Daund taluka

Daund taluka
Location of Daund in Pune district in Maharashtra
Location of Daund in Pune district in Maharashtra
Coordinates: 18°27′47″N 74°34′44″E / 18.4631°N 74.5789°E / 18.4631; 74.5789
Country India
StateMaharashtra
DistrictPune district
HeadquartersDaund
Government
 • Lok Sabha constituencysupriya sule
 • Assembly constituencyRahul shubhash kul
Area
 • Taluka1,307.85 km2 (504.96 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Taluka380,496
 • Density290/km2 (750/sq mi)
 • Urban
56,313

Daund taluka is a taluka or subdivision of Pune district of the state of Maharashtra in India. The town of Daund is the only major urban area in this predominantly rural area. Daund railway station is a major railway junction. All southern railways are connected to this route, and also divided the Nagar railway to north Indian railway, like Delhi, Solapur division, Daund junction and then joined to the Pune district junction. To reach the Siddhi Vinayak Siddhatek Ganpati temple, one has to travel 14 km to Daund by road.

In the winter season, when the temperature drops to 19 to 20°C, Daund has the most agricultural production of sugarcane. The riverbank farmers mostly plant sugarcane as their seasonal crop. The back water of the Ujani Dam riverbed region has Acacia tree forest. Many thorned-trees are found in this region. Three sugar factories are available in Daund 1)Daund sugar limited, Alegaon 2)Bhima Patas, Patas 3)Anuraj sugar limited, Yavat.

Demographics

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Religions in Daund taluk (2011)[1]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
91.05%
Islam
5.50%
Christianity
1.36%
Buddhism
1.08%
Jainism
0.59%
Other or not stated
0.42%

Daund taluka has a population of 380,496 according to the 2011 census. Daund had a literacy rate of 79.09% and a sex ratio of 939 females per 1000 males. 46,713 (12.28%) are under 7 years of age. 56,313 (14.80%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 15.05% and 2.54% of the population respectively.[2]

Languages of Daund taluk (2011)[3]

  Marathi (89.52%)
  Hindi (5.90%)
  Telugu (1.16%)
  Others (3.42%)

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 89.52% of the population in the district spoke Marathi, 5.90% Hindi and 1.16% Telugu as their first language.[3]

See also

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The Daund taluka and Pune district divided by the Bhima river from the adjoining Ahmednagar district. People of Daund have many gardening house on the Bhima river. The bhima river joins many of the sub-rivers. Some villages are getting the back water of Ujani Dam . दौंड तालुका पुणे जिल्ह्यातील प्रमुख तालुका आहे In Daund there is a Kurkumbh MIDC.

References

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  1. ^ "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  2. ^ "District Census Hand Book – Pune" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  3. ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.