Khed taluka | |
|---|---|
 Location of Khed inPune district | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Pune |
| Headquarters | Rajgurunagar |
| Major villages | 98 |
| Government | |
| • Tehsildar | 2 |
| • MLA | Dilip Mohite[1] |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 450,116 |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy rate | 80.77% |
| • Sex ratio | 892:1000 |
Khed taluka is ataluka in the subdivision, nearPune city inPune district of the state ofMaharashtra inIndia.[2]Rajgurunagar is the headquarter of the taluka. The taluka is known for being the birthplace ofSantaji Jagnade.The name of city is Rajgurunagar on the name of Shivram Hari Rajguru.
| Religion | Percent | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hinduism | 93.17% | |||
| Buddhism | 3.27% | |||
| Islam | 2.60% | |||
| Jainism | 0.57% | |||
| Other or not stated | 0.39% | |||
Khed taluka has a population of 450,116 according to the 2011 census. Khed had a literacy rate of 80.77% and a sex ratio of 892 females per 1000 males. 56,102 (12.46%) are under 7 years of age. 129,334 (28.73%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 6.76% and 10.95% of the population respectively.[4]
At the time of the2011 Census of India, 91.99% of the population in the taluka spokeMarathi and 4.62%Hindi as their first language.[5]
In the 2001 India census, Khed taluka had a population of 343,214, with 178,114 males (51.9%), and 165,100 females (48.1%), for a sex-ratio of 927 females per thousand males.[6]