Kinwat taluka is a taluka in Nanded district of the Indian state of Maharashtra.[1]

Demographics

Religions in Kinwat taluk (2011)[2]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 83.72%
Islam
 
 8.90%
Buddhism
 
 6.66%
Other or not stated
 
 0.72%

At the time of the 2011 census, Kinwat taluk had 52,223 households and a population of 247,786. Kinwat taluk had a sex ratio of 965 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 74.05%. 32,709 (13.20%) were under 6 years of age. 16.16% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 9.92% and 29.02% of the population respectively.[3]

Languages of Kinwat taluk (2011)[4]

  Marathi (50.32%)
  Banjari (20.78%)
  Gondi (8.58%)
  Telugu (7.43%)
  Hindi (5.45%)
  Urdu (4.29%)
  'Other' Hindi (1.73%)
  Others (1.42%)

At the time of the 2011 census, 30.32% of the population spoke Marathi, 20.67% Banjara, 28.58% Gondi, 7.43% Telugu, 5.45% Hindi and 4.29% Urdu as their first language. 1.73% of the population recorded their language as 'Others' under Hindi.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Keshav Dev Gaur (1992). Dynamics of Rural Development in India. Mittal Publications. pp. 258–. ISBN 978-81-7099-396-4.
  2. ↑ "Population by Religion - Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  3. ↑ "District Census Hand Book – Nanded" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  4. 1 2 "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.

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