Vikramgad taluka is a taluka in Palghar district of Maharashtra an Indian state. [1]
On 1 August 2014, the talukas of Mokhada, Jawahar, Talasari, Vikramgad, Wada, Dahanu, Palghar and Vasai were separated from the erstwhile Thane district to form a new district Palghar. [2]
Demographics
Vikramgad taluka has a population of 137,625 according to the 2011 census. Vikramgad had a literacy rate of 63.78% and a sex ratio of 1009 females per 1000 males. 21,962 (15.96%) are under 7 years of age. 5,991 (4.35%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 0.25% and 91.82% of the population respectively. [4]
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 95.47% of the population in the district spoke Marathi and 3.09% Varli as their first language. [5]
References
- ^ "महाराष्ट्रातील सर्व तालुके - महाराष्ट्रातील सर्व जिल्ह्यांतील तालुके महसुली विभागांनिहाय जाणून घ्या". Prahar (in Marathi). 27 November 2014. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
- ^ Chittaranjan Tembhekar; Sanjeev Shivadekar (14 June 2014). "Thane district will finally be split into 2 parts from August 15". Times of India. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
- ^ "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
- ^ "District Census Hand Book – Thane" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.