Roha taluka

Roha taluka is a taluka in Raigad district of Maharashtra an Indian state.[1][2]

Raigad district

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

Demographics

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Religions in Roha taluk (2011)[3]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
88.49%
Islam
6.99%
Buddhism
3.19%
Jainism
0.75%
Other or not stated
0.58%

Roha taluka has a population of 167,110 according to the 2011 census. Roha had a literacy rate of 81.52% and a sex ratio of 951 females per 1000 males. 17,763 (10.63%) are under 7 years of age. 47,335 (28.33%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 4.08% and 13.12% of the population respectively.[4]

Languages of Roha taluk (2011)[5]

  Marathi (85.23%)
  Urdu (5.41%)
  Hindi (4.55%)
  Others (4.89%)

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 85.23% of the population in the taluka spoke Marathi, 5.41% Urdu and 4.55% Hindi as their first language.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "महाराष्ट्रातील सर्व तालुके - महाराष्ट्रातील सर्व जिल्ह्यांतील तालुके महसुली विभागांनिहाय जाणून घ्या". Prahar. 27 November 2014. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Details of Sub-Divisions, Tahasils, Villages, Circles and Sazzas in Raigad district". Raigad District Collectorate. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  4. ^ "District Census Hand Book – Raigad" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  5. ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.