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]

  Marathi (43.69%)
  Lambadi (34.64%)
  Hindi (7.88%)
  Gondi (6.61%)
  Urdu (4.68%)
  Telugu (1.41%)
  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]

References

  1. 1 2 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.
  5. ↑ "महाराष्ट्रातील सर्व तालुके - महाराष्ट्रातील सर्व जिल्ह्यांतील तालुके महसुली विभागांनिहाय जाणून घ्या". Prahar. 27 November 2014. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2015.

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