Akole taluka

Akole taluka
Tehsil

Location of Akole in Ahmednagar district in Maharashtra
Coordinates: 19°32′32.06″N 74°0′19.88″E / 19.5422389°N 74.0055222°E / 19.5422389; 74.0055222Coordinates: 19°32′32.06″N 74°0′19.88″E / 19.5422389°N 74.0055222°E / 19.5422389; 74.0055222
Country  India
State Maharashtra
District Ahmednagar district
Headquarters Akole
Government
  Lok Sabha constituency Shirdi (Lok Sabha constituency)
  Assembly constituency Akole (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
  MLA Vaibhav Pichad
Area
  Total 1,505.08 km2 (581.11 sq mi)
Population (2001)
  Total 27,1,719
  Density 180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Demographics
  Literacy rate 59.15 %
  Sex ratio 1.03 /
Rain 1058 mm
Website [1] Official website

Akole taluka is a taluka in Ahmednagar district in Maharashtra State of India.[2]

Area

The table below shows area of the taluka by land type.[3]

Type of Land Area (km2) % of Total Area
Agriculture 987.12 65.59
Forest 416.98 27.7
Other 100.98 6.71
Total 1505.08 100

Villages

There are around 191 villages in Akole taluka. For list of villages see Villages in Akole taluka.

Population

The table below shows population of the taluka by sex. The data is as per 2001 census.[4]

Population % of Total Population Number of Literate Literacy (% of Population)
Male 137617 50.65 95179 69.16
Female 134102 49.35 65555 48.88
Total 271719 100 160734 59.15

Rain Fall

The Table below details of rainfall from year 1981 to 2004.[5]

Year Rainfall (mm)
1981 404
1982 396
1983 445
1984 374
1985 184
1986 244
1987 296
1988 734
1989 444
1990 503
1991 544
1992 404.5
1993 636.3
1994 509.8
1995 374
1996 620
1997 587
1998 814.5
1999 403
2000 439
2001 473
2002 445
2003 489
2004 1074

See also

References

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