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| Shirur taluka | |
|---|---|
| Taluka | |
 Location of Shirur in Pune district in Maharashtra | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Pune |
| Website | shirur.mytaluka.com |
Shirur taluka, is a taluka in Haveli subdivision of Pune district of state of Maharashtra in India. 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
| Religions in Shirur taluk (2011) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Religion | Percent | |||
| Hinduism | 93.25% | |||
| Islam | 3.41% | |||
| Buddhism | 2.01% | |||
| Jainism | 0.94% | |||
| Other or not stated | 0.39% | |||
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.
Languages of Shirur taluk (2011)
Marathi (92.41%) Hindi (4.04%) Others (3.55%)At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 92.41% of the population in the district spoke Marathi and 4.04% Hindi as their first language.
Villages
Further reading
- Mulit-disciplinary Sustainable Engineering - Current and future trends.
See also
- Shirur, Maharashtra
- Talukas in Pune district
- Zilla Parishad Primary School Kardelwadi a renowned school in the taluka.
References
- "cOllectorate pune District - In General Climate Of Pune District". Retrieved 30 April 2015.
- "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
- "District Census Hand Book – Pune" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^ "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- P.N. Tekwani; M. Bhavsar; B.A. Modi (5 May 2016). Multi-disciplinary Sustainable Engineering: Current and Future Trends: Proceedings of the 5th Nirma University International Conference on Engineering, Ahmedabad, India, November 26-28, 2015. CRC Press. pp. 136–. ISBN 978-1-315-67688-3.
| District Subdivisions and Talukas in Pune district | |
|---|---|
| Baramati Subdivision | |
| Bhor Subdivision | |
| Pune Subdivision | |
| Khed Subdivision | |
| Maval Subdivision | |
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