Velhe Taluka | |
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![]() Location of Velhe in
Pune district in
Maharashtra | |
State | Maharashtra |
District | Pune district |
Government | |
• Lok Sabha constituency | Baramati |
• Assembly constituency | Bhor |
Area | |
• Total | 569.13 km2 (219.74 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 54,516 |
• Density | 96/km2 (250/sq mi) |
Velhe Taluka, officially renamed as, Rajgad Taluka (Vēlhē tālukā), is a taluka in Haveli subdivision of Pune district of state of Maharashtra in India. [1] The Taluka is entirely rural, and consists of 130 villages.
Velhe taluka has a population of 54,516 according to the 2011 census. Velhe had a literacy rate of 75.96% and a sex ratio of 982 females per 1000 males. 6,213 (11.40%) are under 7 years of age. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 4.83% and 3.73% of the population respectively. [3]
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, Marathi was the predominant language, spoken by 98.73% of the population as their first language. [4]