Panvel | |
|---|---|
  Panvel Location in theMaharashtra state ofIndia | |
| Coordinates:18°59′20″N73°06′58″E / 18.989°N 73.116°E /18.989; 73.116 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| Division | Konkan |
| District | Raigad |
| Headquarters | Panvel |
| Government | |
| • Body | Panchayat Samiti Panvel Raigad |
| • Chairperson | NA |
| • Tehsildar | NA |
| • MP | Shrirang Barne (Maval Constituency) |
| • MLA | |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,503.61 km2 (580.55 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 205,585 |
| • Density | 136.728/km2 (354.123/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Mahadkar |
| Language | |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 410206/ 410217/ 410208/410218 |
| Telephone code | 02141 |
| Vehicle registration | MH-46, MH-06 |
Panvel taluka is asubdistrict/upazila/tehsil inRaigad district of the Indian state ofMaharashtra.[1][2]
As of August 2015, there were 8 sub-divisions, 15 talukas, 1970 villages, 60 revenue circles and 350 sazzas in Raigad district. The talukas beingAlibag,Karjat,Khalapur,Mahad,Mangaon,Mhasala,Murud, Panvel,Pen,Poladpur,Roha,Shrivardhan,Sudhagad-Pali,Tala andUran.[2]
| Religion | Percent | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hinduism | 82.79% | |||
| Islam | 8.47% | |||
| Buddhism | 5.45% | |||
| Christianity | 1.48% | |||
| Sikhism | 0.82% | |||
| Jainism | 0.53% | |||
| Other or not stated | 0.46% | |||
Panvel taluka has a population of 750,236 according to the 2011 census. Panvel had a literacy rate of 87.77% and a sex ratio of 889 females per 1000 males. 94,362 (12.58%) are under 7 years of age. 497,759 (66.59%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 6.64% and 6.42% of the population respectively.[4]
At the time of the2011 Census of India, 66.10% of the population in the district spokeMarathi, 14.58%Hindi, 4.17%Urdu, 2.06%Malayalam, 1.85%Gujarati, 1.35%Bengali, 1.34%Kannada, 1.11%Bhojpuri, 1.06%Punjabi and 0.94%Tamil as their first language.[5]
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