate, with variations in temperature ranging between 16 °C and 35 °C.

The following chart details the amount of rainfall per year 1981–2004.

Year	Rainfall (in mm)
1981	486.9
1982	622.0
1983	869.0
1984	540.0
1985	575.0
1986	714.0
1987	313.0
1988	472.0
1989	738.0
1989	713.0
1990	630.0
1991	442.0
1992	551.0
1993	696.0
1994	486.9
1995	259.0
1996	656.0
1997	361.0
1998	702.0
1999	245.0
2000	456.0
2001	384.0
2002	438.0
2003	190.0
2004	695.0

Notable people

• Senapati Pandurang Mahadev Bapat (1880–1967) Indian revolutionary, born in Parner village.
• Anna Hazare (b.1937) Indian social activist^{[citation needed]}

See also

• List of dams in Parner taluka
• Talukas in Ahmednagar district
• Renwadi - Famous Gaon